Zoa love, Picture heavy

[slayerhellfire]

Here are some random picture from my 40 Nuvo zoa dominated reef, I am a zoa addict and cant stop collecting these wonderful coral. I have found in my 10 years plus of reefing that mixed reef tanks are tough to keep going I believe it's because so many different types of species of coral require different levels and take a certain amount nutrition out of the water column it's thought to keep thing extremely stable. Now that's just my opinion, so I went with what I loved the most..zoas. Of course I have a few LPS laying around and two montis but that's it. This tank is a primary softie tank. Things just blow up in this tank by only doing a 5 gallon water change a week using redsea pro, using chemipure elite, and purgen, keeping my hands out of the tank as well. I also want to note that I frag like crazy, I feel that it's a important part of keeping your corals healthy and growing. When I frag my zoas they grow faster and bigger each time and it pays for my hobby. My next project is placing a 15 custom frag tank next to the nuvo, it will act as a frag tank, it's a AIO and will hopefully be in this week. It's going to lighted by a kessil a160w tuna blue everything will be controlled by my apex on the nuvo and kessil spectral controller. Super excited and will post build pics soon as I can start building the stand and getting stuff ready.

 

[jboone82590]

Here are some random picture from my 40 Nuvo zoa dominated reef, I am a zoa addict and cant stop collecting these wonderful coral. I have found in my 10 years plus of reefing that mixed reef tanks are tough to keep going I believe it's because so many different types of species of coral require different levels and take a certain amount nutrition out of the water column it's thought to keep thing extremely stable. Now that's just my opinion, so I went with what I loved the most..zoas. Of course I have a few LPS laying around and two montis but that's it. This tank is a primary softie tank. Things just blow up in this tank by only doing a 5 gallon water change a week using redsea pro, using chemipure elite, and purgen, keeping my hands out of the tank as well. I also want to note that I frag like crazy, I feel that it's a important part of keeping your corals healthy and growing. When I frag my zoas they grow faster and bigger each time and it pays for my hobby. My next project is placing a 15 custom frag tank next to the nuvo, it will act as a frag tank, it's a AIO and will hopefully be in this week. It's going to lighted by a kessil a160w tuna blue everything will be controlled by my apex on the nuvo and kessil spectral controller. Super excited and will post build pics soon as I can start building the stand and getting stuff ready.

Wow awesome pics and collection.
I would go bugger with the frag tank lol i have a 15 and its already to small and i dont have that many zoas lol

 

[slayerhellfire]

Wow awesome pics and collection.
I would go bugger with the frag tank lol i have a 15 and its already to small and i dont have that many zoas lol

Thanks, Yeah I only frag zoas so it should be just enough space! I have pretty good turn over with my frags, if some don't sell i bring them to the fish store for credit so I can grab salt or something like that.

 

[jboone82590]

Thanks, Yeah I only frag zoas so it should be just enough space! I have pretty good turn over with my frags, if some don't sell i bring them to the fish store for credit so I can grab salt or something like that.

I have some mini colonies growing in my frag tank as well and i had to put a bunch of frags in my fuge and i might out a rack in my sump also lol
I let all mine heal for at least a week before i sell them.

 

[slayerhellfire]

Here is the tank that's getting set up soon, Going to place black live sand in it to match the nuvo 40. Prob run some live rock in the rear chamber and chemipure. No fish just corals!!! Guy is making me a top for the overflow as well

 

[jboone82590]

Here is the tank that's getting set up soon, Going to place black live sand in it to match the nuvo 40. Prob run some live rock in the rear chamber and chemipure. No fish just corals!!! Guy is making me a top for the overflow as well

Thats bad butt man.
I have live black sand in mine as well
Is it going to be hooked to the main tank?

 

[slayerhellfire]

Thats bad *** man.
I have live black sand in mine as well
Is it going to be hooked to the main tank?

It's not, it's going to be separated but will be run the same way. Going to run my heater of my current apex, kessil will be daisy chained to the spectral controller so it will run the relatively same light cycle prob have to boost it down a bit just cause it's a shallow tank. I wanted it to be seperate so it can act as a quarenteen tank as well for new corals.

 

[jboone82590]

It's not, it's going to be separated but will be run the same way. Going to run my heater of my current apex, kessil will be daisy chained to the spectral controller so it will run the relatively same light cycle prob have to boost it down a bit just cause it's a shallow tank. I wanted it to be seperate so it can act as a quarenteen tank as well for new corals.

Thats a good idea mine is all hooked together and i need a QT.
Im afraid im going to regret it one day.

 

[jboone82590]

 

[slayerhellfire]

Thats a good idea mine is all hooked together and i need a QT.
Im afraid im going to regret it one day.

I did regret it one day lol, plus AIO so easy man Love them!

 

[slayerhellfire]

oh that nice, Love the side frag tank!

 

[jboone82590]

oh that nice, Love the side frag tank!

I do to its just to small lol
I have a 29 gallon refugium connected to the system also.

 

[slayerhellfire]

it's funny these picture just show 3/4 of the zoas I got lol, I think I counted I have 56 different types, and keeps on going.

 

[jboone82590]

Nice lol
I have about 41 different kinds of zoas and palys.

 

[slayerhellfire]

Nice lol
I have about 41 different kinds of zoas and palys.

the addiction is real for sure! especially when your not spending money to get new ones, sell frags pays for everything !

 

[Travis Stewart]

Here are some random picture from my 40 Nuvo zoa dominated reef, I am a zoa addict and cant stop collecting these wonderful coral. I have found in my 10 years plus of reefing that mixed reef tanks are tough to keep going I believe it's because so many different types of species of coral require different levels and take a certain amount nutrition out of the water column it's thought to keep thing extremely stable. Now that's just my opinion, so I went with what I loved the most..zoas. Of course I have a few LPS laying around and two montis but that's it. This tank is a primary softie tank. Things just blow up in this tank by only doing a 5 gallon water change a week using redsea pro, using chemipure elite, and purgen, keeping my hands out of the tank as well. I also want to note that I frag like crazy, I feel that it's a important part of keeping your corals healthy and growing. When I frag my zoas they grow faster and bigger each time and it pays for my hobby. My next project is placing a 15 custom frag tank next to the nuvo, it will act as a frag tank, it's a AIO and will hopefully be in this week. It's going to lighted by a kessil a160w tuna blue everything will be controlled by my apex on the nuvo and kessil spectral controller. Super excited and will post build pics soon as I can start building the stand and getting stuff ready.

Now this is sweet. Love the zoa dominance

 

[jboone82590]

the addiction is real for sure! especially when your not spending money to get new ones, sell frags pays for everything !

I have traded quite a few times also and bought a few of them to.

 

[slayerhellfire]

I have traded quite a few times also and bought a few of them to.

thats the way to do it in this hobby everything is so expensive!

 

[jboone82590]

thats the way to do it in this hobby everything is so expensive!

Thats no ****.
I have met quite a few people that trade and its great. Its like christmas but you don't have to pay for it lol

 

[slayerhellfire]

Thats no ****.
I have met quite a few people that trade and its great. Its like christmas but you don't have to pay for it lol

Dont get me wrong if theres a special high end zoa I want I will save my money that i make and get it for sure. I trade a lot as well, or atleast as much as i can before going to the store!