Calling Zoanthid Experts!

reefwars · #1 12-26-2010, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Myka

I have some bleaching, polyp extension isn't very good, growth is moderate, etc. Although oddly I am getting good growth on some of the more challenging morphs. Flow is provided by a MJ600 on the "return", and an MJ900. There is a MJ400 powering a PhosBan reactor, but it obviously isn't really providing much flow. I have a Koralia 2 laying around I could put in there, but I think that might blast the water right out of the tank. I'll toss it in today sometime and see what happens. I have some carbon running passively in the overflow too.

I agree with what you say on the T5s. For bulbs I was thinking UVL 454, UVL Super Actinic, KZ Fiji Purple, and maybe KZ Coral Light II (New Gen)...? However, the Fishneedit fixtures come with bulbs so I was going to pick three 20K and one "pink". I have a handful of other bulbs hanging out in my fish room I can mess around with too.

wow as i read this more it seems we are really in the same boat sooooo hers my story ive been using halides forever on my zoa tank like yourself a 20,000 k bulb ive been supplementing with actinics a few hours before and a few hours after.im also running carbon 24/7 through my filter. i am also using the fish needit pendants( awesome btw...small light and clean)

sooo a few days ago i cut out my halides all but an hour or two a day not even on timers just when i get hoime from work since ive done this my zoas are now all out and looking better than ever. im at about 10 hrs with actinics and 2 hours with halides. all my sps are hating me for it but the zoas are just glowing.i seem to have better luck with high end zoas and palys then i do with common greens or browns. for flow i had a koralia 2 and a koralia nano since i removed the nano im getting alot more open zoas all the time.

im gonna be following along here to see what others thoughts are as im seriously thinking halides are on the strong side and maybe only needed for a short amount of time. since i cut my halides off my duncans are amazing looking my zoas are all out and looking great and im ghetting less algae. but my hammer is not doing well my birdsnest is now not showing pe and my gorg is sliming like something crazy

reefwars · #2 12-26-2010, 12:13 AM

i should mention im gettin bad cases of valonia, and the odd case of cyano plus a few random blacvk string like algaes ive never seen before. im glad the zoa tank is getting tore down in the time to come i think a fresh start is what it needs

two many years and too many methods