Placement of Zoos

[techigirl78]

I got some new zoos over the weekend. I have PC lighting and was wondering where I should put them all. I have light pink, dark pink, deep blue, bright neon green, orange, and light green. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Shultz]

What are the dimensions of your tank (especially depth) & how many watts of light do you have?

Cheers Shelton.

 

[techigirl78]

125 gallon tank - 72x18x22

384 Watts PC

 

[hellraisers30]

i would put them towards the top.
i have some of mine inchs from the surface under 2 250"s and they look awesome! my blues dont like the light as much

 

[techigirl78]

Think I should put the blues more to the bottom or towards the top as I'm using PC lighting?

 

[hellraisers30]

blues tend to shift there morph to a gray under alot of light again this is what i has seen in my tank under halides, i keep my blues on the bottom

 

[The Saltwater Kid]

I am getting some zoo's soon, I have a 29 gallon tank with an 18" depth and am running 130w of PC lighting...where should i place my zoo's?

 

[techigirl78]

It depends on the colors. I keep my pinks, oranges, and reds high up in the tank. My greens are about midway and my blues are on the bottom and still looks nice. If they look like they are losing color, try moving them.

 

[The Saltwater Kid]

How much flow do zoo's like? I have 1 Maxi Jet 900 w/Hydor FLO attachment and currently have 1 Seio 620 but I am replacing that with another Maxi Jet 900 as it is too big and bulky for my size tank, so I will end up with 2 Maxi Jet 900's. Too much/not enough/just right?

 

[techigirl78]

I'd say that is good. Zoo's seem to like flow, but not direct flow.

 

[furforfour]

You could put them all in my tank.

 

[Dyepes]

ok i have a question. If the zoos color gives them preferance towards the middle or bottom of the tank, should i provide any kind of shading? Like if i had greens and i put them on a ledge i like, should i make an overhang to partially cover them up, or just let them be completely exposed towards the middle? same question for the blues.

 

[patej]

start at the bottom and move upwards

 

[Lytehouse]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10582873#post10582873 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by patej
start at the bottom and move upwards

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Seems this is as good input as you can get, to me. Around here, I've been taught acclimating them to your tank parameters is the second step after inspecitng them for problems. The next step is acclimating them to your lighting and currents. Getting them in the tank and safely into the bottom and then rest while they open up, then moving them up in the tank to places you like and watching to see how they adjust. If they do, great--- if not, time to figure if it's lighting, flow or a problem you missed.

It's great for people that have years of experience to draw on their past and be able to place orange here and blue there. Being new, we need a way to make that learning curve happen, trial and error. On top of that, our tanks each being unique, we'll be next to say, here's what happens in my tank.... your experience may vary...

 

[chilihedkc]

^^^^^that makes the most sense of anything I have read today.

 

[amore169]

My experience with PD they love light, Armaggedon's will fade and turn brown if too close to the light, NG also didn't like the light to much, that's 250 DE 10000 K ofcourse that's after been acclimated to the tank.

 

[Milez803]

i notice that some of my zoa don't like high light..so i keep them on the bottom.. with 2x 400 watts

 

[200mfromocean]

Flow

Flow

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7643532#post7643532 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Saltwater Kid
How much flow do zoo's like? I have 1 Maxi Jet 900 w/Hydor FLO attachment and currently have 1 Seio 620 but I am replacing that with another Maxi Jet 900 as it is too big and bulky for my size tank, so I will end up with 2 Maxi Jet 900's. Too much/not enough/just right?

The 620 is about the bulkiest ugliest powerhead in existance. I use a diy modded maxi 400(cut about an 1.5 inches off the barrel, actually no barrel) and it is almost too much flow for my 28 cube.

You may want to occilate the powerheads with a timer so they are on constantly on all the time.

 

[Little Lucy 27]

really? this is it on placement of zoos? I thought I would get soooo much more out of this :-(

 

[biecacka]

i have mine near bottom to mid way in my tank. i have a 30 inch tall 220 with 2 250 MH lights on it. sound ok?