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

[Cnidoblast]

If you are in the US iodine tincture is less hassle to get as you don't need an ID unlike with lugol

 

[that Reef Guy]

If you are in the US iodine tincture is less hassle to get as you don't need an ID unlike with lugol

Why would you need an ID with Lugol's?

You can buy it Online or any Fish Store.

 

[Jay'sReef]

+1 on the high light and high flow, i usually seperate my zoa frags and sps display but i tried putting some zoas in the sps display and wow. They exploded in growth. The have bigger, juicier polyps and pop new polyps like crazy.

 

[Atrumblood]

Thank you for this information. Just move my Zoa frag. Hopefully, it will grow now.

 

[Hooz]

I keep my zoas in the 90-100 PAR range, dose AB+ daily and feed Reef Chili 3x/week. My zoas all look great and I'm getting tremendous growth out of them.

I just noticed this morning that my Ktar Black Hornets (which I've been told are "hard to grow") have a new baby. That makes 4 new polyps in 6 weeks, starting with only a 3 polyp frag.

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

I never knew foxfaces ate Zoa. I guess you learn something new everyday.

-ThatPhillyReefer

 

[daer119]

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.

I’m new to reefing and was just told carbon in my filter area is a staple of what to do. Didn’t know it took out good things too. Gonna have to look up a pro and cons lists about carbon, and the wonder if this is what’s affecting my zoa growth!

 

[daniel90]

Nice read

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Good discussion