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This little tank of mine, Ima let it shine! let me tell you...
First things first, lets get the ? out of the way
1. Gross water volume of your complete system (incl. sump etc.)
36g+40g= 76G roughly
2. Net water volume (incl. sump etc.)
36G display+40g sump+80 lbs fiji rock= approx. net 40G I think
3. Are you using a CaCO2 reactor or other technique
Yup a MR CR-2
4. Are you using a PO4 reactor (how long, how long ago, etc.)
nope
5. Are you using Ozone
i am debating either using ozone or starting zeovit
6. Are you using UV
nope
7. What skimmer are you using (type, rated water volume)
H&S skimmer A150 F2001 rated at 225G
8. What are your actual PO4 and NO3 levels
both undetectable on salifert kits
9. What are your actual Ca, Alk and Mg levels
Ca 440, Alk 9.0, Mg 1320-1380
10. What filtration method do you use (refugium, DSB, Miracle Mud, etc.)
BB w/ filter socks on overflow, along w/ skimmer detritus siphoning when needed
11. Type of light (Watt, color temp, how old, etc.)
10K AB 250W MH on icecaps+2 supplemental 24 in super actinics
12. What corals do you keep
60% SPS 40% LPS
13. Tissue color (light or dark)
dark colors not brown but not crazy over the top IMO, hence my interest in Zeo
14. How long has the tank been running
1 year and 1 month
15. Why do you want to use the ZEOvit system
its reef trendy
..lol j/k..coloration definetly
16. Any supplemental dosing (type, amount, why, etc.)
ARM media w/ Zeomag in the CR, along with monthly 35%-40% WC w/ TM salt
17. Live rock (how much, how old, etc.)
80lbs, ive had the rock for about 3 yrs w/ me, it has been cooked before I went BB for 2 mths
18. Any present problems
Just found out I have red bugs
Interceptor is being ground up as we speak
19. Problem description (tissue loss tips, tissue loss base, diatom bloom, algae, etc.)
slightly less PE and slightly less color
20. What test kit do you use (how old, recently switched, etc.)
Salifert, all have been bought in the last 3 mths
21. Present dosing, amounts and intervals (ZEOvit, ZEObak, ZEOfood, ZEOstart, ZEOspur2, etc.)
N/A
22. Other water parameters and water stability (salinity, temp, etc.)
1.025 SG, 78F-81F deg, pH 7.9-8.1 110x turnover
I am really into keeping this tank very clean but not sterile (read; feed my fish more than once a month..lol) I am upgrading all my equipment before I bite the bullet down the road and setup a 200g+. This mini reef is my science project (see pics below, gf says it looks like a mad scientist lair) and so far it has been a successful one but if I can see a difference then I will make a note of it for the future. I am open to the experience and look forward to any and all feedback I can recieve.
so shall we?
1. Gross water volume of your complete system (incl. sump etc.)
36g+40g= 76G roughly
2. Net water volume (incl. sump etc.)
36G display+40g sump+80 lbs fiji rock= approx. net 40G I think
3. Are you using a CaCO2 reactor or other technique
Yup a MR CR-2
4. Are you using a PO4 reactor (how long, how long ago, etc.)
nope
5. Are you using Ozone
i am debating either using ozone or starting zeovit
6. Are you using UV
nope
7. What skimmer are you using (type, rated water volume)
H&S skimmer A150 F2001 rated at 225G
8. What are your actual PO4 and NO3 levels
both undetectable on salifert kits
9. What are your actual Ca, Alk and Mg levels
Ca 440, Alk 9.0, Mg 1320-1380
10. What filtration method do you use (refugium, DSB, Miracle Mud, etc.)
BB w/ filter socks on overflow, along w/ skimmer detritus siphoning when needed
11. Type of light (Watt, color temp, how old, etc.)
10K AB 250W MH on icecaps+2 supplemental 24 in super actinics
12. What corals do you keep
60% SPS 40% LPS
13. Tissue color (light or dark)
dark colors not brown but not crazy over the top IMO, hence my interest in Zeo
14. How long has the tank been running
1 year and 1 month
15. Why do you want to use the ZEOvit system
its reef trendy
..lol j/k..coloration definetly16. Any supplemental dosing (type, amount, why, etc.)
ARM media w/ Zeomag in the CR, along with monthly 35%-40% WC w/ TM salt
17. Live rock (how much, how old, etc.)
80lbs, ive had the rock for about 3 yrs w/ me, it has been cooked before I went BB for 2 mths
18. Any present problems
Just found out I have red bugs
Interceptor is being ground up as we speak 19. Problem description (tissue loss tips, tissue loss base, diatom bloom, algae, etc.)
slightly less PE and slightly less color
20. What test kit do you use (how old, recently switched, etc.)
Salifert, all have been bought in the last 3 mths
21. Present dosing, amounts and intervals (ZEOvit, ZEObak, ZEOfood, ZEOstart, ZEOspur2, etc.)
N/A
22. Other water parameters and water stability (salinity, temp, etc.)
1.025 SG, 78F-81F deg, pH 7.9-8.1 110x turnover
I am really into keeping this tank very clean but not sterile (read; feed my fish more than once a month..lol) I am upgrading all my equipment before I bite the bullet down the road and setup a 200g+. This mini reef is my science project (see pics below, gf says it looks like a mad scientist lair) and so far it has been a successful one but if I can see a difference then I will make a note of it for the future. I am open to the experience and look forward to any and all feedback I can recieve.
so shall we?
With the ZEOvit method the parameters are like those of NSW: Ca>400<450/Mg>1200<1400/KH 6-8 & stable/salinity 1.023-26. You'll need to decrease your KH <8 with ZEOvit to avoid coral consequences. "Enriched" saltmixes as TM's or Reef Crystals is not recommended as the salt should be low in elements as they are in NSW. Many here use the new SeaChem's reefsalt which works well with one's CR in keeping the parms as above. I personally use 50%-50% Oceanic-IO with great color & growth but will try SeaChem in place of IO for a time. Be sure to read & understand well the ZEOvit guide & other stickies at the top of this forum. For your system, I recommend the following:
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