Jeramy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I have been scanning all of the forums on this site and reaping all kinds of great information. I am realy impressed with all of the zoa's that I have been deeing and would like some more information. My tank is small not much room for livestock so I want to be selective and make sure the choices I make will be a good fit with my system. I have a 14gal Biocube set up and cycling(I know I have many months to go befor it is stable enough for corals) It has stock pc lighting with 2 24w bulbs 1 10k and 1 actinic also two little 1w moon lights. I am running just shy of 16 lbs of live rock (well soo to be live rock) and about 15 pounds of live sand. Just wondering if I will have enough lighting for any Zoa's and if so what are some of the hardier spiecies? Thanks for all of your input and help thus far (hungry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akambience Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 For a biocube I would think you would be more then fine with 48W and a shallow bed. I had 54W on my 55 gallon, and all my zoas were doing great in all areas. Zoanthids are ridiculously resilient and quite forgiving to new tanks. Good luck and don’t forget to post pictures when you get going! We love pictures. As far as what will do well for what kind of light you have, This is a very thorough article and definitely worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmhuntley Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 You will be just fine. When I had my zoanthid nano set up, they seemed to thrive under any light I set them under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 (clap)Awsome thanks for shedding some light on the subject! =) I look foward to having Zoa's in my tank. Do you have to feed them or do they do fine with just reg water changes and light? Are they easy to frag without breaking up the rock I watched a couple of videos on youtube but I dont think that they were going to survive the damage the were takin and the guys said they could leave dry for up to 6 hours , Sound fishy to me! any way thanks for all yor feed back(rock2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmhuntley Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Zoas are amazingly hardy little bastards. You can either peel part of th mat off the rock and cut it, or just use a hammer and chisel. I know that at low tide, they are often left exposed on the rocks, so they can stay dry a while. As for feeding, I had palys that ate like little pigs. just feed your tank, they will get some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 You don't need to feed zoas at all. Some zoas and palys will grow faster with target feeding but it's not necessary. Some are very hardy with fragging like radioactive dragon eyes. Others like the high end zoas can wither away and die after fragging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Awsome thanks for the for the pro tip, I was worried about taking care of corals that needed to be fed=) Dont want to start off with anything to complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 You will be fine with the stock lights. Just keep the plastic cover spot clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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