What makes Zoos spread the fastest???

[55semireef]

Read the title^^^.

 

[drummereef]

Proper water params and lighting, imo.

 

[jjmg]

A little direct feeding doesn't seem to hurt mine either.

 

[55semireef]

What do you directly feed them?

 

[tekknoschtev]

I think that proper calcium and alkalinity levels, coupled with parameters on par with a typical reef tank are critical. We've had moderately good success growing zoanthids, but not even week after we started supplimenting (after a year and a half of NOT supplimenting) for calcium and alkalinity, several frags are exploding with growth. Things we've had for months, and some things we've had for years are showing growth like they never have. Its amazing to come home after a week of being up at school to see 2-4 new polyps growing on a frag of zoas, or a colony suddenly bursting at the seams with polyps.

But lighting is important too. Basically, individual factors matter, but all collectively make the biggest difference.

 

[sherm71tank]

I don't feed mine directly. Strong lighting and pristine conditions. They grow very fast.

 

[fishes2889]

I have heard ReefChili makes them spread like mad...if you spot feed them.

Steve

 

[55semireef]

How is T5 lighting on Zoos? Thats what I have. Tek t5s.

 

[Dollarbill]

I left my lights on all night 2 times last week on accident and mine spread like crazy too. Also spot fed them chromamax. Halide lighting.

 

[55semireef]

I don't think my anemones would like that though.

 

[ALittleSalty]

I noticed with mine, that when I did two water changes a week, mine really took off. When was re-doing my LR I had to move my zoo's and when I moved them I had to tear them off a bigger peice of lr. I had some small fleshy peices left behind and a week later I noticed three seperate colonies of zoo's in those locations. Jon