Zoa dominated 180g

[Kremis]

Hi all, I have had this tank running for about 5 years, and went through many ups and downs. In the past year, I have gotten it to the point where I am happy enough with it to start a build thread on here lol.

I am still in high school, and have had saltwater tanks since I was 11, although I just started getting really good at it about a year ago. It is really hard to have all these corals and do this in high school money wise, which is why I sell a lot of corals to pay for more corals, glue, fish food, etc.

Before and after 1 year ago

As you can see, the biggest change I made was adding a LOT of zoas. I love zoas, I have over 40 types in my tank and its getting to the point to where im hard pressed to find new types that I dont have lol.

This rock in my tank in particular is my favorite area (im sure you can see which one im talking about)

Maintenance:
I do 3-4 30 gallon water changes a month. I also feed pretty heavily. I think that the water changes combined with higher nutrients is what makes the zoas grow and thrive.

Equipment: I run filter socks, protein skimmer and have a large refugium for chaeto. For lights, there are 2 kessil 360w and 2 ai prime hd. I only have one extra tunze wavemaker, as zoas do not need a TON of flow like a lot of sps.

This particular part of the tank I am still working on, it is not quite where I want it yet

I also have other stuff besides zoas, but I have been slowly selling things off to make room for more zoas

FTS

Thanks for looking!

 

[P-Dub]

WOW! Outstanding work! You should be VERY proud of the success you have had. That is a truly stunning collection and a beautiful tank. I too LOVE zoas' but we have virtually none where I live and it is impossible to source. Very jealous of the colonies you have. Propagating and selling/trading is the way to go. If you were my kid I'd be proud as punch. Heck, you aren't even my kid and I am proud as punch!

 

[Kremis]

WOW! Outstanding work! You should be VERY proud of the success you have had. That is a truly stunning collection and a beautiful tank. I too LOVE zoas' but we have virtually none where I live and it is impossible to source. Very jealous of the colonies you have. Propagating and selling/trading is the way to go. If you were my kid I'd be proud as punch. Heck, you aren't even my kid and I am proud as punch!

Thanks man!

 

[P-Dub]

Thanks man!

No, thank you for sharing! I'll enjoy zoas' vicariously through this thread.

 

[Sandbox]

Hi all, I have had this tank running for about 5 years, and went through many ups and downs. In the past year, I have gotten it to the point where I am happy enough with it to start a build thread on here lol.

I am still in high school, and have had saltwater tanks since I was 11, although I just started getting really good at it about a year ago. It is really hard to have all these corals and do this in high school money wise, which is why I sell a lot of corals to pay for more corals, glue, fish food, etc.

Before and after 1 year ago

As you can see, the biggest change I made was adding a LOT of zoas. I love zoas, I have over 40 types in my tank and its getting to the point to where im hard pressed to find new types that I dont have lol.

This rock in my tank in particular is my favorite area (im sure you can see which one im talking about)

Maintenance:
I do 3-4 30 gallon water changes a month. I also feed pretty heavily. I think that the water changes combined with higher nutrients is what makes the zoas grow and thrive.

Equipment: I run filter socks, protein skimmer and have a large refugium for chaeto. For lights, there are 2 kessil 360w and 2 ai prime hd. I only have one extra tunze wavemaker, as zoas do not need a TON of flow like a lot of sps.

This particular part of the tank I am still working on, it is not quite where I want it yet

I also have other stuff besides zoas, but I have been slowly selling things off to make room for more zoas

FTS

Thanks for looking!

Love it!!! Mine will also be Zoa heavy!!

 

[mmw64]

Hi all, I have had this tank running for about 5 years, and went through many ups and downs. In the past year, I have gotten it to the point where I am happy enough with it to start a build thread on here lol.

I am still in high school, and have had saltwater tanks since I was 11, although I just started getting really good at it about a year ago. It is really hard to have all these corals and do this in high school money wise, which is why I sell a lot of corals to pay for more corals, glue, fish food, etc.

Before and after 1 year ago

As you can see, the biggest change I made was adding a LOT of zoas. I love zoas, I have over 40 types in my tank and its getting to the point to where im hard pressed to find new types that I dont have lol.

This rock in my tank in particular is my favorite area (im sure you can see which one im talking about)

Maintenance:
I do 3-4 30 gallon water changes a month. I also feed pretty heavily. I think that the water changes combined with higher nutrients is what makes the zoas grow and thrive.

Equipment: I run filter socks, protein skimmer and have a large refugium for chaeto. For lights, there are 2 kessil 360w and 2 ai prime hd. I only have one extra tunze wavemaker, as zoas do not need a TON of flow like a lot of sps.

This particular part of the tank I am still working on, it is not quite where I want it yet

I also have other stuff besides zoas, but I have been slowly selling things off to make room for more zoas

FTS

Thanks for looking!

Beautiful zoas. that was my plan but somehow they don't grow for me.

 

[Amberjade53]

Well done sir. That is a very nice garden of zoa's

 

[Kremis]

Utter chaos will always have a spot in my tank

 

[Kremis]

speckled krak when it was only 3 polyps

 

[Crabby48]

Looks great. I love Zoas and want an island full of different zoas.

I may have to come and help my self to your collection one night lol

 

[larangcon]

Great thread brother, enjoyed it very much. Now I can see where some of my zoas came from, nice colonies you have there. If you're getting rid of some corals, I'll buy the entire frogspawn from you

 

[eamike261]

speckled krak when it was only 3 polyps

Do you keep them in particularly high or low lighting?

 

[Hemmdog]

Utter chaos will always have a spot in my tank

This monti though !!!! Nice !

 

[Kremis]

This monti though !!!! Nice !

 

[Kremis]

Do you keep them in particularly high or low lighting?

they are more towards the bottom in my tank, in the first pic of the thread you can see them above the utter chaos

 

[Hemmdog]

;Woot;Drool

 

[Kremis]

everythings going good, zoas are growing like weeds. Just picked up a JF bloodshot as well, but it is still closed

 

[sp1187]

awesomeness in a glass box.

 

[NeveSSL]

Great looking tank! Nicely done.

Brandon

 

[rogersb]

No aggression from the lepto toward any zoas?