How long?

OctoRock · #1 05/31/2004, 11:16 PM

I just got a descent sized rock with some pretty nice orange zoos, there is a descent amount of polyps, but they are very spread out. Can someone givve me an idea on how long it takes for them to spread?

despot101 · #2 06/02/2004, 10:28 AM

In my tank it seems to vary from one piece to the next. Some grow very fast other hardly seem to grow at all. Sorry I couldnt be more help.

TippyToeX · #3 06/02/2004, 02:24 PM

Just as despot101 said, there are so many variables that there is really no way to give you a time frame. Lights, nutrients, flow, the zoanthid it's self.

Do you have a picture of your new frag? Maybe someone has the same zoo and can give you an idea of what it does for them.

OctoRock · #4 06/02/2004, 05:43 PM

Yes, i will be taking some pictures soon. Thanks guys

OctoRock · #5 06/03/2004, 10:30 PM

Got some picks. Yeah, i know their small, but im having trouble posting pics. How fast will these guys grow?

OctoRock · #6 06/03/2004, 10:32 PM

forgot the pic

OctoRock · #7 06/03/2004, 10:33 PM

Never mind i cant do it. Attaching pics is to hard for me

TippyToeX · #8 06/06/2004, 09:50 PM

OctoRock- How are you trying to attach your pictures? Form another webite? If so are you doing the following..

Linky

OctoRock · #9 06/06/2004, 10:23 PM

I was trying to attach them by making them smaller through paint, but i kept running into problems. I would like to post them from another website, but i dont know which one to use, i want a free one.

TippyToeX · #10 06/06/2004, 10:38 PM

Two good free sites are Snapfish.com and Photobucket.com

OctoRock · #11 06/07/2004, 06:59 PM

OctoRock · #12 06/07/2004, 06:59 PM

OctoRock · #13 06/07/2004, 07:01 PM

Errrr, it still wont work. I uploaded them onto Snapfish.com and copied the URL adress. Then i clicked on the "IMG" button and pasted the adress. Whats going on???

TippyToeX · #14 06/07/2004, 08:16 PM

Ok you only had 2 lines from the snapfish's URL. It has three lines. Go back and try again.

I did the same thing when I first used them.

OctoRock · #15 06/07/2004, 08:27 PM

OctoRock · #16 06/07/2004, 08:30 PM

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES. FINALLY!!!!! I CAN FINALLY POST PICTURES ON REEFCENTRAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much tippy. I didnt know you had to scroll to get the whole URL, they should put one of those arrow bar things on the right side of the screen to scroll.

p.s- Snapfish is awesome

OctoRock · #17 06/07/2004, 08:32 PM

Kinda Blury.

TippyToeX · #18 06/07/2004, 08:47 PM

Sweet!

Now someone can let you know if they have them and answer your original question.

iloveinn · #19 06/08/2004, 12:58 AM

the orange one will cover in several months.

BUT, you'll have to scrape off the coraline. the coraline prevents the zoos (as well as other algaes) from growing on top of them.

HTH
Josh

clown2be · #20 06/08/2004, 01:38 AM

Congrats on the pic's posting. I did it just the other day to. What a release. We are now whole.

sonic · #21 06/08/2004, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by iloveinn
the orange one will cover in several months.

BUT, you'll have to scrape off the coraline. the coraline prevents the zoos (as well as other algaes) from growing on top of them.

HTH
Josh

not in my tank, my zoos grow on everything

I have those pink/gree, sweet zoos and grow fairly fast. The more aclimated they become the faster they spread, so try and not move them from place to place ofter (I did this). It also seems that the nicest zoos are the slowest growers

iloveinn · #22 06/10/2004, 04:48 PM

well, IME I found that some of my zoos will not grow beyond a certain point, while spreading in the other direction. that happens when there's a good chunk of coraline on the area that zoos are not growing at. are you sure that your zoo are growing over the coraline. have you seen a coraline patch, and months later covered with zoos? if you do, I stand corrected. but IME that's not what happens.

I do agree that not moving them will make them less stressed, and make them grow faster.

HTH,

Josh

OctoRock · #23 06/28/2004, 03:48 AM

Got another colony, thought id show ya'all

Haggisman14 · #24 06/28/2004, 11:32 AM

you've got some nice ones, and I must say...that last frag u got is very interesting!

jedininja · #25 06/28/2004, 04:58 PM

If yours are anything like mine, your first and last colonies are fast growers as long as you have low nutrients and high lighting. For the middle colony, mine do not grow as fast as the others. But it still really depoends on each coral in each system. Things like postion, current, lighting, inhabitants, other corals in the area all play a large factor in coral growth. So when you come down to it, you just never know.