now that I can get your iron supplement...

[earwicker7]

My local zeovit supplier didn't have your iron supplement in stock for a while, so I went ahead and bought some of the Kent stuff. I know this is kind of like asking the guy from the Porsche dealership if I should hold off on the 911 while I tool around in my Ford, but should I go ahead and use up all of the Kent stuff before I buy some of your stuff, or is there a significant difference between the two? I don't have a problem with tossing the Kent stuff if it's way inferior.

[bogg]

I would stick with the zeo and use small doses

[Aged Salt]

Hi Earwicker, you may use Kent's Fe but I would recommend the dose be 25-50% of the K-Z's iron guide dosing recommendations. I can tell you that it is not the same nor will it produce the same affects on our corals. Bob

[kiwireefer]

Hi Bob,
What results have you seen with the zeovit iron supplement ? I have never tried it.

Regards
Brendan

[Aged Salt]

Hi Brendan, K-Z's Fe deepens the colors of all the corals, especially the greens blues & reds/pinks. I use ~1/4 the quantity of the amount of my PIF dosage. Too much Fe will darken the corals & in heavy excess will cause a algae bloom. Bob

[kiwireefer]

Hi Bob, Thanks for the info. Is this the case if your PO4 reading is below say 0.03 on the Hanna. I presume if you have higher nutrients it will just cause the corals to go browner ?
Regards
Brendan

[Aged Salt]

Hi Brendan, as with all the zeo-supplements, Fe is more effective in nutrient-poor conditions, with less propensity toward darkening. Most of my 1st yr. on ZEOvit, I did not possess a Hanna so I can not give you an exact Hanna range but I did notice some blues browning initially but could not discern it's effect as I was in Phase 1 & 2. Once in Phase 3, that's where one can see a real difference in coral color changes with titrating doses of these zeo-supplements. Bob

[wasp]

Is it beneficial in any other way than color? IE, growth?

[Aged Salt]

Hi Alastair, yes, in proper doses, Fe nourishes the zoox, especially in nutrient-poor waters wher they are in lower population & therefore, enhances health & growth Bob

[wasp]

Brendan you got any?

[kiwireefer]

Yes, i have Alastair
Regards
Brendan

[wasp]

OK, I'll take a bottle when I get my next bunch of stuff. Cheers!