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Post by kdaddy on Feb 12, 2010 15:37:34 GMT -5
Well the title says it all. This will be my every other week update on my new outlook for my 20 gallon tank. The goal is to have hundreds upon hundred of Zoanthids thriving and reproducing! SO Zoas only nothing else lol. Now for some background information. The tank is 2ish months old and I have little to no experience with corals whatsoever, so if I do achieve this- it will be a huge milestone for me. And i will go like this ;D Whoot!! I'm on week 2 now with my first coral which came unexpectedly on the live rock i purchased and well it's pretty rad! These corals overall well-being inspired me to step it up a notch and when I saw Ron's posting for the Yellow Poylps- I just HAD to have them. It was cheap and quite awesome looking, so i'm all for that!! Anyways Ron informed me about Alkalinity and Calcium. Still a pretty difficult concept to grasp, but nevertheless it seemed easy. One teaspoon each of this white powder stuff every few weeks and your good to go! Anyways without further ado here's pictures from week 2. Wish me luck on my quest guys !! -Chris-
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Post by ADMIN on Feb 12, 2010 16:37:37 GMT -5
Glad you like em! I f you like zoas we got some coming up in the next e-auction here in a few days!
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Post by daviddelp09 on Feb 16, 2010 9:30:25 GMT -5
i have a couple different types i could bring down to the swap and sell you if you would like.
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Post by kdaddy on Feb 19, 2010 1:14:06 GMT -5
Sure if it's within my price range i'd love to get some. So far no growth yet lol. Think I might have to upgrade my lighting. Going to have to stop By Jo-mars and see what I can do.
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Post by hitmanhoos on Feb 19, 2010 13:42:39 GMT -5
Some zoas just take awhile to start growing. I didn't think my Armor of Gods would ever start growing. 3 or 4 months before there were any new polyps and then it was like they doubled overnight.
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Post by kdaddy on Feb 23, 2010 15:49:49 GMT -5
I stopped by Jo-Mars yesterday and I just HAD to have more zoas, lol. I even got the one responsible for all those zoa horror stories you see circulating around the net. Now that's peace of mind for me har har.. No troublesome roomies now! Anyways, here's an update for you all. Ron looked at my water and the water parameters were great and spot on!! It's an awesome feeling to know I'm doing it right, haha. I owe it to the TFG-3, from Jo-Mars. So simple to use and just amazing! Now, without further ado here's what the parameters are to date. The corals look great! I'll snap some more pictures as soon as the Green Star Polyps get brave and come out, lol. Ca - 420 Alk - 11 dkh Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0.5 PH - 8.3 S.G. - 1.025 -Chris
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Post by daviddelp09 on Mar 3, 2010 20:43:01 GMT -5
well whats ur price range? i dont have anything fancy so wouldnt be nothing expensive
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Post by kdaddy on Mar 9, 2010 12:34:40 GMT -5
Alright guys. Doing an overaul soon. Getting a refractometer, 2 more powerheads, and metal halide lighting very very soon. As it is now I have not noticed huge amounts of growth, but my yellow polyps have definitely budded off 2 new polyps David anything 15-20 is amazing. What you got? I'm looking to get into mroe exotic looking zoas now.
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