Help me with Zeovit

[Andicot]

I'm at 6 week of zeovit. I'm trying Zeovit to reduce po4 level.
Help me to tuning Zeovit.

This is profile of my tank:

1. Gross water volume: tank 310L + refugium 55L + sump 48L = 413 litres
2. Net water volume: 330
3. Are you using a CaCO2 reactor: lg 700 with Korallen Zucht
4. Are you using a PO4 reactor: before Resun FPF1000 with rowaphos
5. Are you using Ozone. No
6. Are you using UV: No
7. What skimmer are you using: Deltec APF 600
8. What are your actual PO4 and NO3 levels: PO4=0.15 No3=0.10
9. What are your actual Ca, Alk and Mg levels: Ca=480 Mg=1200
10. What filtration method do you use (refugium, DSB, Miracle Mud, etc.)
11. Type of light: 2x150w HQI Elos Spectra + 2x39w T5 10.000K + 2x39w T5 Actinic, i hope next week 2x250w HQI coralvue + 2x54w T5 actinic
12. What corals do you keep: LPS and soft corals
13. Tissue color (light or dark)
14. How long has the tank been running: 5 month and 9 month previous tank
15. Why do you want to use the ZEOvit system: reduce po4 level
16. Any supplemental dosing: no
17. Live rock: 40kg 9 month old + 30kg 4 month old
18. Any present problems: some cyanobacters
19. Problem description (tissue loss tips, tissue loss base, diatom bloom, algae, etc.)
20. What test kit do you use: salifert for Ca and Mg, hanna colorimeter for po4
21. Present dosing, amounts and intervals
6 week zeovit
Zeolite 300g
ZEObak 3drops 3 times week
ZEOfood 3drops 3 times week
ZEOstart 0.4ml dayli
22. Other water parameters and water stability: 1025 salinity, 27° temp, 7 Kh)

Fish:
Amphiprion clarkii (12/2003)
Amphiprion frenatus (01/2004)
Istigobius Decoratus (01/2004)
3 Cromis (01/2004 – 07/2005)
Zebrasoma flavescens (08/2004)
Pseudochelinus Hexataenia (10/2004)
Centropyge Loricolus (10/2004)
Gobiodon okinawae (03/2005)
Synchiropus splendidus (05/2005)
Naso Lituratus (05/2005)
Valenciennea Puellaris (05/2005)
Paracanthurus hepatus (05/2005)

Invertebrates
2 Mespilia globulus (02/2004)
Pseudoboletia indiana (06/2004)
2 Lysmata amboinensis (12/2003)
2 Lysmata wundermanni (11/2004)
Neopetrolisthes ohshimai (06/2005)
Paguro (07/2004)
Anemone (02/2005)
Fromia monilis (05/2005)
Fromia nodosa (05/2005)
Cyclocoeloma sp (05/2005)
3 Calcinus Elegans (08/2005)
Stenopus ispidus (09/2005)

Corals
Cladiella
Clavularia
Discosoma rossi
Discosoma viola-verdi
Litophyton Arboreum (08/2004)
Ricorda (03/2004)
Rodactis (09/2004)
Zoanthus
Sarcophiton 1 (08/2004)
Sarcophiton 2 (10/2004)
Sarcophiton 3 (12/2004)
Xenia (08/2004)
Pachyclavularia (10/2004)
Tridacna Maxima (11/2004)
3 Tridacna (05/2005)
Trachiphyllia (10/2004)
Montipora capricornis rossa (11/2004)
Sinularia bianca (01/2005)
Euphyllia (01/09/2005)
Clavularia
Spirografo
Galaxea
Montipora digitata (06/2005)
Montipora digitata gialla (08/2005)
Montipora digitata viola (09/2005)
Seriatopora hystrix (06/2005)
Goniopora (03/2005-06/2005)
Tubastrea (06/2005)
Cynarina deshayesiana
Ceriantus (05/2005)

Sorry for bad english

[Aged Salt]

Hi Andicot, your English is fine. With ZEOvit be sure to not use RowaPhos & be sure to cycle your zeo-filter on & off at 3 hr. intervals. The stones must be submerged under water when the filter is not running. Also with ZEOvit you must test your KH & it needs to be between 6-8 & stable. This is paramount whether one uses ZEOvit or not. Your nutrients are decreasing whether you can see that yet, as your live rock/sand will leach "stored" nutrients back into your waters.
For your system, I recommend the following for the next 6weeks.:
1)dose 3/4 ltr. zeolites at a flow rate of 300 l/h. A little more or less is fine. Clean the stones once or twice a day.
2)dose 250ml carbon in a filter sock, passively, in your sump. Knead this carbon-bag 3 times/week, & exchange the carbon monthly.
3)dose Bak/Food 3 drops every other day for 2 weeks, then 3 drops each 2 times/week. Turn the skimmer off for 60min. after dosing these. Dose these along with Start near the zeo-filter pump. Dose these when the zeo-filter is operating.
4)dose .3ml Start2 two times per day daily. It is not necessary to turn off your skimmer when just dosing Start2.
5)dose Aminoacids 1-2 drops daily if you wish. This will help coral color & health.
6)dose PIF[potassium-iodide-flouride concentrate] 3 drops 2 times per week. Ask questions if you wish, Bob

[Andicot]

I removed rowaphos before start with zeovit.
Now my zeo-filter is always on. From tomorrow i cycle on-off at 3hr.
The stones is always submerged because water level in sump is about 20cm.
Kh is 7.
Thanks for your help.

[Aged Salt]

Good Andicot, be patient as you will lower your nutrients. You do have a heavy fishload for your size tank, therefore, try to decrease fish-feedings as this will help also. Keep us updated, Bob

[Andicot]

I know that i have too fish for my tank. I tryed to reduce food but if is too much little my loricolus bite tridacna and other corals. I will be patient.

[Andicot]

I have not understood the dosage of Zeostart2

4)dose .3ml Start2 two times per day daily. It is not necessary to turn off your skimmer when just dosing Start2.

Is two times day 0.15ml = 0.3ml day
or
two times day 0.3ml =0.6ml day

[Aged Salt]

Hi Andicot, it is .3ml each time, total=.6ml per day, Bob

[Andicot]

Thank's

[Andicot]

After 5 months...

[Aged Salt]

Very impressive growth & coloration for just 5 mos., Andrea Bob

[Andicot]

I have had large problems with algae after light change to 2x250.
I put sone sps about 2 month ago but i can fix with glue only now after algae reduction.

This is 2 example of grow in last month:
http://www.andrea.spotorno.name/pag_...a.asp?idcat=62
http://www.andrea.spotorno.name/pag_...a.asp?idcat=61

[Aged Salt]

WOW, Andrea, the coral color metamorphosis is fantastic I'm not sure from the pictures, but around the base of the M digitalta,[1st pix] is that hair algae? On the 2nd picture, it looks like soft coral polyps??? Can you explain? Thnx. Bob

[Andicot]

Is a soft coral under montipora.
This pictures can explain you.

[Aged Salt]

:eeK: I see Well, Andrea get out your toothbrush & daily manually remove allthe growth. This will take some time to discourage regrowth, but this technique does work eventually, coupled with minimizing fish-feedings, possibly increasing intank flow to help suspend the detritus better to your skimmer & zeo-reactor & run your skimmer "wet". Can you give me your nutrient levels of N03's & P04's? Thnx. Bob

[Andicot]

No3: 2.5 (red sea)
Po4: 0.05 (hanna colorimeter)
My actual dosing of Zeovit product is:
Zeolite: 400g
ZEObak: 2drops 2 times week
ZEOfood7: 2drops 2 times week
ZEOstart2: 5 drops 2 times day: total 10 drop day=about 0.5 ml day
Carbon 300g
AAHC 2drops 3 times week
2 times week "pappone" for corals after AAHC