Polyps Galore, 70+ Colony Zoa tank
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i2as kass
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Thanks for the compliment! Honestly I have never vacuumed or replaced substrate in my main tanks or refugium, the tank is loaded with bristle worms and other inverts so there has never been a need for it. I'm really pro life in the tank, I prefer not to dip because of it's harsh effects on the diversity coming into my tank.
Having a slow flow tank that is fed directly from my main tank works wonders at filtering out detritus, high flow in the main tank causes detritus to enter the overflow and then settle in the refugium. At that point its incorporated into the sand bed due to the large number of detrivours present.
How large is your tank? Sometimes it's tougher to have success in a smaller environment. Hope feeding them helps!
Thanks Buddy! Snapped some more photos, hope you enjoy.
I find dipping a little harsh, I do a visual inspection prior to adding anything to look for larger pests followed by dropping the coral in the tank. It sounds very lazy probably because it is but I have never had a problem doing it this way, I do drip acclimate fish and SPS though.
beautiful - I especially like the purples
Thanks folks, my tank is pretty much full after a few purchases in the last little while time to sit back and grow!
Where is Waldo? More specifically where are the Mini Waldo's?
Older Batch:
Mnofstl007
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this is exactly what i want to do with my tank... nothing but zoas/pallys. ... idk tho i love my giant torch and my giant frogspawn
i2as kass
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Thanks!
I love torch & spawn as well but no place in these reef for it :thumbdown, I sold all but my single torch as a means for my clown to host.
Gahhh I have bad clownfish luck!
My adult female Onyx jumped a few weeks back, feeling bad for the little male that was all alone in the tank I went out and purchased a vibrant little snowflake for $120 (I have funny impulse buys)...
Sooooo, WHERE DID HE GO? They paired instantly and he was eating fine last night, I come over today and bang no clown fish!!@#! He's not in the overflow, refugium, sump or on the floor anywhere.
Now my first clownfish is all alone for a second time :neutral:!
Phoootoosss:
Grow blood shots grow!
Flash is still growing fast! Makes me wonder how long until I need to upgrade again :\.
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i2as kass
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Good bye halides helllloooo Radions! 6 to be exact:dance:.
The hanging situation still needs some work as they are sitting all funky at the moment. Either we will build a frame for the 6 or get additional mounting kits for the 3 we ghetto hung.
Everything is so bright and shiny now :lol:!
New wicked paly:
The hanging situation still needs some work as they are sitting all funky at the moment. Either we will build a frame for the 6 or get additional mounting kits for the 3 we ghetto hung.
Everything is so bright and shiny now :lol:!
New wicked paly:
ingtar_shinowa
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I love the new lights! I just read your whole thread. Seems like the Sunny D's are pretty slow growers! I tell yeah, being from Montana i might be in the area in the future, totally worth buying you lunch for a chance to see this in person!!!!
Reeferwill561
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I am curious as to what kind of growth you will get from your leds. Nice tank, I'm a zoas hoarder myself! If you ever do trades we should get in touch.
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i2as kass
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Located in Calgary, AB Canada.
Haha, free lunch always works for me! Oddly I have found the sunny D's exploded in growth over the last two months. Here they are now, started with a single measly baby polyp and I'm up to well over 14 adults. No aspiritions to chop anything though, the look of single polyp frags scares me.
If your from Alberta count me in! I'm interested to see the growth rate on everything as well, the tank is certainly brighter with just LED's but time will tell if they have a dramatic effect on growth.
Thanks for the comment!
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Boxing Day Snag $60!!!
Got these paly's on 11-03-2011
Not bad growth for just under 2 months in the system:
ingtar_shinowa
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You think the new LED's are a big part of increased growth? My Zoa's are slow going, only have a few designer poylps but I know they have suffered from low nutrient levels and weak light. My new Led should be in next week. I love Sunny D's looks like you got over that frag -to-colony hump and they are growing out. Im surprised you don't have more hornets. I think your purple hornet colony is gorgeous though!
i2as kass
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I have had varied growth rates on the zoas over the past 2 months of having only 3 radions over them, some have increased in growth while some have decreased. All in all I would say the effect generally has been positive, keep in mind I upgraded from 150W halides with T5 supplements on a 21" deep tank so my lighting wasn't that powerful to start with.
The versatility of the Radion is one of the big selling factors for me, @ 100% intensity Royal Blue & Blue my zoas look freaking radioactive! That's just one of the limitless combinations to boot. The addition of red & green LEDS has certainly improved the color on the coral, I can't comment on it's effect on growth without observing the tank for a while longer but so far I'm excited.
Not many sources for hornets up here oddly enough, I have never even seen a Red Hornet in person now that I think about it.
ingtar_shinowa
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Neal's thread has a cool colony shot http://www.3reef.com/forums/filters...reasonable-reefkepper-127410.html#post1262527
I had one that had a baby in my old 55but it floated off the frag and I never looked for it. they are gorgeous imo
I had one that had a baby in my old 55but it floated off the frag and I never looked for it. they are gorgeous imo
Jspires688
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Hey Kass what's they name of those last zoas you have pics of
