Polyps Galore, 70+ Colony Zoa tank
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1sirjustis
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OH MY GOSH!!! that is sooo awesome! the eye of rah! which one is that??? and can you give us a possible breakdown of the names of zoas that you know of??? (i realize this is a tall order) lol
i2as kass
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The market up here is much different than down there, the zoa tank has a fair bit of cash invested into it but nothing crazy. I'm a full time student also :lol:.
Thank you!
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Not interested in Carpel Tunnel Syndrome tonight haha! I don't purchase them named, more looking for color over "Rarity or fad" zoas.
1sirjustis
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haha +1 on the carpel tunnel syndrome. any insider tips at where online we can hook up with killer zoas like yours???
i2as kass
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most of my purchases are browner peices from the LFS that color up in the tank.
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1sirjustis
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from the looks of things! thats a nice LFS! bravo! do you really feel like feeding your zoas helps??? theres so much talk about whither this is really effective or not.
i2as kass
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Well I figure they have a mouth for a reason, I get great growth and color so I won't be stopping any time soon.
cman_pogey
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Wow! This is seriously my favorite tank on this entire website! Sorry if this sounds stupid, but basically you just feed a bunch of really finely ground seafood? Would you think that blending up various things like you mention such as shrimp and oysters would work for spmeone that is trying to do this insanely cheap? Because I absolutely love this and want to start doing it myself but I would like to do it as cheap as possible. Once again, absolutelystunning tank!!
Connor
Connor
1sirjustis
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question? why not feed during the daytime???
Anemone0524
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I think he mentioned earlier that the corals don't react very much to daytime feeding and that it's more of a frenzy at night.
This tank is inspiring - nice work. Your Zoa's are clearly reacting well to the additional nutrients provided.
This tank is inspiring - nice work. Your Zoa's are clearly reacting well to the additional nutrients provided.
i2as kass
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Stunning, I think I am underfeeding my paly's and zoa's.
Thank you! Please try it out and post your results, I would love to see how it works on other collections.
Thanks Connor,
Yes the seafood is cheap but all the little extras add up fast. I think in all for the last batch it cost me a little over $80.00 but that will last on a 350g system for over 3 months.
Never had any luck with it, big problem is the fish eat off the polyps closing them and the coral seems to be more active while less photosynthesis is taking place. I'm not a Marine Biologist yet so if anyone could chime in it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks, pretty much hit the nail on the head.
No they open up for my moon lights, I don't have any success when its pitch dark as the polyps stay closed.
New colony I got from the LFS, for a whopping $40.00 Canadian :eek1:.
Anyone have an ID?
Patsquatch
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absolutely fantastic!
reefboarder
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Pink Eyed People Eaters!:lmao: J/K but your tank is amazing thank you for the thread and information
i2as kass
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Thank you!!! Finally got some purple death paly's but I have been in a desperate search for Candy Apple Reds, Hornets and Bam-Bams. It's like these corals don't exist up here in Canada.
Your welcome, happy to share the info!
Will post a few new colonies tomorrow when I get my Camera back but in the mean time I would like to give a shout out to Gary and Sarah at www.reefthreads.com. I have never heard of the blog/ podcast before but was very pleased after listening to it! They were nice enough to feature the zoa tank but the whole podcast was packed with some good info.
