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Turned the flow off today for some nice actinic shots:
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http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8853/img2229u.jpg More Zoas: http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/1141/img2121l.jpg http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2213/img2116in.jpg http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/6379/img2061j.jpg http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4598/img2057ka.jpg http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3114/img2055g.jpg http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/3853/img2050v.jpg http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/9427/img2045f.jpg |
sweet pics Levi!:biggrin:
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Levi... Dude... Those are freakin' insane! Christ, I love your tank and hate it at the same time because I look at my tank and and it looks like crap compared to yours.
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Couple tips: -Many zoanthids have horrible track records in captivity, these are usually the sought after ones adding to the frustration. Aquacultured corals just like SPS tend to be a little more resilient so buying cultured is the best way to go. -Healthy fish food high in HUFA's is key to healthy fish and more importantly healthy fish poop. Studies on Zoantharia nutrition tend to be few and far between but generally identify dissolved organics and bacteria as a large contributors of Nitrogen and Carbon not acquired through photosynthesis. Having a healthy system which can easily turn nutrients into bacteriobiomass works wonders for zoanthids. In addition to the bacteria, fish waste and detritus is routinely captured by species from the families Parazoanthidae and Sphenopidae while Zoanthidae tend to rely more on photosynthetic processes. Identifying the family helps identify what care is required, this unfortunately is not an easy task for beginners. -Actinics make the florescent pigments in zoas POP, the bluer the spectrum the more "Pop" you get. Of course there is a trade off with growth and color so finding the sweet spot is a tricky ordeal. -Flow is pivotal, although branded as beginner coral high variable flow mixed with strong lighting is highly beneficial for pretty much all species of Zoantharia. The biggest tip I can give though is once you put the colony in and find a good spot for it DONT MOVE IT. Everytime a colony moves it has to photoacclimate which can be an easy stressor, in a reef full of infectious microbes stress is the enemy. Hope that helps buddy! |
WOW, those pictures were very inspiring and motivating to cater more to my beloved zoas in my tank at home. I am triing to figure out why one of my colonies at home are not as happy as they once were, while the neighbour zoas are just fine?? Good to hear that others sometimes bang their head on the wall too at times. Thanks to all that posted, i will be following this thread for sure. I will post pics later.
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perhaps being picked on or nipped at...nudis,fish,bristleworms,crabs etc. try moving them to a different spot if its none of the above and see if it helps, unless they are completely grown in in which case youll just have to observe them day and night to see when they open and why they open or close:):) |
well mine look pretty bad after posting behind zoaElite lol but heres a few of mine
anyone have a name for these purple ones? http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/DSC_1630.JPG http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/DSC_1625.JPG http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/DSC_1624.JPG http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/DSC_1649.JPG http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/DSC_1658.JPG |
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well I said it wouldn't happen but i relapsed after seeing these... always wanted them
so now I am setting up a few small islands for zoa's/paly's... i give in too easily http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...0/IMG_0262.jpg |
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what can i say, im addicted to sps and zoa's. Leathers, mushrooms and lps were just a phase trying to cover up my true problems lol
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Now I NEED to get some tubbs blues, but can't find em around me. Ugh |
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Man! I'm envious of all these pictures! I wish I could keep zoa's alive, I've had better luck keeping SPS alive. They always seems to melt away after about a month.
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I thought I was a zoaaholic but I see I have a lot more zoaing to do!
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I know this isnt the sale thread or anything, but does anyone have a frag of tubbs blues they wanna sell or trade? I have wanted some for a long time but after seeing them in all these pictures, now I NEED them! haha
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Gonna take that as a no! Lol anyway, the girlfriend and I started a 6 gallon nano for just zoas now so bring on the frags! Here are a couple I took last night. Sorry they are just iPhone pics for now
Some pinks (don't know the name) http://emob1187.photobucket.com/albu...g?t=1314379300 Anyone know the name of these? Green with purple http://emob1187.photobucket.com/albu...g?t=1314379343 http://emob1187.photobucket.com/albu...g?t=1314379336 One of my favs! http://emob1187.photobucket.com/albu...g?t=1314379327 http://emob1187.photobucket.com/albu...g?t=1314379319 And lastly. Name? http://emob1187.photobucket.com/albu...g?t=1314379312 |
Am I the only person that doesn't like zoas? They remind men of dandelions.
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very niiiiiiiiiice Dawn:wink:........palys of this family/strain/morph have givin me fits.......I cant seem to keep a lunar/ darth maul/ RPE for the life of me.........whats your track record like with them?
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The Nightmares are still going strong and thriving :surprise::biggrin: Love them!
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t...x/DSC_0009.jpg Looky at these sweet ones:mrgreen: Raspberry Limeades. http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t...x/DSC_0005.jpg Feather Duster with El Grandes http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t...x/DSC_0029.jpg http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC_0018-1.jpg http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC_0024-3.jpg http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t...x/DSC_0013.jpg http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t...x/DSC_0030.jpg |
sooooooo how long till you have frags of these available?! haha im jealous. LOVE them
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Picked a few more here and there!! :mrgreen:
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KICKING THE HABIT!
I am tired of losing zoas. Time to stop spending money on them to see them wither over time, or be eaten by stars. Booo. |
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:jaw:HOLY CRAP WES!!!!! I'm super jealous!!!! I bet those Space Monsters set you back a bit!
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VERY nice collection! 2 questions for ya. Where do ou get the square frag discs, and how is the egg crate frag rack mounted? Magnets? Again, great collection. Keep it up
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Here I am looking through here like usual.. and wanting my old garden of zoas back... Think I can get away with it.. im thinking I can.. haha..
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