How long do zoa take to open

[Fishlover56]

Hi im new here so a thought a would say hi first
i recently added A zoa frag to my take first bit of coral my tanks been running well over a year also water is parameters are good they have been in the tank about 6 hours will it take longer for them to open up
many thanks

 

[danieyella]

Really depends on your parameters and what the zoa was accustomed to previously. Most of my additions open within an hour now, but I drip acclimate my corals as well as fish and inverts.

 

[Nick Steele]

I think it all depends. My first zoa opened within 5 mins. I bought another the other day and it was adding when lights were dimming so they opened to see their lashes but then close till morning.

 

[vetteguy53081]

With correct acclimation, lighting and flow, with 12-24 hours

 

[Fishlover56]

Cool thank you i was doing some research and it said 8 hours a day so i got a timer that i can change on my phone

 

[Fishlover56]

Update it has been 24 hours and one has opened up so i think it must be taken time for theme to settle in

 

[Fishlover56]

Their is a picture
sorry for the bad quality

 

[Tahoe61]

Hmmm. Zoanthids have always opened within a couple hours for me.
That piece looks a little rough. Have you checked chem, SG included?

Their is a picture
sorry for the bad quality

Welcome to R2R.

 

[Fishlover56]

Yeah my take sg is at 1.026 is that a bit to high

 

[Fishlover56]

Tank not take

 

[Fishlover56]

Do you roughly know the level of flow they require at the moment they are far from the power head put their is still a gently flow in that area

 

[Tahoe61]

That SG value is fine.

Mine do well under indirect moderate flow mid way in the tank.

What about your lighting?
Did you dip the piece?

 

[Fishlover56]

I have a blue T8 light which works out to be 1 and half watts per gallon
And I have done no special dips I just did a drip for an hour

 

[Fishlover56]

Do you want me to get a better pic my phone with the good camera is charged

 

[Fishlover56]

Here is a better photo

 

[Fishlover56]

Light is on for 8 hours in the day the. It’s programmed 30 minutes at night for feeding

 

[jeffchapok]

I've had them take several days.

 

[Fishlover56]

is their a better place where i could place the powerhead the black circle is the zoa frag and the red circle is where the powerhead is now
thanks

 

[danieyella]

I keep the bulk of mine mid/low in the tanks with enough flow to keep their skirts ruffled - but not blow them around crazy. Seems like they're pretty far away but I clearly don't know how powerful your flow is from just this.

It's not too late to pull and dip as a precaution.

 

[Paulie069]

Their is a picture
sorry for the bad quality

Nice lots of polops crank up ur intensity on light might help,, all my zoas pop open and multiply, I have one that sprouts 4-5 polops a day ( I think it’s on steroids)