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Please help, My 3 Zoa since day one never fully open up but my mushroom is going well. I give coral food weekly and add some other chemical that said to help coral to grow but my is getting smaller and smaller.

Without chiller should be OK for zoa right? my tank is around 29degree.

Please advice.

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Please help, My 3 Zoa since day one never fully open up but my mushroom is going well. I give coral food weekly and add some other chemical that said to help coral to grow but my is getting smaller and smaller.

Without chiller should be OK for zoa right? my tank is around 29degree.

Please advice.

Thanks

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My zoas colony is getting smaller and smaller by day and it seem no many keeper here are willing to share the trick to keeping zoas. It is really sad and there is no helping hand to it. Hope ypur zoas are ok now.

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Please help, My 3 Zoa since day one never fully open up but my mushroom is going well. I give coral food weekly and add some other chemical that said to help coral to grow but my is getting smaller and smaller.

Without chiller should be OK for zoa right? my tank is around 29degree.

Please advice.

Thanks

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Pls be specific abt what chemical you're adding so maybe many of us can at the very least offer advice... ;):peace:

1ft cube with IOS [the low tech tank]

1. JBJ C-breeze to keep temp hovering around 27-28'C

2. LED clip on - 120 bulbs

-skimmer-less-

My 3 humble equipments that keeps my tank running... [DRIED OUT]

1. The RSM itself of course 2.My NEW Deltec MCE-300 Skimmer 3. My trusty Arctica Chiller

Tank parameters:

Temperature maintained at 25.3'C to 24.7'C

No3: 10ppm(b4 the use of the deltec skimmer)

No3: 5ppm (after use of the skimmer)

Others? too lazy to measure...LOL

Camera- EOS 50D

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How big is your tank? What is your water parameter? KH/PO4/Calcium ?

FYI mushroom is easier to kept compare to zoa.

Ya shld provide more info... :)

1ft cube with IOS [the low tech tank]

1. JBJ C-breeze to keep temp hovering around 27-28'C

2. LED clip on - 120 bulbs

-skimmer-less-

My 3 humble equipments that keeps my tank running... [DRIED OUT]

1. The RSM itself of course 2.My NEW Deltec MCE-300 Skimmer 3. My trusty Arctica Chiller

Tank parameters:

Temperature maintained at 25.3'C to 24.7'C

No3: 10ppm(b4 the use of the deltec skimmer)

No3: 5ppm (after use of the skimmer)

Others? too lazy to measure...LOL

Camera- EOS 50D

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My zoas colony is getting smaller and smaller by day and it seem no many keeper here are willing to share the trick to keeping zoas. It is really sad and there is no helping hand to it. Hope ypur zoas are ok now.

bros, i am no expert but so far, i do not have much problems with zoas and they usually spread quite fast in my tank..

I simply maintain at a reasonable range of KH between 6-8 and subject them to the max lightings and flow and they grow like crazy. Zoas are hardy and will still survive in low flow or low light but they really spread fast given intense light and flow..

I think one of the reasons your zoas are not oprning may be due to low KH. Just my personal opinion :)

Main Tank: 5 x 1 x 1

Return from overflow: Eheim compact+ 5000

Lighting: 2x 54W T5

Skimmer: Deltec SC 1350

Chiller: Arctica 1/10

Wave Maker: Tunze Nano Wavebox & Tunze 6055 with Photocell
Monitor 1: American Marine Pinpoint pH monitor
Monitor 2: American Marine Pinpoint Temperature monitor

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must listen to bro reefzzz...hehehe. Also, check your stocking....." )

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

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My zoas colony is getting smaller and smaller by day and it seem no many keeper here are willing to share the trick to keeping zoas. It is really sad and there is no helping hand to it. Hope ypur zoas are ok now.

There are some discussions on this related topic already. See further down in this 'soft coral forum' or do a search.

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67734

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My zoas colony is getting smaller and smaller by day and it seem no many keeper here are willing to share the trick to keeping zoas. It is really sad and there is no helping hand to it. Hope ypur zoas are ok now.

Zoas doesn't require magic or tricks. They are quite hardy. So long as your parameters and lightings are good and there isn't any pest eating them, they should be ok.

Do post some pics and more information.

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ming69 is correct.

maybe i shd video how i clean the zoas and post into u-tube. kinda scary but proven so many times that its really good cleaning method.

ming69, i shd be calling u real soon. managed to transfer goodies from foam box to RSM over weekend.

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Do tap water dip once per week and usually they will recover

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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Zoas doesn't require magic or tricks. They are quite hardy. So long as your parameters and lightings are good and there isn't any pest eating them, they should be ok.

Do post some pics and more information.

Can't agree no more...

1ft cube with IOS [the low tech tank]

1. JBJ C-breeze to keep temp hovering around 27-28'C

2. LED clip on - 120 bulbs

-skimmer-less-

My 3 humble equipments that keeps my tank running... [DRIED OUT]

1. The RSM itself of course 2.My NEW Deltec MCE-300 Skimmer 3. My trusty Arctica Chiller

Tank parameters:

Temperature maintained at 25.3'C to 24.7'C

No3: 10ppm(b4 the use of the deltec skimmer)

No3: 5ppm (after use of the skimmer)

Others? too lazy to measure...LOL

Camera- EOS 50D

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must listen to bro reefzzz...hehehe. Also, check your stocking....." )

Just my opinion, bro. May not be right also. There are many more much experience reefers around. hehe

ming69 is correct.

maybe i shd video how i clean the zoas and post into u-tube. kinda scary but proven so many times that its really good cleaning method.

ming69, i shd be calling u real soon. managed to transfer goodies from foam box to RSM over weekend.

Bro, u managed to clear ur zoas? Must have taken u the whole day to do so...

Main Tank: 5 x 1 x 1

Return from overflow: Eheim compact+ 5000

Lighting: 2x 54W T5

Skimmer: Deltec SC 1350

Chiller: Arctica 1/10

Wave Maker: Tunze Nano Wavebox & Tunze 6055 with Photocell
Monitor 1: American Marine Pinpoint pH monitor
Monitor 2: American Marine Pinpoint Temperature monitor

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