As one of the few types of coral I actually like, alongside GSP and other polypy type thangalangs. Every time I go to my Lfs, I find myself eyeballing them. Considering adding a zoa garden to my upcoming build.
Flow requirements? It's mostly a fish only tank, with a bare handful of the above mentioned corals, so I don't intend to have crazy high flow, but can bump it up a little if necessary.
Placement? Where in the tank should they go? I'm currently shopping for a perfect piece of shelf rock, and intend to put it as the cap of an arch, dead center in the tank. Good or bad idea?
Lighting. What sort of PAR do they require? I don't have it in my budget to run fancy lights, at least not for a while. It's likely going to be one 300w black box. Which I doubt will be sufficient for them in a 230 gallon.
Quarantine. Since they come on a plug, which can have tomonts attached, is it as simple as leaving them in something like a 10 Gallon with a good light/heater/small powerhead, or do they need anything else? I imagine some sort of nutrients which could be achieved by using tank water.
Pests. I have heard mention that corals can sometimes come with all sorts of nasty hitchhikers. Those are dealt with by copper based dips and whatnot, yes?
Am I missing anything?
Flow requirements? It's mostly a fish only tank, with a bare handful of the above mentioned corals, so I don't intend to have crazy high flow, but can bump it up a little if necessary.
Placement? Where in the tank should they go? I'm currently shopping for a perfect piece of shelf rock, and intend to put it as the cap of an arch, dead center in the tank. Good or bad idea?
Lighting. What sort of PAR do they require? I don't have it in my budget to run fancy lights, at least not for a while. It's likely going to be one 300w black box. Which I doubt will be sufficient for them in a 230 gallon.
Quarantine. Since they come on a plug, which can have tomonts attached, is it as simple as leaving them in something like a 10 Gallon with a good light/heater/small powerhead, or do they need anything else? I imagine some sort of nutrients which could be achieved by using tank water.
Pests. I have heard mention that corals can sometimes come with all sorts of nasty hitchhikers. Those are dealt with by copper based dips and whatnot, yes?
Am I missing anything?