zoo propagation

flyline · 01-14-2007, 12:50 PM

ok im looking for some advise i bought some zoos about 2 months ago and they look great but they are not spreading hardly at all its to my understanding that some spread faster than others but i have 4 different types in my tank. is there any way that i can get them to spread faster? any tips or tricks that any one could provide me would be very apreciated..

Bwlr · 01-14-2007, 12:54 PM

I've read that some people target feed them. More of a liquid mush than a solid type of food. Like Selcon with Cyclopeeze.

cheeks69 · 01-14-2007, 01:26 PM

My zoanthids took about 6 months before they really started to take off. I wouldn't try to target feed them there's plenty of dissolved organics for them to eat. I started out with a couple of frags of about 5 polyps each know I have literally hundreds of polyps and I have to isolate them, otherwise they'll just take over the tank.

flyline · 01-14-2007, 01:38 PM

ok sounds good thanks for the help guys

2455coop · 01-14-2007, 02:11 PM

It took abot 3 months before I noticed my zoas to start growing. Ever since I started target feeding them ( 2 months ago) they have started to really open up. I feed thee once a week using frozen coral food by H2O, frozen oyster eggs, and DT's. I also use rotifers and mysis in my conncoction to feed all the other critters. I turn my sump off for about 2 hours when i feed so this stuff circulates.

daveat · 01-14-2007, 08:19 PM

i use rod's food.

its food for the whole reef, has mysis, cyclops oyster eggs, selcon, all sorts of good stuff

sorry got off topic there, just be patient it takes awhile for them to become happy and adjusted to new condidtions. what kind of lighting do you have/ how many ga. is your setup?

flyline · 01-17-2007, 01:38 AM

i have a 150 watt hqi on a 20 gal tank with a 10 gal sump

01-14-2007, 12:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
flyline Midas Blenny Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: victorville ca Posts: 122 View Gallery Karma Komment	zoo propagation ok im looking for some advise i bought some zoos about 2 months ago and they look great but they are not spreading hardly at all its to my understanding that some spread faster than others but i have 4 different types in my tank. is there any way that i can get them to spread faster? any tips or tricks that any one could provide me would be very apreciated..

01-14-2007, 12:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 45644 Posts: 1,083 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: zoo propagation I've read that some people target feed them. More of a liquid mush than a solid type of food. Like Selcon with Cyclopeeze. __________________ ~Scott

01-14-2007, 01:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,533 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: zoo propagation My zoanthids took about 6 months before they really started to take off. I wouldn't try to target feed them there's plenty of dissolved organics for them to eat. I started out with a couple of frags of about 5 polyps each know I have literally hundreds of polyps and I have to isolate them, otherwise they'll just take over the tank. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

01-14-2007, 01:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
flyline Midas Blenny Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: victorville ca Posts: 122 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: zoo propagation ok sounds good thanks for the help guys

01-14-2007, 02:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
2455coop Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 266 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: zoo propagation It took abot 3 months before I noticed my zoas to start growing. Ever since I started target feeding them ( 2 months ago) they have started to really open up. I feed thee once a week using frozen coral food by H2O, frozen oyster eggs, and DT's. I also use rotifers and mysis in my conncoction to feed all the other critters. I turn my sump off for about 2 hours when i feed so this stuff circulates. __________________ Bill 75 gal D.A.S. 15 gal refugium

01-14-2007, 08:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
daveat Sea Pen Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: zoo propagation i use rod's food. its food for the whole reef, has mysis, cyclops oyster eggs, selcon, all sorts of good stuff sorry got off topic there, just be patient it takes awhile for them to become happy and adjusted to new condidtions. what kind of lighting do you have/ how many ga. is your setup?

01-17-2007, 01:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
flyline Midas Blenny Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: victorville ca Posts: 122 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: zoo propagation i have a 150 watt hqi on a 20 gal tank with a 10 gal sump

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