first coral

[trying it again]

Hi
I have just made my first coral purchase, and I want to place them in the right spot in the tank. They are purple zoo's . What do they like the best as far as flow and light??? Right now they are acclmating so in about a hour they are going in the tank.
All tips and advice are deeply appreciated
Thanks all

[Area 51 Exotics]

Zoo's like medium flow and medium light. Given your current setup, you should be able to place them anywhere.

HTH
Mike

[trying it again]

Thanks D.L.C.
I,m a little anxious about caring for these things .
From what I understand zoos are fairly hardy

[Area 51 Exotics]

Originally Posted by trying it again

Thanks D.L.C.
I,m a little anxious about caring for these things .
From what I understand zoos are fairly hardy

Yes zoo's are a fairly hardy coral.

[cuttingras]

OOOOOOOO Ya'll said ZOO'S.....I'm telling......GEEKDAFIED, WHERE ARE YOU???????

[Area 51 Exotics]

Originally Posted by cuttingras

OOOOOOOO Ya'll said ZOO'S.....I'm telling......GEEKDAFIED, WHERE ARE YOU???????

Um ?

[Camilsky]

Hey !
Nice start! I've also picked up zoas at the beginning! They are very hardy! Try not to touch them:

First, all members of Zoanthus and Palythoids contain the highly potent neurotoxin known as palytoxin. It is found in their mucus and in their mesenteries. This toxin does not seem to affect neighboring colonies in the same way as some of the other noxious chemical secretions of corals. Rather, it appears to serve as an anti-predation defense. Delbeek and Sprung note that several predators of zoanthids are not only unaffected by palytoxin, but actively store it in their bodies and shells. Notwithstanding this fairly common behavior of certain organisms to adapt highly specialized means to cope with their environment, palytoxin has been shown in grazing studies to be an effective anti-predation compound. Irrespective of its use to the zoanthid, palytoxin is a very dangerous substance, and anyone handling zoanthids of any species should be very careful not to allow the polyps to contact any area of broken skin. Handwashing to remove mucus after handling zoanthids is absolutely required in the interest of safety. Palytoxin is also denatured by heat, and hot water hand washes will further act in loosening and solubilizing and mucosal remnants.

I advise further reading: click here.

Cheers!

[omard]

Originally Posted by Camilsky

Hey !
Nice start! I've also picked up zoas at the beginning! They are very hardy! Try not to touch them:



I advise further reading: click here.

Cheers!

Ditto --- wear gloves and esp. eye protection when working with.

Congrats on first coral - wish you many, many, more!

[gazog]

Originally Posted by cuttingras

OOOOOOOO Ya'll said ZOO'S.....I'm telling......GEEKDAFIED, WHERE ARE YOU???????

OH man are Dark Lord Coral, you in trouble! LOL

Originally Posted by geekdafied

Zoanthid, Notice that this word contains only a single "o." A zoo is a place where animals are kept on display, whereas zo-(rhymes with toe) is a prefix meaning "animal." This is a simple point, but I can't overstate how it grates on the ears of folks who know better. My advice in any endeavor would be to know the correct pronunciations of its words; otherwise we seem less-informed than we truly are."

On a more serious note!

Originally Posted by omard

Ditto --- wear gloves and esp. eye protection when working with.

Congrats on first coral - wish you many, many, more!

Ditto, Ditto: I have a friend, he is a member of 3Reef and JARC and he will tell you all about why you need to be careful, it cost him a couple of really serious days of pain and a trip to the emergency room once because he wasn't using proper precaution. So as omard said "wear gloves and esp. eye protection when working with"

Edit: Oh and by the way Trying It Aagain, love your avatar! took me a minute to realize what it was from!

[trying it again]

The Zoanthus opened and its yellowish in the middle with a redish outer ring.
I was told it was purple zoas, just want to be sure.

Thanks for all the advice on these