Spreading Zoa's

• Jan 25, 2013

• #1

SonicGT02

Reefing newb

I have a question on zoa's. My zoa's have spread all over my back wall of the tank and are pressuring my other corals for space. Which coral will win out for space when it comes to zoa's and ric's? I've attached a pic of them spreading :frustrat:

 

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• Jan 25, 2013

• #2

salt_for_brains

Alabama Reefer

In my experience the ricordea will win and cause the zoas to close up if it is close enough.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #3

FishyReef

Broke Reefer!

Holy zoas! Have you thought about fragging them and selling them to other local reefers or trading them in to your LFS for store credit?

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #4

SonicGT02

Reefing newb

I've tried Craigslist with no response and I don't have a LFS within an hour of my place.
I'd rather keep them local, as I don't want to have to deal with shipping. Both my zoa's and purple mushrooms are all over the place. I even have the mushrooms growing on the top of the sand.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #5

little_fish

Reef pro

That is beautiful!

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #6

Mandarin66

Oh Hi

Can i get some? Lol

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #7

AmberSunrise

Reef enthusiast

That is crazy I have tried zoas about 5 different times over the last couple of years and they die within a month. I can grow every other coral pretty well but those are always a disaster.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #8

KelliZackMOM

Amy

Beautiful, just beautiful! I only dream of the day something will be overgrowing in my tank. I wish I lived closer. I want purple mushrooms and never see them at any of the LFS.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #9

SonicGT02

Reefing newb

If anyone lives close enough, I'll make them a great deal on zoas, mushrooms or blue milepora. I'm out of room!

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #10

SonicGT02

Reefing newb

I know the comments I'm going to see on this pic, but it shows how much of them are on the back wall and spreading. Of course it also shows my sudden aiptasia outbrake as well :frustrat:

 

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• Jan 25, 2013

• #11

little_fish

Reef pro

If they are bothering you being the back glass, you can scrape them off with a razor. But be sure to do a water change afterwards and maybe run some carbon. Zoas can be toxic and its hard to know how much, if any, toxin could be released by removing a whole of them at once.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #12

salt_for_brains

Alabama Reefer

I know you are talking about getting rid of some but that looks awesome to me!!

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #13

KelliZackMOM

Amy

Just curious, about how many did you start with and how long did it take to get that many?

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #14

SonicGT02

Reefing newb

It started with a rock the size of a baseball and went from there. They started popping up on the other side of the tank, which I have no idea how that happened. I'd guess it's been about 3yrs now, since I bought them.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #15

Bifferwine

I am a girl

SonicGT02 said:

I know the comments I'm going to see on this pic, but it shows how much of them are on the back wall and spreading. Of course it also shows my sudden aiptasia outbrake as well :frustrat:

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Oh you are expecting comments about your cockrock? Or were you referring to the aiptasia? :lol:

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #16

little_fish

Reef pro

It's a cockrock any man would be proud of ;)

 

• Jan 25, 2013

• #17

SonicGT02

Reefing newb

Biff - I knew you wouldn't let me down!!! That is exactly what I was expecting!
To make it even better, I sold the first cockrock I had! I put another rock there and let them cover that one as well :-)

 

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• Jan 25, 2013

• #18

FishyReef

Broke Reefer!

Yeah, I totally saw the cockrock.... and fully expected some sort of "that's what she said" comment on the next page!

And every good tank needs a cockrock!