Zoa Extension

[sharkyahd]

Hey everyone, this is my first go with trying to do zoas, I have them sitting about midway up the tank but they are reaching like they need light but the polyps are still pretty big. I don't know where I can move them because the lighting is just right for everything else right now.

Suggestions? Do they need anything? Are they healthy? TIA

 

[thefeds]

following as I have a couple that are behaving the same.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey everyone, this is my first go with trying to do zoas, I have them sitting about midway up the tank but they are reaching like they need light but the polyps are still pretty big. I don't know where I can move them because the lighting is just right for everything else right now.

Suggestions? Do they need anything? Are they healthy? TIA

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It can be light but can also be due to starvation and elevated nitrate and/or phosphate

 

[sharkyahd]

It can be light but can also be due to starvation and elevated nitrate and/or phosphate

They have done this since they enter the tank, I just got the yellow sunflowers yesterday.
Just finished testing, Nitrates are 11ppm phosphates are .101ppm, I spot feed twice a week with a mixture of benereef, coral aminos, and hikari coral gumbo. are my parameters too high?

 

[vetteguy53081]

They have done this since they enter the tank, I just got the yellow sunflowers yesterday.
Just finished testing, Nitrates are 11ppm phosphates are .101ppm, I spot feed twice a week with a mixture of benereef, coral aminos, and hikari coral gumbo. are my parameters too high?

Phosphates high although not sigificantly.
.04-.08 and mine are at .06

 

[sharkyahd]

Phosphates high although not sigificantly.
.04-.08 and mine are at .06

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I was bottoming out, so I raised it to .1 and have kept it there since, my acans get angry if they drop to around .05 for some reason. I will try to slowly reduce a couple .01s to see!