How to set up a zoa garden?

Daniel@R2R · Feb 18, 2015

How would you set up a zoa garden? Would you use any special type of rock or other surface for growing each zoa? Where would you place them? Give me some ideas! LOL

SeeingGreen · Feb 18, 2015

The 3inch grow tiles are a good way to start.

Personally, Gooch made some plug holders a while back. And time. Makes the difference.

Maybe avoid the mowhawk without containment protocols.

Akwarius · Feb 19, 2015

I agree with seeing green on this one. You'll need a way to manage them, and separate tiles work well. To avoid the ugly sparse look in the beginning, you might want to start with smaller tiles and stack them onto larger diameter tiles as the zoas grow, like a pyramid.

Daniel@R2R · Feb 19, 2015

Great tips! Thanks guys!

Triggreef · Feb 19, 2015

Prior to learning how problematic they can end up I placed some on rock work. Not much I can do about those now. But since I have been getting more and more addicted to ZOA's, I began using small dry rock for each type, as well as for fragging. For 10 bucks you can get a gallon jug of them. I hate plugs so this is what I use.

I also have some green elkhorn Monti that grows like a weed and no one wants it. I began fragging it on the ZOA rocks to let the ZOA's take it over as it grows. Only began that recently so only a couple have began to grow up the Monti but I think it should look cool.

reefcubed · Feb 20, 2015

Here is mine

joshporksandwich · Feb 21, 2015

bmcdk7 said:
Here is mine

Sick!

reefcubed · Feb 21, 2015

joshporksandwic said:
Sick!

That's quite the honor coming from you! Thank you!

goldy26 · Feb 23, 2015

bmcdk7 said:
Here is mine

that is beautiful! can't wait to get mine started!

ReeferBean · Feb 24, 2015

Nice bmcdk7 !^^^

Having them on larger discs so you can move them is a good idea. Some grow faster than others. Also having them on pillars and such will keep them apart for longer.

Here is a shot I took with my phone... a cool function I didn't know it had hehe

CastAway · Feb 24, 2015

Hmmm. Noobie mistake maybe, as I never thought of "managing" them. I started a garden and have been just mounting polyps to a large rock I have. What can go wrong in doing that I wonder? When two types come together does one overtake the other?