Do my zoas look good now?

[Beau_123]

I just added new lights and was wondering if these zoas look ok.

 

[Wendy8184]

They look great!

 

[Convict2161]

Look good to me. Just wait till they take over those rocks. Zoa garden here we come!

 

[200 gallon reef]

Look great. What type of light did u get?

 

[Beau_123]

Look good to me. Just wait till they take over those rocks. Zoa garden here we come!

How fast do they spread.

 

[Beau_123]

Look great. What type of light did u get?

I got 2 120w led light fixture.

 

[Convict2161]

How fast do they spread.

In time. My tank is over a year.

 

[Vettitude]

Wow! Awesome!!
Great looking a Zoas.

 

[mr_X]

Don't blast them with that light all at once. I would keep it at about 30% for a while. You can shock them changing the light without acclimation.
They do look good though

 

[Beau_123]

Ya I have it at the lowest setting and for a while my toadstool would not open. At night should I turn them to blue or off.

 

[mr_X]

Off. Corals need a night time.

 

[Beau_123]

Off. Corals need a night time.

So I turn off the blue and white or just white.

 

[Convict2161]

Just like X said. I give my tank a total darkness point from 2am to 7am. Then at 7:00am the light cycle slowly slowly restarts.

 

[mr_X]

I like to match the natural day out at the reef where we collected these creatures, or as close to that as possible.

 

[crister13]

You want it completely dark at night (or at most moonlights). Most people turn blues on for an hour, then whites and blues for around 8-10 hours, then turn whites off and leave just blues on for another hour, then moonlights or darkness.

 

[Convict2161]

IMO darkness is best. A nice period of darkness is good for them and you if the tank is in your room lol.

 

[crister13]

Haha yeah I actually use my moonlights as a nightlight lol. A giant glowing 150g In your room is a pretty cool nightlight

 

[CorallineAlgae]

I only use moonlights for about four hours. I like to have them on for a bit while I'm up and then let the tank go black for the other 10 hours or so.