Great video Matthew!! Got started in saltwater watching some of your videos! Remember the move video with all the buckets, and still have your recommended equipment list saved!!! Been at a standstill for alot of reasons, but a zoa garden would be an nice start back in!!
Thanks! And a zoa garden is definitely a great way to get back into the hobby. I actually have created a no more than three tanks running at a time, but I have four because I don't count the zoa garden because it's sooooo easy!
I'm an odd ball. I am all about the zoas. I'm obsessed with having only zoas and palys in a tank. Maybe some acans too... but I am fully into a large zoa display.
Have a Fluval evo 13.5. I actually had an issue with nutrients being too low causing my zoas to not grow or grow very slow. Even caused a hairy shroom to shrivel up. Said simply they do like a bit higher parameters than other sps lps corals.
I got my first reef tank this year in February. I’ve got an anemone that’s doing really well. I got my first zoa frag a few weeks ago and the polyps hardly ever open and never fully. I can’t work out why 🤷♀️
Isn't that strange. I have the same luck with gsp sometimes. It's supposed to be the easiest coral to care for but 90% of the time, it just wastes away in my tank!
Hey man, nice tank. My question is what do you use as a lid? Why do I see so many tanks without lids on TH-cam but when I try it my fish jump out of the tank ?
Tanks like the Innovative Marine Nuvo 14 tank in this video come with a lid included with the tank. A lot of people will remove the lid while filming, but have the lid in place when they're away from the tank 🙂
Faites-vous des changements d'eau partiels ? quel pourcentage hebdomadaire ? Je veux faire mon zoa gargen, mais avec un aquarium de 10 gallons. Serait-ce 7 litres d'eau à chaque changement ou n'est-il pas nécessaire d'en changer autant ?
Simply touching a zoanthid or palythoa rarely causes any sort of reaction. When it's most likely to cause problems is when you're fragging them (cutting them) and they get into an open cut or into your eye/mouth. If you wear proper PPE like gloves, eye protection, and a mask while fragging, chances for something bad happening are very very low.
I have been waiting to keep zoas for a while but it's a pain in the butt trying to find gloves to fit my hands and at my lfs it's 125 for one small zoa rock
Yikes, that is expensive. Do you have any friends in the hobby who could start you out with a few pieces? Maybe head to a frag swap and pick up a few heads. They'll grow quickly.
@@matthewbrstv38 I wish I did have a few that was as far as I know there is no frag swaps around me I have been trying to get more around me in to the hobby they would be hooked like I was and still am from day one
I used f aptasi 2 times and it never did the job and makes a toxic looking mess in your tank the file fish will work like a dream but will nip your corals peppermints are in my tank now and I have no aptasia
Oh, I'm glad to hear that peppermint shrimp worked for you. I didn't realize there were different look-alike species of peppermint shrimp, so when I've tried in the past, they never went after the aiptasia, but I think I got the wrong peppermint shrim!
Okay I got to ask you this what's the deal with Worldwide corals why all the hype is it you guys are getting kickbacks from them because in my opinion they're overpriced there's a lot of more reasonable dealers out there and their corals are just as fine so why the hype
Couldn’t agree more. I used to live in Orlando and shopped at WWC. When I relocated I couldn’t believe how much more affordable corals were elsewhere. WWC pricing is like shopping at an airport.
Informative video, but honestly I feel like that danger warning is pretty unnecessary. I’ve never heard of or seen a single person become sick from them. It’s like creating a video about installing a drier or something and giving a stern warning that a hot drier can burn you. How realistic is the danger posed to someone from a hot drier? About as realistic as the danger from Zoas.
I definitely understand that. My concern is not so much from zoas, but that most beginners won't know a paly from a zoa. I have a friend who almost died from palys, not realizing they were toxic. So I'll always error on the side of caution with these corals, just to make beginners aware. But point well made that the risk from zoas is very low!
Nice. This was posted 15 minutes after my zoa mystery pack from tidal gardens was delivered. Must be fate lol
Dude, that is definitely fate!!! :)
Glad to see this as I'm one of the few Zoa only tank owners. It's a highly addictive hobby.
That is great to hear!!!
Great video Matthew!! Got started in saltwater watching some of your videos! Remember the move video with all the buckets, and still have your recommended equipment list saved!!! Been at a standstill for alot of reasons, but a zoa garden would be an nice start back in!!
Thanks! And a zoa garden is definitely a great way to get back into the hobby. I actually have created a no more than three tanks running at a time, but I have four because I don't count the zoa garden because it's sooooo easy!
I'm an odd ball. I am all about the zoas. I'm obsessed with having only zoas and palys in a tank. Maybe some acans too... but I am fully into a large zoa display.
Thank you! Very informative video!!!
Glad you liked it!
Have a Fluval evo 13.5. I actually had an issue with nutrients being too low causing my zoas to not grow or grow very slow. Even caused a hairy shroom to shrivel up. Said simply they do like a bit higher parameters than other sps lps corals.
Beautiful coralscape
Thanks Peter!
Awesome vid!
Thanks Riece!!
Another great video. I still miss that intro music from your beginner series though!
Haha, thanks Matt. I'll bring it back at some point! I miss it too!
Thanks for sharing this Great information
Of course, glad it was useful!
Waiting for macro algae vids!
Yes! I love macroalgae tanks! Coming soon!
What ATO are you using? Do you add kalkwasser to your top off water?
Wish my zoas would fill out...think I have a couple slow growers, but like everything else in this hobby, guess ya have to have patience
Some certainly grow out faster than others. Like you said, patience 🙂
I got my first reef tank this year in February. I’ve got an anemone that’s doing really well. I got my first zoa frag a few weeks ago and the polyps hardly ever open and never fully. I can’t work out why 🤷♀️
Isn't that strange. I have the same luck with gsp sometimes. It's supposed to be the easiest coral to care for but 90% of the time, it just wastes away in my tank!
Could be your lighting. top shelf aquatics has excellent advice on some of their zoa videos.
@@Kpoole35 thank you
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Hey man, nice tank. My question is what do you use as a lid? Why do I see so many tanks without lids on TH-cam but when I try it my fish jump out of the tank ?
Tanks like the Innovative Marine Nuvo 14 tank in this video come with a lid included with the tank. A lot of people will remove the lid while filming, but have the lid in place when they're away from the tank 🙂
Wouldn't risk having these in my home. At some point you're gonna have to take them out or clean the tank. Good luck with that.
Lemon juice toast aptasia just dint go crazy all at once
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Faites-vous des changements d'eau partiels ? quel pourcentage hebdomadaire ? Je veux faire mon zoa gargen, mais avec un aquarium de 10 gallons. Serait-ce 7 litres d'eau à chaque changement ou n'est-il pas nécessaire d'en changer autant ?
Hello what size nozzle for your nano tank I have the same 1/2” or 3/4” ? Thx
For the IM 14 gallon, you'll want the 16mm to 1/2" Loc Line adapter, then the 1/2" Loc-Line Random Flow Generator
I’m immediately put off by the palytoxcin 😮😮😮. So just touching Zoa’s can be lethal?
Simply touching a zoanthid or palythoa rarely causes any sort of reaction. When it's most likely to cause problems is when you're fragging them (cutting them) and they get into an open cut or into your eye/mouth. If you wear proper PPE like gloves, eye protection, and a mask while fragging, chances for something bad happening are very very low.
@@BRStv oh phew! Okay you’ve restored my faith hahah I wanna start with a small Zoa garden and some clowns when I finally set up my tank :)
great content. ? are u updating my first fish tank?
Unfortunately not. I haven't abandoned it completely, but working full time for BRS is my priority right now!
I have been waiting to keep zoas for a while but it's a pain in the butt trying to find gloves to fit my hands and at my lfs it's 125 for one small zoa rock
Yikes, that is expensive. Do you have any friends in the hobby who could start you out with a few pieces? Maybe head to a frag swap and pick up a few heads. They'll grow quickly.
@@matthewbrstv38 I wish I did have a few that was as far as I know there is no frag swaps around me I have been trying to get more around me in to the hobby they would be hooked like I was and still am from day one
@@colorblindreefer try offerup
What stand is ur tank on?
The Innovative Marine APS stand 😀
Why would someone even boil live rock?
At that point IL just get new rock xD
you'd be surprised
Mmm, palytoxin!
Welp just planted 15 bare handed 😮
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I just frag off a few polyps without the aiptasia and toss the rest
Hmm, that's an interesting way of going about the issue!
I used f aptasi 2 times and it never did the job and makes a toxic looking mess in your tank the file fish will work like a dream but will nip your corals peppermints are in my tank now and I have no aptasia
Oh, I'm glad to hear that peppermint shrimp worked for you. I didn't realize there were different look-alike species of peppermint shrimp, so when I've tried in the past, they never went after the aiptasia, but I think I got the wrong peppermint shrim!
D'Amore Inlet
Back in the old days, none of these colors were around. Where did they come from then? We’re they newly discovered?
That is such a good question... We need someone like Than from Tidal Gardens to answer this one!
Okay I got to ask you this what's the deal with Worldwide corals why all the hype is it you guys are getting kickbacks from them because in my opinion they're overpriced there's a lot of more reasonable dealers out there and their corals are just as fine so why the hype
Couldn’t agree more. I used to live in Orlando and shopped at WWC. When I relocated I couldn’t believe how much more affordable corals were elsewhere. WWC pricing is like shopping at an airport.
Informative video, but honestly I feel like that danger warning is pretty unnecessary. I’ve never heard of or seen a single person become sick from them. It’s like creating a video about installing a drier or something and giving a stern warning that a hot drier can burn you. How realistic is the danger posed to someone from a hot drier? About as realistic as the danger from Zoas.
I definitely understand that. My concern is not so much from zoas, but that most beginners won't know a paly from a zoa. I have a friend who almost died from palys, not realizing they were toxic. So I'll always error on the side of caution with these corals, just to make beginners aware. But point well made that the risk from zoas is very low!
It's definitely something that has happened quite a bit.