Eye Candy for Zoanthid Lovers
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fishmamma
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Originally Posted by wax32
Here ya go...
2 weeks in tank.
Yup, I like those blues. My lavender zoos look very similar to the ones growing with the true blue polyps. I paid $60 big ones, it hurt but it was the first time I had ever seen anything like them. There are about 75 polyps so I figured it was a fair price.
Wow on adding MORE lighting. I had seen you mentioned that colors were faiding in the zoos as they were raised but their growth increased. Are you hoping to keep the color and get the same rate of growth by upping the VHO wattage? Do you ever get a feeding response out of any of those colonies? From what I have read more recently many zoos are strictly herbivorous. Your zoos seem to be on 'roids so they are getting something good in there.
Here ya go...
2 weeks in tank.
Yup, I like those blues. My lavender zoos look very similar to the ones growing with the true blue polyps. I paid $60 big ones, it hurt but it was the first time I had ever seen anything like them. There are about 75 polyps so I figured it was a fair price.
Wow on adding MORE lighting. I had seen you mentioned that colors were faiding in the zoos as they were raised but their growth increased. Are you hoping to keep the color and get the same rate of growth by upping the VHO wattage? Do you ever get a feeding response out of any of those colonies? From what I have read more recently many zoos are strictly herbivorous. Your zoos seem to be on 'roids so they are getting something good in there.
wax32
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I paid 60 for my lavender/blue rock too.
I'm hoping to see a change one way or the other from the VHO change. Right now I am leaning toward getting rid of the MH altogether and going with six 36" VHO bulbs which would be 570w. BUT, I am taking it slow, going to run the lights like I have them now for a while and see what happens. You never know, maybe they weren't getting enough light.
I want to go for color, not fast growth. We'll see, and I'll keep everyone posted!
I never see a feeding response from any but the Protopalythoas. I feed a mixture of DSV spray dried phyto and Cyclop-Eeze wafers a couple of times a week. I also have a rather large bioload of fish, which I think I probably overfeed. When I described my feeding regimen to the regulars at my LFS they all said it sounds lke I'm not feeding enough!
I'm hoping to see a change one way or the other from the VHO change. Right now I am leaning toward getting rid of the MH altogether and going with six 36" VHO bulbs which would be 570w. BUT, I am taking it slow, going to run the lights like I have them now for a while and see what happens. You never know, maybe they weren't getting enough light.
I want to go for color, not fast growth. We'll see, and I'll keep everyone posted!
I never see a feeding response from any but the Protopalythoas. I feed a mixture of DSV spray dried phyto and Cyclop-Eeze wafers a couple of times a week. I also have a rather large bioload of fish, which I think I probably overfeed. When I described my feeding regimen to the regulars at my LFS they all said it sounds lke I'm not feeding enough!
bronco300
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i have hardly seen any of my zoos responsive to food..every now and then i see a polyp taking in some of the frozen brine ive given...but most of em just close up thinking their being abused or something,lol...maybe not
is that single zoo in that last pic that was quoted the green apple zoo from earlier?
is that single zoo in that last pic that was quoted the green apple zoo from earlier?
bronco300
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yea, that has changed alot.....i hate that about zoos, well partly, because then what i see under most sites and store is gonna be diff then what i will eventually see since most places have some type of MH....but some can turn out better......but what would happen if you put it in a slightly shaded area?
