ZOOS getting overcrowded .. Please help

kamla · 10/16/2006, 11:21 AM

Hi Guys,
I have a rock with beautiful green Zoo on it.. But this rock also has some Ugly Brown Zoos, Could be Platis (SP?)
I need to get rid of them.
I have tried cutting off the rock, But always come back, They over crowd the Green Zoos.
When a lot of the brown zoo come back, the green ones stay closed up or semi open.

Is there a Permanente way to get rid of the brown zoos.

Ryanqk · 10/16/2006, 12:21 PM

killing them...
I would just keep fragging them off till you have a rock with only the type you want on it. Put the others away in another portion of the tank or sell/trade them out of your tank. Then just mount the desired zoa and give it TLC, thats what i did to some fire and ice zoa's i wanted to seperate from some big green and browns i had. Just make sure there are no browns on the piece left. You can do it it just takes patience and a sharp blade. Just be careful and avoid cutting away the good coral tissue away.

kamla · 10/16/2006, 12:43 PM

Rayanqk...

You idea is good.. But the rock these ZOOs are on is a made up of little tubes...
So it very diffucult to frag Zoos of this rock..
The Zoo mate is intertwined in the Tubes..

Any other methodâ€¦

Ryanqk · 10/16/2006, 01:02 PM

can you post a pic of the piece in question?

kamla · 10/16/2006, 01:22 PM

No.. Sorry man.. Dig Cam is broken..

overflowin · 10/16/2006, 05:51 PM

you could stick the zoos you don't want with a syringe filled with kalk...one polyp at a time...if and when they come back hit em again, you'll get em all in no time.

donnie

Chaotic Reefer4u · 10/16/2006, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by overflowin
you could stick the zoos you don't want with a syringe filled with kalk...one polyp at a time...if and when they come back hit em again, you'll get em all in no time.

donnie

this is just plain out very mean!

Angela Short · 10/17/2006, 09:28 AM

We do it to aptasia every day

Not much different IMO.

TWallace · 10/17/2006, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Angela Short
We do it to aptasia every day Not much different IMO.

I totally agree.

Nyles · 10/17/2006, 02:36 PM

Kalk or chisel off with a flat head screwdriver.

jessiesgrrl · 10/17/2006, 04:11 PM

Send the rock to me and I shall send you back your desired zoas on frag plugs! Some of the best zoas and palys in my tank started out brown... then changed to GPE!

laurie

Drakis · 10/18/2006, 10:34 PM

I agree with jessie! I bought some ugly brown ones before, and now they are green and pink.

tmfreak · 10/19/2006, 03:09 PM

ooh, good news for me then

Angela Short · 10/21/2006, 10:48 AM

Hmm, I ussually get nice colored zoas in and turn them brown in my tank

At least I know there potential! Now time to go do a water change I think....

Seriously a brown zoa can turn awasom under the right conditions if it has the genetic disposition to. I have seriously browned out many zoas with bad lighting in a QT only to have them slowley turn nice again in the main tank.

jessiesgrrl · 10/21/2006, 01:32 PM

Try putting the brown zoas on the sand bed. If not change in a few weeks, move them up a bit higher. The patience is key... IME, blues and purples do better in the shade, greens higher up in the tank on a ledge or crack somewhere, and everything else as low as they can go and not be hit by macro, etc. If anything is hitting them it will cause them to close to even beneficial light constantly, which will kill them eventually.

Good luck hun!

Laurie

eyebedam · 10/25/2006, 03:47 PM

ChAoTiCrEeFeR4U
You seem a little to sensitive.

DJ88© · 10/25/2006, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by eyebedam
ChAoTiCrEeFeR4U
You seem a little to sensitive.

And how is that a contribution towards this thread??

As a mod I see that as something meant to fan some flames and start something.

Want to try again?

and FWIW.. it's Napalm

10/16/2006, 11:21 AM	#1
kamla Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 489	ZOOS getting overcrowded .. Please help Hi Guys, I have a rock with beautiful green Zoo on it.. But this rock also has some Ugly Brown Zoos, Could be Platis (SP?) I need to get rid of them. I have tried cutting off the rock, But always come back, They over crowd the Green Zoos. When a lot of the brown zoo come back, the green ones stay closed up or semi open. Is there a Permanente way to get rid of the brown zoos.

10/16/2006, 12:21 PM	#2
Ryanqk Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,381	killing them... I would just keep fragging them off till you have a rock with only the type you want on it. Put the others away in another portion of the tank or sell/trade them out of your tank. Then just mount the desired zoa and give it TLC, thats what i did to some fire and ice zoa's i wanted to seperate from some big green and browns i had. Just make sure there are no browns on the piece left. You can do it it just takes patience and a sharp blade. Just be careful and avoid cutting away the good coral tissue away. __________________ MOM! I'm God Of The Sea People! Behold my tiny minions gloveling at my likeness! Current Tank Info: 75gl display, 20gl long fuge, CPR overflow, Octopuss NW150 skimmer, 4 x 110w VHO T12's and supplemental actinic, ongoing projects...

10/16/2006, 01:02 PM	#4
Ryanqk Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,381	can you post a pic of the piece in question? __________________ MOM! I'm God Of The Sea People! Behold my tiny minions gloveling at my likeness! Current Tank Info: 75gl display, 20gl long fuge, CPR overflow, Octopuss NW150 skimmer, 4 x 110w VHO T12's and supplemental actinic, ongoing projects...

10/16/2006, 05:51 PM	#6
overflowin Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 525	you could stick the zoos you don't want with a syringe filled with kalk...one polyp at a time...if and when they come back hit em again, you'll get em all in no time. donnie __________________ Overhead the albatros hangs motionless upon the air And deep beneath the rolling waves In labyrinths of coral caves The echo of a distant tide Comes willowing across the sand Current Tank Info: 220g

10/17/2006, 09:28 AM	#8
Angela Short Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Franklin TN Posts: 4,010	We do it to aptasia every day Not much different IMO. __________________ I wish krogers sold corals so I could hide my habit in the grocery bill Don't judge me because I can't spell. I use my brain space for more important things, like thinking of a fancy user name Current Tank Info: Small FW tank :)

10/16/2006, 12:43 PM	#3
kamla Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 489	Rayanqk... You idea is good.. But the rock these ZOOs are on is a made up of little tubes... So it very diffucult to frag Zoos of this rock.. The Zoo mate is intertwined in the Tubes.. Any other methodâ€¦

10/16/2006, 01:22 PM	#5
kamla Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 489	No.. Sorry man.. Dig Cam is broken..

10/17/2006, 02:36 PM	#10
Nyles Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cottage Grove, Or Posts: 80	Kalk or chisel off with a flat head screwdriver.

10/17/2006, 04:11 PM	#11
jessiesgrrl Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coastal Maine Posts: 1,063	Send the rock to me and I shall send you back your desired zoas on frag plugs! Some of the best zoas and palys in my tank started out brown... then changed to GPE! laurie __________________ Zoanthids or Bust! (No Pun Intended) SWAM Rules! (SaltWater Addicts of Maine) Current Tank Info: 55 long predator tank, 135 mixed reef extravaganza

10/18/2006, 10:34 PM	#12
Drakis Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, WA (the Couve) Posts: 241	I agree with jessie! I bought some ugly brown ones before, and now they are green and pink.

10/19/2006, 03:09 PM	#13
tmfreak Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 107	ooh, good news for me then

10/21/2006, 10:48 AM	#14
Angela Short Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Franklin TN Posts: 4,010	Hmm, I ussually get nice colored zoas in and turn them brown in my tank At least I know there potential! Now time to go do a water change I think.... Seriously a brown zoa can turn awasom under the right conditions if it has the genetic disposition to. I have seriously browned out many zoas with bad lighting in a QT only to have them slowley turn nice again in the main tank. __________________ I wish krogers sold corals so I could hide my habit in the grocery bill Don't judge me because I can't spell. I use my brain space for more important things, like thinking of a fancy user name Current Tank Info: Small FW tank :)

10/21/2006, 01:32 PM	#15
jessiesgrrl Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coastal Maine Posts: 1,063	Try putting the brown zoas on the sand bed. If not change in a few weeks, move them up a bit higher. The patience is key... IME, blues and purples do better in the shade, greens higher up in the tank on a ledge or crack somewhere, and everything else as low as they can go and not be hit by macro, etc. If anything is hitting them it will cause them to close to even beneficial light constantly, which will kill them eventually. Good luck hun! Laurie __________________ Zoanthids or Bust! (No Pun Intended) SWAM Rules! (SaltWater Addicts of Maine) Current Tank Info: 55 long predator tank, 135 mixed reef extravaganza

10/25/2006, 03:47 PM	#16
eyebedam Is Sailing the Seas Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt. Juliet TN Posts: 2,039	ChAoTiCrEeFeR4U You seem a little to sensitive. __________________ "There are many things you can refuse to do with a man. You can refuse to work for him, dine with him, or talk to him. But if he wants to fight, you have to oblige him." --Pat Buchanon “I’ve always believed that America’s government was a unique political system — one designed by geniuses so that it could be run by idiots. I was wrong. No system can be smart enough to survive this level of incompetence and recklessness by the people charged to run it." Thomas Friedman, NY Times Current Tank Info: 180 Gal plumbed in the basement with 200 gal sump. Decided to go aggressive from this point on.