Bow Tie Blasters Zoas
Most zoanthids show up to the reef dressed casually. Bow Tie Blasters apparently had somewhere more important to be. Their orange faces have a dark bow-tie pattern across the center.
Care LevelEasy
GrowthMatting
SpeciesZoas
Lighting / PAR — 100–200
100–200
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We recommend starting the Bow Tie Blasters Zoas in the 100 - 200 PAR range.
Flow — Moderate
Moderate
Provide Moderate variable flow that keeps detritus from settling on the Zoas. Avoid constant direct current from the same direction in favor of random chaotic water movement.
Placement — Island
Placement of your Bow Tie Blasters Zoas is one of the most important decisions.
This is where you’ll have to take lighting, flow, future growth and nearby corals into consideration.
Since it prefers 100 - 200 PAR range it will need to be mounted Island on your rock work depending on your light intensity.
Allow room for its Matting growth form, and consider neighboring coral colors and shape. When possible, use contrasting corals such as red next to green, blue next to orange, or yellow next to purple, and mix growth forms such as tall branching corals next to plating or encrusting corals.