How does high vs low light impact zoas???

duganderson · 10/29/2018, 08:14 AM

Curious if high versus low light tends to have impact on size, color, growth, etc. of zoas?

Specificially, I'm wondering about rastas, clementines, sunny ds and fruit loops

--Doug

sde1500 · 10/29/2018, 08:24 AM

Depends on the zoa really. Some will grow better in low light, some better in high light. Some don't seem to care.

thegrun · 10/29/2018, 09:54 PM

In general lower light tends to produce slightly larger zoas and often longer extended stems as the zoas reach for light. As posted above individual varieties vary from one to another in how much light they like. In my experience Rastas and Fruit Loops seem fine at almost any light intensity, Sunny D’s and My Clementines start getting long stems when placed in low light areas.

mrg02d · 10/30/2018, 01:08 PM

My rastas seem to like the high light. My nuclear greens seem to hate the high lighting. They shrink up like they are hiding.

Uncle99 · 10/31/2018, 05:42 PM

Mine don't care.
They do hate change

10/29/2018, 08:14 AM	#1
duganderson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 569	How does high vs low light impact zoas??? Curious if high versus low light tends to have impact on size, color, growth, etc. of zoas? Specificially, I'm wondering about rastas, clementines, sunny ds and fruit loops --Doug

10/29/2018, 08:24 AM	#2
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Depends on the zoa really. Some will grow better in low light, some better in high light. Some don't seem to care. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

10/29/2018, 09:54 PM	#3
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	In general lower light tends to produce slightly larger zoas and often longer extended stems as the zoas reach for light. As posted above individual varieties vary from one to another in how much light they like. In my experience Rastas and Fruit Loops seem fine at almost any light intensity, Sunny D’s and My Clementines start getting long stems when placed in low light areas.

10/30/2018, 01:08 PM	#4
mrg02d Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 55	My rastas seem to like the high light. My nuclear greens seem to hate the high lighting. They shrink up like they are hiding.

10/31/2018, 05:42 PM	#5
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Mine don't care. They do hate change