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WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG Coral
The coral pictured is the exact specimen reserved for your order—guaranteed. While it is conditioned in our aquaculture system, it may continue to grow beyond the size shown in the original photograph.
WYSIWYG coral care profile
Orange Oxide Zoa Care Guide
Orange Oxide Zoa is a zoanthid or palythoa colony that grows well under moderate reef conditions when debris is kept from settling between polyps.
- Care level
- Easy to moderate
- Suggested PAR
- 75–175
- Water flow
- Moderate, indirect
- Placement
- Lower to middle reef
- Aggression
- Low to medium
- Feeding
- Optional, up to weekly
What Orange Oxide Zoa needs
Use enough varied flow to keep debris from settling between polyps without forcing them closed. Wear gloves and eye protection when handling or cutting zoanthids or palythoa, keep hands away from the face, and never boil or heat rock that may carry them.
Stable water targets
Use these as a steady operating range, not numbers to chase from day to day.
- Temperature
- 76–79°F
- Salinity
- 1.025–1.026 SG
- Alkalinity
- 8–9 dKH
- Calcium
- 420–450 ppm
- Magnesium
- 1300–1400 ppm
- Nitrate
- 5–15 ppm
- Phosphate
- 0.03–0.10 ppm
How to acclimate Orange Oxide Zoa
- Inspect the bag and coral on arrival. Photograph any shipping concern before opening the bag, then follow the store's live-arrival instructions.
- Match temperature, inspect the coral under white light, and use a coral dip that is appropriate for the coral group. Do not add shipping water to the display.
- Begin below the final light intensity for the first several days. Move or raise intensity gradually while watching tissue and polyp response.
Orange Oxide Zoa care questions
Where should I place Orange Oxide Zoa?
Start at Lower to middle reef. Leave room for growth and move the coral only after observing its response to the current position.
How much flow does Orange Oxide Zoa need?
Use Moderate, indirect flow. The goal is steady gas exchange and debris removal without folded tissue, exposed skeleton, or polyps held in one direction.
Should I feed Orange Oxide Zoa?
Recommended frequency: Optional, up to weekly. Feed only when the coral shows a response, use appropriately sized food, and remove uneaten food before it irritates the tissue.