zoas are becoming long n skinny..

[Kronic87]

i have a couple of zoas in my tank they are becoming to look long n skinny. are they dying or unhealthy?

 

[austinh]

without a pic to tell for sure it sounds like they are just reaching for light

 

[Ranchero]

Probably not enough light

 

[Kronic87]

sorry no pic. my zoas are on the sand bed. so should i move them up more? thanks guys

 

[Ranchero]

Yes you can move them up a few inches every week until you get them to the spot you want.
Or you can upgrade your lighting depending on what you have. :wildone: A great way to sneak into the LPS

 

[Dave VG]

Not enough light for sure. What is your lighting and schedule?

 

[zachfishman]

Probably not enough light

+1 What kind of lighting do you have currently?

 

[Kronic87]

Not enough light for sure. What is your lighting and schedule?

I have t5's oddessya quads HO 2x48 for my 20g acrylic. also i think i mess up by not doing a water change. turn on actinic for an hour b4 daylights come on and leave on for about 8hrs n shut of daylight n leave actinc on for an hr more n then turn on my LED moonlights

 

[Dave VG]

Is that a two bulb or four bulb fixture and what bulbs are you running in it? You say Quad above but then 2 x 48. Is Is it really 48" long? I know you say you can't get a picture but I think it would really help at this point and doesn't have to be the greatest picture just so we can see your tank configuration. Even a cell phone one would work. Last but not least how deep is the tank? Your lighting period is fine and it seems like those T-5's should be enough light.

 

[jas8943]

if they are oddessya stock bulbs i would change those out when u can get better bulbs would help alot

 

[GiantBen]

Sounds like reaching for light. Move them up slow, see how they react.

 

[Scott-CapeCoral]

How long have you had them? If they are a new addition, what lighting were they under in the previous system? Don't let your guard down, this could be the start of a meltdown. Do a pest dip, then a furan2 treatment. Not saying the lighting isn't the problem, but t5's are enough for zoanthids. I once kept zoanthids under a power bright l.e.d strip as their only light, they did fine and grew. My lfs did the same with gsp, and ricordea.

 

[GiantBen]

How deep is the tank? Is it possible that a two bulb T5 strip isn't enough? Seems like I should be. How old are the bulbs? If they need replacing that could be some of the problem.

 

[SoCal LowBaller]

its actually reaching for light

 

[XrayGuy]

I would bet money that since they are in your sand bed that they need more light. Slowly move them higher up in the tank. Good luck.

 

[greenpower]

I also have a couple of zoas in my tank they are becoming to look longer n skinner. They were in my sand bed for about a month with about 60W T5 light on 25gal tank.

Based on the discussion above, I moved the zoas to 15 gal coral only tank with DIY 7 low of 15 inch 5050 LED lights mixed with blue & white. (sorry don't know exact wattage for my LED light, there are 168 5050 LED in total).

I will report back if that made any change. Thank you for your help.

 

[greenpower]

Reporting back my wicked rose polyp(pink zoas) becoming to look longer n skinner. Low lighting was the main issue.

 

[lloydkeller]

Had the same problem I started out with a cheap light setup upgradeing solved the problem

 

[Kronic87]

Thanks for all the feed back. yea i just got new bulbs. i think it was just the weak oydessa bulbs.

 

[Kronic87]

problems with zoas any ideas why. pic here

problems with zoas any ideas why. pic here

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