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I was talking to somebody today who had a lot of nice Corals.
I was asking him what he thought good growth was.
I told him that I did not have good growth.
If I get One Polyp a Month on my Zoanthid Frags I told him that I consider that good growth for me.
He said to have good growth you need to get at least double the polyps every month.
I was shocked!
He told me to Dose Iodine and that Softies especially Zoanthids love it.
I have never Dosed Iodine before because I was told it is easy to overdose and also that it is dosed for SPS.
I have never heard of it being dosed for Zoanthids.
Do you guys Dose Iodine for your Zoanthids?
If so how much and how often do you dose?
How much extra growth do you get out of using it?
I am also told that Zoanthids like High Alkalinity (10) so I have already been raising my Alk for that.
Before it was 6-7 but now I test everyday and am keeping it over 8.
Then next month I will raise it over 9, then 10 the following month.
I do not want to shock the system by raising it too fast.
Here are my Parameters
Temperature 78
Salinity 1.025
PH 8.1
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Alkalinity 8.5
Calcium 440
Magnesium 1600
Phosphate 0
It is a 29 Gallon Tank.
I use RO Water and do a 13.8% Water Change every week with Reef Crystals Salt.
I have two Power Heads (Koralia 750 and Koralia 1050) for Flow.
I Dose Seachem AquaVitro Fuel Twice a Week.
Do you guys have any other tips on how to increase my insanely slow growth for Zoanthids?
I was asking him what he thought good growth was.
I told him that I did not have good growth.
If I get One Polyp a Month on my Zoanthid Frags I told him that I consider that good growth for me.
He said to have good growth you need to get at least double the polyps every month.
I was shocked!
He told me to Dose Iodine and that Softies especially Zoanthids love it.
I have never Dosed Iodine before because I was told it is easy to overdose and also that it is dosed for SPS.
I have never heard of it being dosed for Zoanthids.
Do you guys Dose Iodine for your Zoanthids?
If so how much and how often do you dose?
How much extra growth do you get out of using it?
I am also told that Zoanthids like High Alkalinity (10) so I have already been raising my Alk for that.
Before it was 6-7 but now I test everyday and am keeping it over 8.
Then next month I will raise it over 9, then 10 the following month.
I do not want to shock the system by raising it too fast.
Here are my Parameters
Temperature 78
Salinity 1.025
PH 8.1
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Alkalinity 8.5
Calcium 440
Magnesium 1600
Phosphate 0
It is a 29 Gallon Tank.
I use RO Water and do a 13.8% Water Change every week with Reef Crystals Salt.
I have two Power Heads (Koralia 750 and Koralia 1050) for Flow.
I Dose Seachem AquaVitro Fuel Twice a Week.
Do you guys have any other tips on how to increase my insanely slow growth for Zoanthids?