The Three Most Important Things for Bright Zoos
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Reef Junkie
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And I was gonna say magic elixer.
FYI, if anyone wants some of my "super secret magic elixer to bring colors out in your zoanthids" please send me $199.95 via e-mail. I'll ship overnight for only $59.95.
Act now, supplies are limited!
:lmao: jk
FYI, if anyone wants some of my "super secret magic elixer to bring colors out in your zoanthids" please send me $199.95 via e-mail. I'll ship overnight for only $59.95.
Act now, supplies are limited!
:lmao: jk
Reef Junkie
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What about alk?
Reef Junkie
Premium Member
heh, move along kid, this line is for paying suck, I mean customers...
:lol:
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Reef Junkie
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Hey Andy,
Here's a good thread for starters.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=632970
Here's a good thread for starters.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=632970
twon8
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actinics really make zoanthid colors pop ime. you need to get your nitrates down and that should help some with color.
as to chemical filtration, i use carbon and have great color. i feel the carbon helps keep the water cleaner and thus makes my zoas brighter.
I personally like 14k bulbs and have moved to t-5 for supplemental lighting; the vho's just take up too much room.
i suggest getting borneman's aquarium corals book; the best coral reference imo.
as to chemical filtration, i use carbon and have great color. i feel the carbon helps keep the water cleaner and thus makes my zoas brighter.
I personally like 14k bulbs and have moved to t-5 for supplemental lighting; the vho's just take up too much room.
i suggest getting borneman's aquarium corals book; the best coral reference imo.
ficklefins
New member
ZoeReef,
There really aren't any zoanthid books, but there are books that cover zoanthids.
Your best source for info is going to be online and on forums. In my opinion these are the three essential items for bright zoas with good growth.
1). Light without a doubt. I like the 14K range but it is all personal preference.
2) Water quality. My zoas spread faster with cleaner water. When I started doing more water changes my zoas started spreading more. I wouldn't go as far as the SPS people do, but I don't believe the zoas like dirty water theory.
3) Placement. You have a thousand and one combinations in your tank because of spectrum and height. This is difficult to talk about because different light types and spectrums have different properties. So this is more of a play around and remember/note your results.
Have fun and hope that helps.
There really aren't any zoanthid books, but there are books that cover zoanthids.
Your best source for info is going to be online and on forums. In my opinion these are the three essential items for bright zoas with good growth.
1). Light without a doubt. I like the 14K range but it is all personal preference.
2) Water quality. My zoas spread faster with cleaner water. When I started doing more water changes my zoas started spreading more. I wouldn't go as far as the SPS people do, but I don't believe the zoas like dirty water theory.
3) Placement. You have a thousand and one combinations in your tank because of spectrum and height. This is difficult to talk about because different light types and spectrums have different properties. So this is more of a play around and remember/note your results.
Have fun and hope that helps.
surfnvb7
Premium Member
when i say minimal chemical filtration, i mean just take it easy on the chemicals you are adding to the tank. tanks do much better when you just leave them alone and not add all of those crazy chemicals that claim to do something special to your tank.
that is with the exception that you need to have some sort of method to export some nutrients (i.e. some carbon), just dont export all of your nutrients like you would in a bare bottom sps tank. zoas prefer some nutrients in the water column.
that is with the exception that you need to have some sort of method to export some nutrients (i.e. some carbon), just dont export all of your nutrients like you would in a bare bottom sps tank. zoas prefer some nutrients in the water column.
dwillingm
Premium Member
As far as flow rate, I have had good experience with using enough flow to move the tentacles around, but not quite enough to blow the polyps around.
When I switched from a 20K XM bulb to a 15K XM bulb, i lost alot of color in many of my zoos. When I switched back to a 20K bulb, the color returned in about 2 weeks.
When I switched from a 20K XM bulb to a 15K XM bulb, i lost alot of color in many of my zoos. When I switched back to a 20K bulb, the color returned in about 2 weeks.
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