zoas multiplying?
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Guygettnby
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alot of people think they have the solution to this question. but to be honest.... everybodies tanks are different and what may work for them may be bad for your system. when my tank was strictly zoas i ran my system pretty nutrient rich and had great results. but as soon as i started adding different corals things started to go down hill for me. i also had very good filtration on my tank and maybe did a water change every 2 months or so.
now, another thing to think about here is every zoa/paly is different and it will take time to find that sweet spot for that certain zoa/paly in your tank. once you find the perfect spot that zoa/paly loves then you will get better growth, better color and possibly even grow bigger. again it all depends on your tank, how it is setup, your filtration, your lights, how often you feed, placement and so many other variables it is crazy. so take the time and try different things very slowely until you find that perfect medium that everything in your tank is happy with. just make sure to do anything you do slowely so you can go back without killing anything. but the first thing i recomend is moving them around a bit and see if that helps you out. give them a awhile at each spot to determine if they are happy or not. if you notice bad results put them back were they were for a few weeks and then try again... time and waiting is the name of the game when it comes to saltwater tanks and corals.
now, another thing to think about here is every zoa/paly is different and it will take time to find that sweet spot for that certain zoa/paly in your tank. once you find the perfect spot that zoa/paly loves then you will get better growth, better color and possibly even grow bigger. again it all depends on your tank, how it is setup, your filtration, your lights, how often you feed, placement and so many other variables it is crazy. so take the time and try different things very slowely until you find that perfect medium that everything in your tank is happy with. just make sure to do anything you do slowely so you can go back without killing anything. but the first thing i recomend is moving them around a bit and see if that helps you out. give them a awhile at each spot to determine if they are happy or not. if you notice bad results put them back were they were for a few weeks and then try again... time and waiting is the name of the game when it comes to saltwater tanks and corals.
I have been wanting better growth from my zoas, and I have reduced my water changes to one a month and my zoas have never looked better, not much growth yet, but some, but they are looking good. I am about to try one more thing in my tank: As Guygettnby has said you can't compair one tank to another but, we have a small reefing community here where I live and have another reefer here that has a 180g mixed reef tank. This reefer has never had a skimmer in their tank, never, they use a filter sock in their tank and do a water change, every three or four months at best, and grows zoas colonys of I would say 100 polyps each, this reefer has started lately, with in the last three months, running a GFO and Carbon reactor . The fish load in this reefers tank I would say is most likely normal for a tank of this size, no really big fish in the tank but alot of small fish in the tank, my tank hasn't alot fish, just 6 in a 125g tank, but my Hippo Tang and my Foxface are big fish. Soooo, what I am going to try next is to turn my Reef Octopus skimmer off, say three days a week at the start and see what happens, put my filter socks back into the tank on the days I don't run the skimmer and change them out every day and see if I start getting better growth. I have to try something, I am not happy with the growth that I am getting at the present time.
blasterman789
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Zoas love fish poop and nitrate - no question. My frag tanks with no fish and kept at ideal SPS conditions refused to grow a single zoa polyp in 5months. Adding a single damsel caused the colonies to double in size in weeks.
However, the flip side to this is that the nuisance algaes that grow under these conditions can damage small zoa colonies quickly, and be hard to get rid of.
Try feeding.
However, the flip side to this is that the nuisance algaes that grow under these conditions can damage small zoa colonies quickly, and be hard to get rid of.
Try feeding.
Friday Night
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Keep your water chem in check.. Zoas/Palys are a "set it and forget it" type of corals.. let them do thier thing.. if chem is good they will take off ie: open more up.. zoa mat spreading etc... some grow like weeds others grow like watching paint dry....
