Zoanthid & Palythoa Photographs/Tanks/Videos

[sutec13]

THANKS Seapug - THANKS Mucho Reef
That tank has been a blast. Thank G- my wife never sees the credit card bills!

 

[dkirchoff]

Mucho...the journey began over 2 years ago, and with limited money, I researched alot and took my time aquiring equipment slowly. But after 2 years, I started cycling the water in May '08. Here's the stats:
- equipment -
120gl. with single end overflow (for 360 viewing/maintenance)
yes, 8 54w T-5s
ETSS 600 with ETSS PRO 24 FUG/SUMP
Blueline HD 40 pump for skimmer
Little Giant 4-MDQX-SC for circulation with home made PVC spray bar that loops the enitire top of the tank
MJ 1200 w/mods
2 Reactors (Carbon and Phosban) and the RK2
and about 190lbs. of liverock
- livestock -
Flame Angel
Coral beauty
2 clowns
Lawnmower Benny
Yellow belly hippo
Cleaner wrasse and a firefish
and also tons of creatures for the clean-up crew (sally light foot, emerald crabs, hermits, banded starfish, and snails, and more snails)
about 30 zoas frags
brain coral
favia
green star polyps
-So far i killed a frogspawn, torch and 3 montipora caps

 

[dkirchoff]

and this is only the begining...hopefully this will look better in time

 

[justin2895]

Just taken this afternoon...
90 gal long, w/ T5 lighting. Tank has been up for a year and a half, just started adding corals. Hope you like

Justin

 

[cinnapolyp]

I've been trying to get these guys to color up for a while and they finally did.... under actinics. Sorry for the bad picture... I took it with my phone.

 

[Auntbeez]

I haven't been here for a while, thought I'd share this shot even though it is not just zoas.

 

[Rendos]

Thanks everyone. The tank is a 48"x48"x24" - 240 gallon.

Lighting consists of a 6 x 54 watt T5 Tek light, and a 4 x 54 watt T5 TEK light.

Sump is a 40 gallon breeder with a CoralVue Pro 250 skimmer with Askoll 1500 pump.

I run a 1/4 HP chiller for temp control, and supplementation is done via a GEO kalk reactor connected to my auto topoff. I have recently had to increase evaporation using a 9" fan blowing across the surface of the water. This increased evaporation increases the amount of kalk being dosed.

I do use PURA Complete in a bag in my sump, and once in a while throw a bag of Purigen in.

I do weekly 25-30 gallon water changes.

I do not directly feed any coral in the tank. I do however feed my fish rather heavily. I have 18 fish in the tank and they get fed twice a day.

 

[xskyzx]

 

[xskyzx]

 

[MUCHO REEF]

Puffer, flyy, Justin & xskyzx, awesome reef tanks you have. From diversity to simplicity, all of them look great. Feel free to share as many details as possible everyone.


Mucho Reef

 

[jprince58]

This series of zoanthid pics are of some new frags/colonies I picked up at a Tulsa LFS this week. All of these came as is, without names or pedigree, and exceptionally reasonable prices. Yet another reason to support your quality LFS!!

First, is what I think are wild collected Blue Ice.
Normal lighting (460nm actinic and 10k daylight T5):

Actinic lighting only:

Fill-flash with normal lighting:

Next, was a captive raised frag of what I believe to be Orange Bam Bam.
Normal lighting (460nm actinic and 10k daylight T5):

Actinic lighting only:

Fill-flash with normal lighting:

 

[jprince58]

Third is another wild collected rock with more Blue Ice and a couple other yet to be identified morphs.
Normal lighting (460nm actinic and 10k daylight T5):

Actinic lighting only:

Fill-flash with normal lighting:

And lastly, is a captive cultivated frag of Green Crossettes.
Normal lighting (460nm actinic and 10k daylight T5):

Actinic lighting only:

Fill-flash with normal lighting:

 

[j'field]

 

[j'field]

 

[650-IS350]

pUFF, They seem irritated or not happy. Have you tried moving them around?

 

[Zegg]

Heres my 90g

 

[j'field]

Some zoom in shot of my zoas

 

[danfrith]

Not my pic, but I did have a small frag rom this colony

 

[danfrith]

double post

 

[wishntoboutside]

here is my purple passion