Zoas

[Betaktical]

So I've researched it a lot and everything comes up with a different answer. What is a good salinity for Zoas? Currently I'm at 1.024 and I her they like a higher salinity? Should I bump it to 1.026? No ammonia or nitrites. Nitrate at 30. They are open and doing fine with color just wondering if 1.026 would help


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[AboutAcans]

Well your nitrates are pretty high, so I wouldn't add any more. But bumping your salinity a smidge MIGHT make a tiny difference, but nothing major. Also help to know what state you're in. Cause the answer is going to be different if you're at 5000 feet above sea level opposed to at sea level.

 

[2smokes]

Go at 1.025.Red Sea has like 1.028 .

 

[Fish Keeper82]

Mine thrive at 1.026 and nitrates 5-10ppm.
I have 5 types of zoas and paly's this is one colony of them.
This was a frag of 5 polyps 1 year ago.

 

[AboutAcans]

Mine turn to garbage in anything over 5 ppm and 1.024, but I'm at altitude. Still they don't like nitrates. Zoas are strange. They'll multiply like crazy at a little higher nitrate sometimes, but IMO they do it out or survival. Seems the lower the nitrates the fuller they are.

As always. If someone wants to use my pictures for a background or anything else they need to ask my permission first.

 

[chrisfont23]

My Zoas seem to grow anywhere. On rock. Under the shade of a rock. On crushed coral under the shade of a rock. I cant figure them out. I have had zero nitrates through carbon dosing and they did fine. I have had nitrates as high as 40 PPM and they have done fine. Only thing I can tell is they don't like to be blasted with flow.

 

[AboutAcans]

My Zoas seem to grow anywhere. On rock. Under the shade of a rock. On crushed coral under the shade of a rock. I cant figure them out. I have had zero nitrates through carbon dosing and they did fine. I have had nitrates as high as 40 PPM and they have done fine. Only thing I can tell is they don't like to be blasted with flow.

Bro nice. Those look like mine only under full light. Never seen someone with the same ones. :bounce1:

 

[Betaktical]

Well your nitrates are pretty high, so I wouldn't add any more. But bumping your salinity a smidge MIGHT make a tiny difference, but nothing major. Also help to know what state you're in. Cause the answer is going to be different if you're at 5000 feet above sea level opposed to at sea level.

I'm in central tx but I am kinda in the hill country so I'm sure I'm well above. Does atmosphere pressure affect tanks?


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[homerclease]

Wow I apparently have so much to learn.. I had no clue altitude could affect coral in different ways..