Zoanthid & Palythoa Photographs/Tanks/Videos

MUCHO REEF · 11/09/2007, 07:05 AM

How about a place to collectively share some of your greatest Zoanthid and Palythoa photos. There's no need to worry about having a great camera, just share what you can along with some details of how well they grow for you, the little things you do to keep them happy and any pertinent details that will help someone else achieve the same success that you have attained. A picture along with a story or background will make this a very interesting thread I think.

Mucho Reef

killingseed · 11/09/2007, 09:17 AM

i picked these up for a dollar! they where under the sand bad in a tank at one of my LFS and i spoted one of the polyp pocking out form the sand and talked the owner of the LFS agreed to sale for the cost of a bag as he put it.

these have grown quite well and have the lest amount of problems with. got them in a frag pak and have done well from the start. only had a couple polyps but as you can see there are many now.

here is a picture when i got them and before i fraged half and gave them away to someone at a local meeting.

hexedagain · 11/09/2007, 11:04 AM

This started as a 5 polyp frag a couple months ago. It now has around 20 polyps. This frag has just exploded with growth over the last month.

kingfisher62 · 11/09/2007, 01:06 PM

A couple of mixed rocks that I got!

rleechb · 11/09/2007, 01:45 PM

aquarius77 · 11/09/2007, 02:53 PM

Jabol75 · 11/10/2007, 09:24 PM

New addition:

JGoslee · 11/10/2007, 11:08 PM

JGoslee · 11/10/2007, 11:10 PM

JGoslee · 11/10/2007, 11:11 PM

JGoslee · 11/10/2007, 11:12 PM

JGoslee · 11/10/2007, 11:13 PM

JGoslee · 11/10/2007, 11:15 PM

mfinn · 11/11/2007, 09:40 AM

Cool a photo thread.

Jabol75 · 11/11/2007, 11:37 AM

mfinn · 11/11/2007, 11:59 AM

MUCHO REEF · 11/11/2007, 01:22 PM

Any stories to add to those pics guys? What type of lights, additives, calc, feeding, type of system, fuge, current, etc, anything ? Lets make this picture thread a bit different by adding some text about your tank and what you do to produce what's in the photographs. Thanks a bunch.

Mucho Reef

mfinn · 11/11/2007, 04:57 PM

I happen to like a little bluer light on my zoanthids, so I use a 250 watt 14k Hamilton ( PFO HQI ballast)with a 55 watt pc actinic.
Seems to bring out the colors.
I currently am not using any additives or feed very much.
Just do regular water changes.
I do have alot of flow in my zoanthid tank.
I have a Korilla 4, a modded Tunze 6025 and a modded maxi-jet 1200 and I use a mag 7 for a return pump from the sump.

Don Lino · 11/11/2007, 05:15 PM

These are some of my most favorite zoanthids around. They are very common but have one of the most beutidul color patterns that POP in actinics. I feed my tank cyclopeeze, flake foods and Rods Food every two days or more...

They are very hard any do great under my T5 lighting. Flow consists of 2 Maxi Jet 1200's, 2 Tunze 6045's and four returns powered by a modded Sequence Dart.
Pic was taken with a Canon A620 Powershot

ranran · 11/12/2007, 06:44 PM

zily · 11/14/2007, 09:37 PM

Here is my nice colony. It came from a 250w MH tank, and i've had it about two weeks under 18w of PCs. Little bit of a change, but there appears to be no fading yet. Wish me luck!

opaquelace · 11/15/2007, 12:17 PM

Here are mine :-)

SPSpirate · 11/17/2007, 04:51 PM

heres my sky blues...

Bri Guy · 11/19/2007, 10:52 PM

Goochters under the moonlights...

kiapolo · 11/21/2007, 06:53 PM

First Zoas in my tank...

Got three frags from the LFS for free!

This is one of them...

11/09/2007, 07:05 AM	#1
MUCHO REEF Registered Member. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,682	Zoanthid & Palythoa Photographs/Tanks/Videos How about a place to collectively share some of your greatest Zoanthid and Palythoa photos. There's no need to worry about having a great camera, just share what you can along with some details of how well they grow for you, the little things you do to keep them happy and any pertinent details that will help someone else achieve the same success that you have attained. A picture along with a story or background will make this a very interesting thread I think. Mucho Reef __________________ Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef.

11/09/2007, 09:17 AM	#2
killingseed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: El Paso , TX Posts: 2,714	i picked these up for a dollar! they where under the sand bad in a tank at one of my LFS and i spoted one of the polyp pocking out form the sand and talked the owner of the LFS agreed to sale for the cost of a bag as he put it. these have grown quite well and have the lest amount of problems with. got them in a frag pak and have done well from the start. only had a couple polyps but as you can see there are many now. here is a picture when i got them and before i fraged half and gave them away to someone at a local meeting. Last edited by killingseed; 11/09/2007 at 09:25 AM.

11/09/2007, 01:06 PM	#4
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	A couple of mixed rocks that I got! __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

11/10/2007, 09:24 PM	#7
Jabol75 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Elmhurst, NY Posts: 415	New addition: __________________ Angels on the sideline, Puzzled and amused. Why did Father give these humans free will? Now they're all confused... Tool

11/10/2007, 11:08 PM	#8
JGoslee Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,216	__________________ Click on my red house to see my Zoanthid dominated tank.

11/09/2007, 11:04 AM	#3
hexedagain Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,930	This started as a 5 polyp frag a couple months ago. It now has around 20 polyps. This frag has just exploded with growth over the last month.

11/09/2007, 01:45 PM	#5
rleechb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,684

11/09/2007, 02:53 PM	#6
aquarius77 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Highland, Il Posts: 2,198

11/10/2007, 11:10 PM	#9
JGoslee Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,216	__________________ Click on my red house to see my Zoanthid dominated tank.

11/10/2007, 11:11 PM	#10
JGoslee Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,216	__________________ Click on my red house to see my Zoanthid dominated tank.

11/10/2007, 11:12 PM	#11
JGoslee Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,216	__________________ Click on my red house to see my Zoanthid dominated tank.

11/10/2007, 11:13 PM	#12
JGoslee Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,216	__________________ Click on my red house to see my Zoanthid dominated tank.

11/10/2007, 11:15 PM	#13
JGoslee Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,216	__________________ Click on my red house to see my Zoanthid dominated tank.

11/11/2007, 09:40 AM	#14
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,648	Cool a photo thread.

11/11/2007, 11:37 AM	#15
Jabol75 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Elmhurst, NY Posts: 415	a few more...

11/11/2007, 11:59 AM	#16
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,648

11/11/2007, 01:22 PM	#17
MUCHO REEF Registered Member. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,682	Any stories to add to those pics guys? What type of lights, additives, calc, feeding, type of system, fuge, current, etc, anything ? Lets make this picture thread a bit different by adding some text about your tank and what you do to produce what's in the photographs. Thanks a bunch. Mucho Reef __________________ Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef.

11/11/2007, 04:57 PM	#18
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,648	I happen to like a little bluer light on my zoanthids, so I use a 250 watt 14k Hamilton ( PFO HQI ballast)with a 55 watt pc actinic. Seems to bring out the colors. I currently am not using any additives or feed very much. Just do regular water changes. I do have alot of flow in my zoanthid tank. I have a Korilla 4, a modded Tunze 6025 and a modded maxi-jet 1200 and I use a mag 7 for a return pump from the sump.

11/11/2007, 05:15 PM	#19
Don Lino Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 3,435	These are some of my most favorite zoanthids around. They are very common but have one of the most beutidul color patterns that POP in actinics. I feed my tank cyclopeeze, flake foods and Rods Food every two days or more... They are very hard any do great under my T5 lighting. Flow consists of 2 Maxi Jet 1200's, 2 Tunze 6045's and four returns powered by a modded Sequence Dart. Pic was taken with a Canon A620 Powershot __________________ Andy Dufresne: "Get busy living, or get busy dying" Current Tank Info: Over skimming my 120RR with an I-Tech 400 Last edited by Don Lino; 11/11/2007 at 05:21 PM.

11/12/2007, 06:44 PM	#20
ranran Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: vanc wa Posts: 765	__________________ Randy Current Tank Info: down sized to a 200 gal starfire!

11/14/2007, 09:37 PM	#21
zily Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: College Station Posts: 76	Here is my nice colony. It came from a 250w MH tank, and i've had it about two weeks under 18w of PCs. Little bit of a change, but there appears to be no fading yet. Wish me luck! __________________ -daniel Current Tank Info: 5.5ga, 18w pcs, softies and bird's nest

11/15/2007, 12:17 PM	#22
opaquelace Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 8	Here are mine :-)

11/17/2007, 04:51 PM	#23
SPSpirate 2 PART BABY!!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Richmond,Virginia Posts: 2,874	heres my sky blues... __________________ Andy "I have never known something to appear so simple but known to be so adaptive and complex than reef building corals." Current Tank Info: 70 acrylic DD,AP701(DELTEC USA),Giesmann Bilux,2x250 20k Radium, Galaxy 250 dual ballast,closed loop on a reeflo dart 4 returns, vodka doser and 2 part

11/19/2007, 10:52 PM	#24
Bri Guy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Posts: 2,995	Goochters under the moonlights... __________________ For my birthday i got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out. (Steven Wright) Current Tank Info: 40BR w/ 250w 14K Phoenix + 192w PC, 10g fuge w/ 55w PC, 10g sump, Eheim 1250 return w/ SCWD, ASM Mini G skimmer, Gravity fed ATO, Kalk doser, 1/10 HP chiller, 1 Vortec + 3MJs, all on an AC Jr. - Born on date 8-06 Pics in gallery! + 55g FOWLR w/ macro

11/21/2007, 06:53 PM	#25
kiapolo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Honolulu Hawai`i Posts: 2	New addition First Zoas in my tank... Got three frags from the LFS for free! This is one of them... Last edited by kiapolo; 11/21/2007 at 07:24 PM.