Is anyone interested in going in with me for a zoanthid order..

[Scuba Dog]

Ill emaild exoticreefs.us my order, and if your intrested let me know....they really have some wild zoa's that i just could not turn down....I got one of each lol......i also emaild them about the possibility of a group discount or free shipping......

[Scuba Dog]

Oh they have a few sps as well......

[thedogofwar]

OMG, those are awesome. I'd have to be broke this week. :rolleyes:

[Scuba Dog]

thedogofwar
Well I got one of each coming so youl end up gitting frags lol now i just have to break the news to my wife lol ...." Im working on but honey I picked them out for you talk lol

[thedogofwar]

Originally posted by Scuba Dog
thedogofwar
Well I got one of each coming so youl end up gitting frags lol now i just have to break the news to my wife lol ...." Im working on but honey I picked them out for you talk lol

too :cool:

GL with the sweet talk, I don't see any diamonds.

I've never checked them out b4. That torquise stag is :inlove:

[Scuba Dog]

I just got the email back, and they hadent fully updated the system, a couple of the zoanthids arnt available, but they have some new ones, and a way sweet tricolor acro.......

[thedogofwar]

LOL, of course it wasn't. With the caffienated gone. The brain attacks are nice though.
That tricolor was gone b4 I even saw it. very sweet.
If you're still ordering I think I have to have that torquise. (sp) :confused:

can't get the site to load now.

[drummerman2003]

think that would be a good one to put in my 20? it would be the first coral it got... ill have to go check out their site... and i too am broke this week lol

[lil'salty]

let me know when frags are ready for trading

[Scuba Dog]

here is the current link
http://www.exoticreefs.us/er_frags-20040308.htm
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[Scuba Dog]

drummerman2003
If you go with the zoanthids they will keep under powercompacts or vho or halides.......If you go with one of those acros then 175 minimum halide but a 250 watter is recomended....

[Scuba Dog]

thedogofwar
I have the zoas for me already reserved all I have to do is the paypall thingy just waiting to see if anyone wanted something, then I would add it on and split shipping....If you want Ill add it and yu can pay be back......

[thedogofwar]

Originally posted by drummerman2003
think that would be a good one to put in my 20? it would be the first coral it got... ill have to go check out their site... and i too am broke this week lol

The zoas or sps? not the sps, I'm not even sure I want something that nice for my first sps. The zoas would prob be alright but if I were you I would start with something cheaper.

[drummerman2003]

how do you think they would work in my nano?

its got 2-10 watt bulbs that are 50/50 each... 50% 10,000k daylight and 50% actinic 03 blue

would they work in there ya think?

[Scuba Dog]

the orange red digitata would and could be kept under vho or power compacts....not shure if it would keep its color though, and the green slimer would keep under those lights as well up high in the tank.........drummerman2003

[Scuba Dog]

drummerman2003
Hum would stay away from the sps then....would go with zoantids, even then might need more light....

[Scuba Dog]

there is 2 of the brain attack left since i got one, and there is several of the rings of fire left....

[drummerman2003]

well i was thinkin of in the future building a new canopy and stand for the 5 gallon and putting 5 of those 50/50 in there... i figure that would light it up... 10 watts per gallon... but would that be overkill or not enough? im not sure what i want to do yet coral wise lol i might even try other lights later one...

[Scuba Dog]

drummerman2003
Well ya can never have to much light....it would not be over kill

[drummerman2003]

you think anything would survive under 20 watts in a 5 gallon?

[Scuba Dog]

drummerman2003
The thing is I dont know much about nanos...id ask that question in the nano forum or zoanthid fourm, ill see if i can find ya an answer.......

[thedogofwar]

Originally posted by lil'salty
let me know when frags are ready for trading

Will do, I'm gonna want a piece of that metallic green yuma in your gallery. :smokin:

[thedogofwar]

Originally posted by Scuba Dog
here is the current link
http://www.exoticreefs.us/er_frags-20040308.htm
>

I think I was looking at a different tricolor. Did you get one?

[Scuba Dog]

I just went with the zoa's brandon but i got you that blue turquoise stag, but if you change your mind lety me know, ill be placing an order for danny real soon

[Scuba Dog]

Would have loved to have that tricolor though, not just shure my 175's would keep the color

[Scuba Dog]

Ok yall The order for exoticreefs is now over thanks for those who orderd....although it is possible i could add more, but by 10pm tonight would be the latest.....depends on when he ships it out and when I get the curent invoice....

[Scuba Dog]

The oder is sent off...so it can be here by friday....

[Scuba Dog]

drummerman2003
I asked aroundin the zoa forum, one guy said you have enough to keeep a zoanthed alive but eont have much of a growth rate, so definitly do add a lil more light to the system...

[drummerman2003]

cool i appreciate you checkin for me... looks like a weekend project will be making me a new canopy...

[jerryc]

I no They will grow well under VHO I have 73/4watts and most
of my zos or growing great

[Scuba Dog]

jerryc
Fill him in jerry. he said he really likes the look of zoanthids and i have only been keeping some for about a month now, also hopefully ill be giting some in fieday ..

[jerryc]

IHope to have a couple frags to trade before long they're not hard to keep I try to recommend five watts or higher with PC
our VHO we'll survive under less but not as well i have over 7
and believe that's what you need to shoot for to have something
close to lower ind MH lighting the 55 im working on well have
2*175 mh and 220watt VHO act.
I love the vho act :D

[thedogofwar]

I started with 150W of VHO on my 29. Mine all grew fairly well. I have 3 different colonies. I'll give you some frags, maybe not the oranges though, I'm not sure I can get them off the rock they spread to. I've got some xenia too I can and need to frag I think. it's getting too large. I'm just not sure how to attach the frags.

You need to go to the zoanthids forum for awhile. Make sure you find the threads about the zoanthid accident emergencies. They can be toxic, some more than others.

oh and I saw a thread on reef freak today about MH for $50. 70W I'm not sure what temps will do on 5g though.

[drummerman2003]

i think im gonna build me a canopy, and put 2 10000k flourecents, and 2 50/50 bulbs in there... should = like 40 watts... and i might throw in something to act as moonlight, like leds or somethin for night... but how many watts per gallon is suggested?

[thedogofwar]

How deep is a 5G? what are the dimensions? You need to forget all about that watt/g figure. it's so out of place with todays technology.

I'd look for some PC's. A powerquad. it's 18" of 96W PC

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=PC1969

[thedogofwar]

too big, put this pendent on and keep just about anything in it. even has 2 seperate plugs for dawn/dusk effect.

http://www.championlighting.com/e/env/0001Zj0TW13G22sAuU8v2K6/Products/Lighting/lighting.html?link=/Products/Lighting/pcpend.html

[jerryc]

that would be a cool light for a small tank

[drummerman2003]

that would be an expensive light for a small tank.. that will have to come after the 20 gallon is ready to go

[Scuba Dog]

drummerman2003
You can check out home depot and see ewwhat kind of compact flosent ballasts they have, i would look for something like a 28 watter or more, then all you would have to do is get the right kelvin rated lamp and save some bucks, or perhaps pick up a good reflector that makes all the difference in the world....and on the ballast it would have to have the right type of socket or perhaps a adapter would do.....I bet a search on DIY would do wonders.....here at that forum, they also have a nano fourm here as well....

[Scuba Dog]

drummerman2003


Aquariust
Contributing Member

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
Occupation: Waiter
Posts: 1193



I haven't gone there to verfify myself (yet), but I have heard WalMart sells a 65W PC for $25 with bulb!

Sounds like a good buy to me.

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"The Walmart light is manufactured by Lights of America (model #6065), a company that sells a lot of exterior type lighting I've seen at Home Depot. It is a 65 watt power compact light (with a 5500K bulb) that I actually found in the worklight section at Walmart. It cost $25 and requires only a few modifications before it's great for reef tanks. The stand comes off very easily and it can be set on top of the glass or mounted in a hood. I recommend drilling holes in the top to vent as it does get a little hot after running all day. I also constructed a little tinfoil reflector since I haven't had the chance to build a hood yet, but that is purely optional. I use 3 of these on my reef for 6.5 watts per gallon of lighting, and my colt coral has almost doubled in size over 6 weeks."

-Boogiechillin

[lil'salty]

get a 96w quad pc setup
e-z ballast its plug and play
if you can keep water moving good i think you could have some very nice zoa colonies
try to make an auto top off system for the tank it will make things very easy in the long run
biggest problem with nano tanks is evaporation

[lil'salty]

i will have some blue zoas for trade when those frags you guys got are ready to be fragged again

[Scuba Dog]

lil'salty
sounds sweet check out that link i posted, i have one of each zoa on that opening page coming in the morning....just let me know what yu like the best and ill see if i cant get it grwing on some of my live rock, I jope to pick of some rubbel rock in monroe saturday and some dry rock to male huge zoe and shrrom colonoys....

[lil'salty]

i liked the ring of fire also those acros looked nice

[Scuba Dog]

lil'salty
Cool from what I was told the ring of fire will be a small frag. but I shure hope it grows fast, I just started keeping zoa's abput a month ago.....so im not shure how fast they will grow......

[Scuba Dog]

drummerman2003



milhouse74
Reefer

Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Berlin, NJ
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Posts: 97


Options I would use:

2 10 Watt 50/50 bulbs frmo coralife in the stock hood
2 19 Watt 6500k bulbs available at home depot in stock hood
1 10 watt 50/50 bulb and 1 19 watt bulb

This will give you as much as 38 watts. I would use at least 1 50/50 bulb though for the blue.

This post shows the home depot bulb:
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/sho...?threadid=15234

This link is for the 50/50:
http://www.petco.com/product_info.a..._ite=9631654110

And this thread may answer a lot of your questions:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showt...threadid=331283


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