Good bad ugly- Zoas coral

[mechgobi]

Hi, starting this thread to know things and experience on certain coral from experienced reefer here, will be helpful for new people like me..

Posting thing I heard or read of these coral here.. senior reefer help out with more practical things..

Good:

Colourful hardy beginner coral, grows well.

Easy to feed. Don't sting other corals..(i guess), can be propagated.

Bad:

Poisonous coral, can spread fast and over take other coral.

May have some zoas based pest, which eats it- so caution on valuable purchase..

Ugly:

dont get anything like that...

Will it host clownfish? dont know..

[mechgobi]

Good:

As far as I followed in this forum, pricing varies depending in the variety,, from few dollars to double digit polyps..

So starters can also afford to enjoy some zoas in there tank..

[tofubox]

Good:

Colourful hardy beginner coral, grows well.

Easy to feed. Don't sting other corals..(i guess), can be propagated.

Can withstand higher nutrient and less susceptive to parameter swings.

Does not require high lighting

Plenty of variation, can form your own "garden" with many varieties

Rare and exquisite ones can command very high resale value

Bad:

Poisonous coral, can spread fast and over take other coral.

May have some zoas based pest, which eats it- so caution on valuable purchase..

As mentioned, poisonous and should be handled with care and caution, spilling hot water on these guys will cause hell.

Ugly:

Some Zoas look great under artinic/uv lighting, but look horrible in day light (6-10k spectrum)

[mechgobi]

[stevenchia]

Hmm.. think I got some ideas.

Here goes.. Another perceptive way of viewing.

Good: Colourful reef tank and its the patience you will cultivate.

Bad: Poision in SPS and Zoas. They make your pockets burnt with no mercy. Take caution when u view. Once its start to burnt, its gonna be non~stop.

Ugly: When things goes wrong. You might left with nothing.

[mechgobi]

Thanks for the views, in this regard i would like to know how reefers handle the coral melt downs... ? leather, anemone, mushrooms, zoas.. all seem to melt and cause a tank crush..

Please advice no how to notice the starting stage and avoid the situation or wat remedy can be taken..

Thanks ..

[Snoopyhamburger]

Thanks for the views, in this regard i would like to know how reefers handle the coral melt downs... ? leather, anemone, mushrooms, zoas.. all seem to melt and cause a tank crush..

Please advice no how to notice the starting stage and avoid the situation or wat remedy can be taken..

Thanks ..

Do you even have a chiller ._.

[asg]

If it melts more than 50% and shows no sign of recovering, rubbish bin it shall be in.

[Stanley Goh]

Zoas nice n colourful , certain species grow quite fast

[mechgobi]

Do you even have a chiller ._.

Bro, haven't started to keep much corals.. just want to know how to handle if some lps coral melt.. as an information.. thanks