Ways to improve color/growth? (Besides Photoshop )

[chaostactics]

Looking for ways to improve color and growth in a tank that has no SPS, no LPS, and is 95%+ zoa by volume. Aside from Photoshop, overblown blue lighting, and AB+.

I do dose AB+ daily and sometimes target feed reef roids.

Checked my tank with ICP and aside from Phos and Nitrates being too low (I'm working to fix that) my parameters are all well within desired mixed reef numbers.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Aminos
Koral color by Brightwell
Seachem Fuel

 

[Hooz]

I dose AB+ daily and Reef Chili a few times a week.

 

[Uncle99]

Not blue, but near UV.

 

[chaostactics]

I dose AB+ daily and Reef Chili a few times a week.

Target or broadcast the reef chili?

 

[Hooz]

Target or broadcast the reef chili?

I broadcast it. I turn off the return pump (10 minute feed mode) but leave the powerheads running.

I do also run a heavy blue spectrum in my light schedule and keep my PAR lower (60-115 in my entire tank). I have other softies and a lot of LPS, and everything seems to do pretty well for me.

 

[Gedxin]

What're your nitrates and phosphates specifically? Zoas love dirty water. also certain zoas like different par values, so if you're not seeing growth in one but are in another, you may want to move it.

 

[RC51]

Looking for ways to improve color and growth in a tank that has no SPS, no LPS, and is 95%+ zoa by volume. Aside from Photoshop, overblown blue lighting, and AB+.

I do dose AB+ daily and sometimes target feed reef roids.

Checked my tank with ICP and aside from Phos and Nitrates being too low (I'm working to fix that) my parameters are all well within desired mixed reef numbers.

Feed your corals reef roids. They are literally steroids for corals.

 

[Just John]

I broadcast it. I turn off the return pump (10 minute feed mode) but leave the powerheads running.

I do also run a heavy blue spectrum in my light schedule and keep my PAR lower (60-115 in my entire tank). I have other softies and a lot of LPS, and everything seems to do pretty well for me.

when you broadcast feed do you see them capturing and eating it?

 

[MaxTremors]

UV lighting.

 

[dhnguyen]

I don't buy it. I have never once seen zoas actually eat anything so chances are all you're doing is polluting your water. Palys are a different matter though.
In my experience as long as your tank is stable And you're giving them good lighting, zoas will grow pretty fast.