High Tech, Low Tech or No Tech ???

[Friday Night]

So would you say that znp's prefer low tec tanks? dont get me wrong people with tanks with all the bells and whistles im sure they love as well......

 

[Akwarius]

So would you say that znp's prefer low tec tanks? dont get me wrong people with tanks with all the bells and whistles im sure they love as well......

I think that they do well in any tank that caters to their needs, be it low or high tech.

One of the problems with zoa nuts like myself is that I mess with them too much. If left alone, most zoas will grow nice sized colonies once established in a stable tank.

 

[Friday Night]

I think that they do well in any tank that caters to their needs, be it low or high tech.

One of the problems with zoa nuts like myself is that I mess with them too much. If left alone, most zoas will grow nice sized colonies once established in a stable tank.

lol........
yea im a spazz as well when it comes to my znp's.. (ohh it looks good on that ledge.. no on the floor of the tank etc).. i got into zoas because thier a "lazy man/women" coral. Not high maintenance coral, hardy as hell dont ask for alot..and you can get away with longer water changes... imo..

 

[tdp22]

Def. Low tech, but it works for me. I ball on a budget I have been getting good growth from all corals (sps, lps, zoas, even my clam) I personally think that bio-load has everything to do with it. Not so much corals, but fish and inverts. I have always kept few fish, because my tank is only a 65. If you take it slow and have a handle on your bio load, your tank will "take care of itself" making it unnecessary to have huge skimmers and such. Just my experience.

 

[mak3mydae]

1/2- Current tank is low tech; tank I'm working on is hopefully mid-high tech
Seeing as how I didnt really chose my current tank, it was predetermined that it was going to be a low tech tank. But now that I'm in full control, i'm aiming for a reletively high-tech tank over the course of many months

3/4/5-I know this may sound cheesy but ina way, i believe that there are unexplainable factors that lead to the sucess or failure of a tank. I mean, i know you can have the fanciest skimmers, pumps, lights, controllers,probes, etc, the most prestine water, the best upkeep, and thats what we all strive for, but there are things that are out of our control. For some reason, we may get an algae outbreak, or some livestock dies, and we try to diagnose these reasons, but as with all diagnosises, they're a shot in the dark with maybe a dying flashlight of "probably's". I dont mean to disrespect the help thats given on these forums because i take alot of the advice thats given, but theres something in the back of my mind that tells me people come on these forums for help, to explain the unexplainable. Eh, enough cheese... Thats all i have to say

 

[my2girls]

My 75 gallon zoa tank is fairly high tech. Cone skimmer, Vortech MP40 for flow, Aqua controller for lights and temp. Manually dose Calcium and top-off water.

 

[manhorsedog]

My tank is pretty low tech I would say. The reason I choose this method is because I can do it! I needed something that would be easy enough for me to handle appropriately. I dont have enough time to spend cleaning my tank for hours at a time the way I do it i only have to spend about 30 mins once a week for minor cleaning and water changes.

I have noticed doing this works great, sure the tank takes awhile to become mature and stabilize but it well worth it because I feel I will not burn out this way. I dont really think there is a wrong way to do anything I just feel maintaining whatever it is you are doing is really important. Keeping up with water changes and not touching my corals seems to help the most.

 

[Ron Smith]

Very Low Tech. I have 150 gallon tank, deep sand bed, @150 lbs live rock protein skimmer in home built sump. Low bio-load I haven't done a water change in 5 years.

 

[MAVX]

So the question is this.

1 & 2. Would you consider your tank to be High, Low or little or NO Tech?
Medium tech, I run all up to date powerheads, protein skimmer, return pump along with some LEDs and an 8 bulb T5 system over a 55G display.

3. Can good growth, coloration, a happy healthy and thriving [zoa] reef tank, etc etc etc, be achieved with or without one or the other? Is it vital to have or not have? I've had issues with zoas with and without my tech equipment. I feel that good testing and dosing is what makes zoas thrive.

4. Please share how having or not having the above has enhanced or resulted in a decline of a positive reefing experience as it relates to your tank/corals? I remember using a single 10k for some green stars, they did great until red algae covered and killed them.



Mucho Reef

 

[derekdelisi]

So the question is this.

1. Would you consider your tank to be High, Low or little or NO Tech?
Low tech

2. Why, explain?
All equipment is basic, though I do run a skimmer

3. Can good growth, coloration, a happy healthy and thriving [zoa] reef tank, etc etc etc, be achieved with or without one or the other? Is it vital to have or not have?
I am under the impression -and i'm willing to defend this impression- that keeping zoanthids in home aquariums goes beyond all rules of science. There are too many people at extremes, and so many in the middle; it's essentially the reason why the scale has yet not been tipped in any direction. In fact, I don't think it can be tipped -i've yet to see anybody get it to tilt.

4. Please share how having or not having the above has enhanced or resulted in a decline of a positive reefing experience as it relates to your tank/corals?
I've tried too many combinations. I now have so many variables to consider when offering comment that i've diluted my own opinion and transformed into contradictory nonsense. Does my 9002 help? I have no idea. I know it's doing it's job really well, but do I need that job done? I'm really not sure.

5. Would you say the type of corals kept, whether solitary or mixed and bio load determines ones Tech level needed?
There is certainly a relationship between amount of fish in the tank and the need to export the pollutions they entail. How the exportation is done is, again, a matter for absolute debate (so is the urgency of this exportation). And indeed, whether aquariums with a variety of corals or coral-type tanks (ie. sps only, zoa only, etc.) have different needs is truly a matter of opinion -which remain for the most part mere opinions. My zoa only tank, which i must say, is doing quite well, now has monti-creepers growing as well. Different needs? Different standards? I'm going to stick to my observations: Success with corals is random; close your eyes and hope for the best. Most of all when the lights go off pray to Poseidon and hope everything is still there in the morning.