Some Simple Tips for Keeping Zoanthids Happy, Healthy, and Growing Fast

[Surfandturf]

i noticed when zoas are feeding, they don't close up like duncans or palys.... rather they get puffy and really open and stretched out... like spread eagle zoas...that's what they do when they are feeding

Oh cool. Thanks for that. What are you feeding them?

 

[rosshamsandwich]

phytoplankton, i don't like reef roids

 

[that Reef Guy]

this is amazing. Thank you so much

Your Welcome

 

[that Reef Guy]

Reef Guy very informative write up from start to finish , good job

Thank You

 

[that Reef Guy]

yes this is fantastic

Thank You

 

[that Reef Guy]

So when you say feed, feed, feed. What exactly does that mean? I have tried to feed my zoas, but I have never actually seen them eat. I do use amino acids and broadcast feed reefroids, so maybe they absorb this very fine food source? I have watched Than's video on YouTube and I am pretty sure he states that he is unsure if the zoas are actually eating. Palys on the other hand do eat and I have seen this first hand. Please let me know what you feed them because I consider them to be purely photosynthetic. I could be wrong, I am constantly learning in this hobby after 8+ years. Thanks.

I use Fuel and Reef Roids.

 

[that Reef Guy]

phytoplankton, i don't like reef roids

Why don't you like Reef Roids?

 

[rosshamsandwich]

You are Welcome.

No, I Do Not Use Carbon.

Remember Carbon Takes out Good Things as Well as Bad Things so your Corals get Less Nutrients when you use Carbon.

I used Carbon for 5 Years and I got no Growth at all in Most All My Corals.

So I stopped Using Carbon and Boom Corals were Growing

I Take a Natural Approach and Do Not Believe in Carbon.

noted

 

[rosshamsandwich]

Thank You

No, I have not seen them Eat Zoanthids Personally (Never Kept a Foxface) but have had Many People Tell Me that their Foxface Did Indeed Eat Zoanthids.

how about a sailfin tang?

 

[rosshamsandwich]

Your Welcome

Mine are Bigger and Grow Much Much Faster Under T5

i have seen this as well....t5 2 bulb fixture grows zoas like no other

 

[rosshamsandwich]

The Normal Dip Amount and Time are on

http://zoaid.org/zoapox-zoa-pox-the-search-for-the-cause-and-cure/

I use a Longer Dip with Less Furan to Save Money

Both Methods are Dip 3 Days in a Row and Wait 4 Days (Repeat if Necessary).

Normal Dip is 15 Minutes (I Do 60 Minutes).

I was Doing 2 Scoops / Packs per Gallon.

Normal Method is like 10 (I Think - Been Quite a While Since I have Had POX).

thank you for this..just bought some on amazon for 5 bucks for a 10 packet...

 

[Mombo]

For those that don’t use carbon how do you keep your water clear?

 

[rosshamsandwich]

zoas like turbid, silty water.

 

[Mombo]

lol

 

[that Reef Guy]

how about a sailfin tang?

They should not but you never know.

I have a Damsel right now picking at a ton of Zoanthids that I have to get Rid of.

Even if a Fish is Deemed "Reef Safe" There is NO Guarantee.

 

[that Reef Guy]

For those that don’t use carbon how do you keep your water clear?

Water Changes Keeps My Water Clear.

 

[Cnidoblast]

Buckets of activated carbon are also a good idea for zoa's but watch nitrate levels

 

[rosshamsandwich]

what is the buckets of activated carbon for?

 

[Cnidoblast]

the Norzoanthamine they produce might affect other corals but not certain

 

[that Reef Guy]

the Norzoanthamine they produce might affect other corals but not certain

I have never seen any issues of Zoanthids bothering other Corals.

I do NOT use Carbon either.