Zoo Garden - 70G - 24" x 26" x 24"

[Kataro]

Just wanted to share a new build with you guys (been set up for exactly 1 week now). Bought it as a macro planted from a fellow reefer


Tank is 24"x26"x24", currently running sumpless until I get a pump / 10g sump to toss under there.


Plan for this tank so far is just macroalgae / seagrass / zoanthid dominated. Maybe some Ricordea in the future.


Fish will either be a breeding pair of Cardinal and smaller fish, or a ton of gobies like my 150G macroalgae tank.


Setting it up - (Please excuse the images, took these with my phone.. better ones to come later!)

(Today)

Zoas from Carlos

I need to get some more mangroves, some of them start dropping their leaves.. I'm attributing this to them being uprooted and move, hopefully it will bounce back and I can have a lush mangroves forest in my tank

 

[Kataro]

Still getting use to Aquarium Photography... Please excuse the actinic shot


I'm not used to zoas name (too many :angryfire


If anybody got advice on taking better zoanthid pics, feel free to offer your input!

Never seen this macro before, excited to see how it grows

Tunicate (supposedly do well in Aquaria)

 

[Kataro]

A few more attempted @ blue lighting shot

 

[Kataro]

Just bought this one, coming next week!

 

[joshporksandwich]

Very different. Good luck. Did you buy the mangro or collected them? Most mangroves purchased are grown from seedlings on a very low salinity water so they die if you dont acclimate them to saltwater properly.

 

[Mrfresh]

Very nice I like the mangroves.
I'm thinking about doing the same thing in my seahorse tank

 

[revhtree]

Very cool! Will be fun to look down on!

 

[Kataro]

Thank You all! I can't wait for this tank to grow out! Would be nice to see a nice lush mangrove forest over the tank

Very different. Good luck. Did you buy the mangro or collected them? Most mangroves purchased are grown from seedlings on a very low salinity water so they die if you dont acclimate them to saltwater properly.

I got the mangroves with the tank, they've been growing in here but recently started dying since he was tearing it down and have no light on. The stress from the move / disturbed root caused a lot of their leaves to fall though.. But I think some of em are starting to grow again, so that's a good sign.

Your tank is an inspiration by the way! Love your zoa collection, hopefully one day I can get there haha. (I need to learn your secret to taking photograph too!)

 

[Rob&Gab]

GROW OUT>!>!>!?!?!??!?! ITS NOT EVEN THE BEGINING OF YOUR BUYING STAGE FOR THAT TANK. cant wait to see it jam packed.

 

[Kataro]

GROW OUT>!>!>!?!?!??!?! ITS NOT EVEN THE BEGINING OF YOUR BUYING STAGE FOR THAT TANK. cant wait to see it jam packed.

haha definitely not! I've been getting atleast a frag of zoa everyday

I just need to get around to shooting pictures and posting them!

Going to buy some Blue Rhino Paly... hopefully get them this week! Excited to see the high end zoa

 

[icemountain]

haha definitely not! I've been getting atleast a frag of zoa everyday

I just need to get around to shooting pictures and posting them!

Going to buy some Blue Rhino Paly... hopefully get them this week! Excited to see the high end zoa

you better take care of my candy lol

great looking tank btw.

 

[Kataro]

you better take care of my candy lol

great looking tank btw.

Haha I will take good care of them no worries!


Some new pictures from tonight! I need to get a macro lense :tsk:

Some of the Zoanthids!

Pandoras

Red People Eater (I think)

Rasta

LA Laker

Miami Vice

 

[Kataro]

Laser Lemon

Red Hornet?

Some Neon Orange zoa, this thing is amazingly bright under blue LED!

Joker

That Tunicate from 2 weeks ago spread like wild fire!

Algae / Seagrass

Laser Lemon

Red Hornet?

Some Neon Orange zoa, this thing is amazingly bright under blue LED!

Joker

That Tunicate from 2 weeks ago spread like wild fire!

Algae / Seagrass

 

[Kataro]

Forgot this last zoa! Looks like pink elephant maybe? got 5 more polyps of it on the frag with 3 neon orange zoas

 

[Kataro]

Daily zoa pic :wink:

This one need to open up more

No ID for both

 

[Tenor]

Nice set up and zoas collection

 

[brandon85]

Awesome setup!

 

[beaniesandrice76]

Looks great! Keep posting more pics-thinking out of the box!

 

[Kataro]

Thank you all! Hopefully I can have a good zoa collection like you guys one day!

Got some People Eaters mini colonies coming in tomorrow!

Blue Rhino / Strawberry Agave coming Friday, fun week!

I'm still on the lookout for a Sonic Flare / Bloodshot zoa... that thing seems to be elusive to me

 

[Kataro]

Some new zoas for the day!


(Only 5 PE are shown.. the 6th one isn't cooperating)

Still looking to see if there's an ID on this fella