Zoos

My zoos are losing color. I have them at the bottom of the tank under
MH lighting.

Stupid newbie Q, but could somebody outline how to take care of these
and recommend a book on the care and feeding corals?

--Kurt

"KurtG" wrote in message ...
My zoos are losing color. I have them at the bottom of the tank under
MH lighting.

Stupid newbie Q, but could somebody outline how to take care of these
and recommend a book on the care and feeding corals?

I do not have zooanthus but have green button polyps and
I find them doing excellent when the water has a lot of
nutrients. They are doing excellent under my power compact
tubes, but moved to the tank with MH and cleaner water
they loose their color.

Pszemol wrote:
They are doing excellent under my power compact
tubes, but moved to the tank with MH and cleaner water
they loose their color.

Hm, it seems that they like a shrimp/fish blend. I haven't been feeding
them at all, so it's probably time. All I have is a turkey baster for a
deep tank, so it's a good thing that I have long arms. :-)

--Kurt

I spot feed all my zoos and shrooms, plates, yellow polyps etc every
other day or so
I know the books all say they get what they need out of the water and
with lights, but spot feeding them makes a world of difference. I made
a spot feeder that dispenses pelleted type food, and has a reach of 18
inches. It loads like a BB gun and uses a hypodermic syringe to push
out as many pellets as desired, selectively to each coral. One or two
pellets on each zoo and yellow polyp and they get balled up, same for
the shrooms, except I put maybe 4 to 6 pellets on and around each
shrooms mouth, and the samefor the plates......I use spectum or
formula pelleted food for my selective feeding, and on occassion I
will place small pieces of silver sides or prawns or krill, but mostly
pelleted feed.

Colony zoos do not really respond to spot feeding like the individual
stalked zoos do.

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:32:42 -0500, KurtG
wrote:

Pszemol wrote:
They are doing excellent under my power compact
tubes, but moved to the tank with MH and cleaner water
they loose their color.

Hm, it seems that they like a shrimp/fish blend. I haven't been feeding
them at all, so it's probably time. All I have is a turkey baster for a
deep tank, so it's a good thing that I have long arms. :-)

--Kurt



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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

Flooding the varous groups with her various socks all in the name of
her Jihad. She has more meltdowns than those cheap russian nuke
plants...
Pityfull excuse for a wanna be human being, and typical behavior for a
bipolar lunatic who has been abused al her life by her chosen soul
mates and parents! What a loser!

"KurtG" wrote in message
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My zoos are losing color. I have them at the bottom of the tank under
MH lighting.

Stupid newbie Q, but could somebody outline how to take care of these
and recommend a book on the care and feeding corals?

--Kurt

Roy "Tristan" Hauer NET-STALKER SUGGESTS MURDER of cripples and old ladies
spewed more vomit in message
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Some just need to be knocked in the head and tell God they died........

You gonna knock her in the head hero? You need to get back on your meds. Get
back to the VA where you belong before you kill yourself of someone else
when you finally flip your cookies.


Its quite evident a raw nerve was struck on CArol Gulley once again as
the truths of this person comes to light. When this happens you always
get a full melt down, in her quest to try and cover up and detract
anything that was in direct truth with her and her ways.....Get over
it carol we all lknow who is behind this mess. You can point your
finger all you want, we jusyt look at the arm its attacked to and then
look up and its your mugg, no matter what name is used.....

Your a real pathetic individual carol........not one other group
thinks for a minute allthose psts from Bellsouth is from me. They know
its you or at least you are responsible for it.......your loosing it
Carol.....Please turn on that camera so we can witness this real time
meltdown........and your welcome to webcam your nudie shots to
your favorite vermin and rodent extermination groups with it after
we get to see your meltdown......


"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"KurtG" wrote in message
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My zoos are losing color. I have them at the bottom of the tank under
MH lighting.

Stupid newbie Q, but could somebody outline how to take care of these
and recommend a book on the care and feeding corals?

I do not have zooanthus but have green button polyps and
I find them doing excellent when the water has a lot of
nutrients. They are doing excellent under my power compact
tubes, but moved to the tank with MH and cleaner water
they loose their color.