Zoas For Beginners

[worm5406]

They have refractometers that are cheap and good.

Look on amazon.

All it takes is 2-3 drops and look through the lense. It will tell you right there and then the salinity.

 

[SchmittyG]

Thanks! Ill try and find one...

 

[MondoBongo]

They have refractometers that are cheap and good.

Look on amazon.

All it takes is 2-3 drops and look through the lense. It will tell you right there and then the salinity.

+1 on this. best $50 on a test i have spent.

i find it much easier to read than my swing-arm, no worry about bubbles throwing off the reading, and very easy to calibrate with a known quantity.

while i tested my hydrometer against my refractometer and found it to be right in line, i find the ease of use of the refractometer to be much higher. with my hydrometer i always seemed to be fighting against bubbles stuck to the arm that didn't want to dislodge, or salt dried on the inside that i just couldn't seem to get cleaned off, etc...

plus i never have to worry about getting wet, or accidentally dropping a hydrometer full of water when my fingers are soaked anymore. :bum:

 

[hunter01975]

So are your zoe's still alive?

Have you tried moving them to a different spot in the tank?

What about lighting? You said something about looking into a change.

My zoe's and palys seem to like mid to low light levels and lots of flow but not pointing directly at them. my palys have gotten huge since I brought them home. One frag is on the bottom and the other is about half way up and both are on the outside edge in the softer light.
I have a 70 gallon tall DT and have 3 hydor 1050's running in it. And i have a 4 puck led light.
hope things are getting better for you..

 

[SchmittyG]

I recently got a star polyp frag and it looks to be doing good. I honestly think the little stars were eating or bugging the zoas before. Now I have a harlequin shrimp and the stars are all gone... Once I get my Ph problem resolved Im gonna see about trying a zoa frag and see how it does. Constant struggles over here. hahaha

 

[frostyjay1]

you have a sump? have you tried reef mud?

 

[BCAqua]

From my experience. Zoas have grown faster under medium flow and medium light. Dont run a skimmer either. Just water changes every 2-3 weeks.

 

[SchmittyG]

No skimmer???