PIF MELON ZOAS..."born" OCTOBER 2010 (1 Viewer)

[sbfuller]

i got a new phone, but i did send you a text the same day that i got them showing them opened up

 

[Scott]

So I took 14 pics and this is the only decent one...

But I started with a single lonely orphan and now I have five! To me this is one of the best parts of the hobby, watching things grow and knowing that you are taking such good care of your tank that they grow so well.

I'm gonna grow it out to about a dozen then cut some 3 or 4 polyp frags off and start my own thread!

Thanks again Ed!

 

[RocketSurgeon]

Thought I would send an update.

 

[zeek]

got it with 3 polyps there are 6 on it now!

 

[fishboyt]

Me and HorseyStripe a few years ago...

Haha!

 

[RocketSurgeon]

Returned home from work yesterday, and found my this!

I was perfectly content with the way they were before:

 

[shollaway]

Anyone have a frag of this left, I'd like to get one to grow and pass along. It is beautiful. Keep me posted.

 

[HorseyStripe]

if nobody has any second generation ready to go...mine has grown out again...

how long has your tank been running?

 

[RocketSurgeon]

if nobody has any second generation ready to go...mine has grown out again...

how long has your tank been running?

Mine is not quite ready yet. :-(

 

[shollaway]

Since January
the zoa frag I have in it now is doing wonderful, I have no am,nit,nitrate <5, phos .025 I keep spG at 1.025, temp 78 and T5 X6 I have nice coraline everywhere and nice cope and bug colony in refuge, I change the water Q2weeks @ 25% no loss yet....but I still keep my fingers crossed- I also have some rics that are doing great and monti pora and digita that are full and colorfull that I target pplankton about 1-2 weekly. I have protien skimmer that keeps water quality very even and stable. I read the rules on the pictures and paying it forward and have no problem with either.
~Thanks, Sheila

 

[shollaway]

oh calcium is 480-500 and dk 11....the same for the last 3 weeks (when I started testing them specifically)

 

[HorseyStripe]

Thanks Sheila...I was curious more than anything...not at a computer much lately so I'm not able to scroll through a million threads to find out on my own...lemme talk to some of the people that got the first Gen...id rather they give u one...but if they don't have one I'll cut another piece...gimme a day or two...

 

[shollaway]

Okay! Thank you so much and I very much will share anything I have to anyone wanting it when it grows enough to frag. I will have to have someone who knows how to do it first though.
~Sheila

 

[HorseyStripe]

I can show you...even let u borrow a dremmel

 

[shollaway]

That would be so great! Thanks you.

 

[sbfuller]

mine is not quite ready to frag but it is growing pretty quickly, i'll be ready in another 3 - 4 weeks probably

 

[zeek]

mine is not quite ready to frag but it is growing pretty quickly, i'll be ready in another 3 - 4 weeks probably

Yup I had a small algae outbreak recently so I am waiting until I clear that up before I try to frag it, but it should be soon.

 

[HorseyStripe]

status zeek?

like i said, i'd rather go to second generation...simply so people can see the program working...

 

[RocketSurgeon]

status zeek?

like i said, i'd rather go to second generation...simply so people can see the program working...

I counted mine the other day. It has grown from the original 8 or 9 heads to 17 or 18 heads, essentially doubling in size.

Since I'm not a trained surgeon, don't know if I would be doing more harm than good at this point trying to cut it up, but...

I can see if I can find a cutting tool and help someone out.

 

[HorseyStripe]

k, thanks Rod...just make sure you use a "diamond" blade so that it cuts it not melts it...i'm goin to angelas this weekend and can bring my dremel by if you want...

zoa cutting is VERY easy...almost impossible to do it wrong...or damage them beyond repair...