Update: Zoa Growth Over Time...

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  1. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Zoa's on this particular rock sat in tank for long time pretty much doing nothing. Then couple of months ago the zoa's woke up and started spreading.

    Spread really remarkable in last couple of months...Only change was new SPS bulb for halide I got from Tangster. :-/


    Zoanthid Growth/Spread Over Time​


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    Zoa Rock - August 2007​




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    Zoa Rock - October 2007​




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    Zoa Rock - January 2008​




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    Zoa Rock - March 2008​



    Others can be seen below.


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    March 2008 Aquarium Pics Slideshow ​






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    SPS 250W 14K HQI (From "Tangster")​
     
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  2. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Awesome Omard!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  3. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    Very nice! So you attribute this new growth to the bulbs? They really have opened up! :2thumbsup
     
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  4. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Wow, thats a big difference. Have you added anything different to your water or just the bulbs?
     
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  5. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Just bulbs...:-/
     
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  6. Marty

    Marty Stylophora

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    Awesome looking Zoa, Omard. May I ask how high above the tank you have your pendants set?
     
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  7. BaxterS80

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    Awesome, Omard.....
     
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  8. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    I only have 1 250w MH pendant on one side of tank. It is about 10" above water. Rest of tank lighted with 4 65w Pc's.

    These zoa's are located on opposite side of tank from MH, on my "reduced light" side.

    Sorry, don't have light meter to tell you how much light they are really getting.

    All the zoa's doing better in indirect MH light then those right under MH's.


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