Zoas with PCs?

Hello everyone.

I am looking to add some more corals to my tank. I really want to add some Zoas. My tank is 98 gallons with 4 96w power compact bulbs (with reflectors). I know people say power compact are horrible but with 3.8w per gal they can't be that bad can they?

Currently I have Neon Green Star Polyps (a softie) I got from WWC that has been growing like crazy. They are pretty close to the bottom. I also have a couple xenia frags that are doing well. I have had the Xenia for a couple months now. I also have a kenya tree that is growing and budding, which I read is a sign it isn't getting enough light, but it is on the very bottom of the tank.

I just bought two SPS corals two days ago. A pink birds nest and a green birds nest. I started with the green birds nest about even with the GSP which are growing like crazy, and the pink as high up as possible. It is probably too early to tell but the pink seems to be doing fine in its spot. The green birds nest started to decline so I moved it up higher (equal with pink) earlier today so we will see if it recovers.

I really want to add some more corals next pay day. Should I wait a while and see how my birds nests do?

 

softies and zoas will do fine as well as will shrooms, Birdsnests are one of the easiest to keep sps so it'll probably be fine towards the top of the tank also

 

Thanks for the reply. Are there any concerns with stocking corals too quickly? They don't add to the bio load like fish do right?

 

i have a 45g with one 96w PC and have a candy cane LPS that sits at about the middle of the tank you should be fine since zoas dont need very strong lighting

 

Corals do not add much of a bioload. They are not like fish.

 

Good. So I should be able to add stuff as fast as my wallet can accumulate the cash? ;D

I want some Wam'n Watermelons


(pic borrowed from world wide corals... hope they don't mind)

 

those are identical to eagle eye zoas from the looks of it to me, look at some of my build thread pics I have about 30 polyps of it

 

Yeah they do look identical. Sweet looking zoa regardless.