just some pics.... [Archive]

reefer

Fri, 28th Nov 2003, 08:42 AM

2 months ago i got my order of zoathid colonies from rob at coralsandbar.com. and they are growing very nicely! i split 3 of the colonies in half, and gave them to jimn, but that was only a 3 weeks ago, and today i can't help notice the growth! this colonies that are pic'd, are now 2~3x the orignal size of when i first got them!

Jenn

Fri, 28th Nov 2003, 09:42 AM

Wow! Those are beauties. What type of lighting do you have?

reefer

Fri, 28th Nov 2003, 06:17 PM

thanks jenn! lighting is provided by a dual 250wmh with dual 65w pc 50/50 fixture from psl!
here are some more colonies that i have, the orange zoas, had lots of open spaces between them when i first got these a month ago, now the surface of the lr is completely covered! the purple brown zoas were the same a few months ago, for awhile, i thought i was going to loose these zoas when they were in my 46gl, but now, this lr is now encrusted with zoas too!
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reefer

Sat, 29th Nov 2003, 09:39 AM

Sure, here ya go! this is my 75gl. reeftank. its been up and running for just over 4 months now. i'm still fight the red cyano algea here and there in just a few spot. once i get my softies into another tank, i can reduce the nutrient load and put an end to the red scourge :twisted:

Instar

Mon, 1st Dec 2003, 04:53 AM

Is z1.jpg electric green on electric green for real? Does it really look like that?

Mon, 1st Dec 2003, 08:49 AM

ooh lala very nice reef! awesome looking zoos. You should bring some to the next meeting ;)

reefer

Mon, 1st Dec 2003, 10:32 AM

larry, its hard for my camera sometimes to pick up the true color of these zoanthids, because of the lighting. they are more yellowish with either a matching center or the hot pink that does show up. it also depends on the battery strength in the camera.... hehe
but i happen to have a very small colony of zoanthids (z6) that have an electric green coloring to them, and another colony (z7) that is a neon green. i have a total of 8 zoanthid colonies in my tank currently.

am, thank you very much! i've already split some of my colonies, once they all spread, i would be willing to frag a few for you in the future. i just want to make sure that they get a good hold on to the rock, and then i will start placing some rubble rocks around them and, hopefully, they will spread on to them.
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