Discrepancies with Printed Directions for ZeoVit Additives

[GotFrags]

I noticed some discrepancies on the labels on the bottles compared to the Dosing Guide (from 2018) and from the original Dosing Recommendations, (circa 2009? ). The largest discrepancies are:

1. Iron Conentrate: bottle says 1 ml per 50 gal per week;

the GUIDE states 1 drop / 25L 2 x week. That is a 20-fold difference! (1ml = 20 drops)

1. B-Balance: bottle says 1 ml/ 25 gal / day; GUIDE says 3 ml / 25 gal/ week.

The attached table shows all the Zeovit additives I use. The first column shows the dosages written on the bottle. The next two columns show the dosages on the 2018 GUIDE and the “original” guide from circa 2009 (when I first using these products).
Dosages on bottles are in blue. Matching dosages on Guides are also blue. Dosages that differ from the bottle labels are in red (for the 2018 Guide) and in green (for the original Guide).
(You can ignore the last two columns which are my NOTES and dosages I'm currently using)

It would be nice to hear a response from Korallen-Zucht, but I will appreciate a response from anyone with knowledge or a strong opinions as to which is the proper dosage to follow.

Thank you!

ADDITIVE	BOTTLE DIRECTIONS	2018 GUIDE (100L = 25 gal)	ORIGINAL GUIDE (Circa 2009?)	NOTES	DOSAGE FOR MY 40 GAL TANK
Sponge Power	1 drop / 25 gal per day	1 drop / 100 L EOD	?		1 drop EOD
Coral Vitalizer	1 drop / 25 gal q 2 days	1 drop / 100 L 3 X per week	1-3 drop/25 gal /day	Refrigerate	1 drop EOD
Amino Acids Concentrate	1 drop / 25 gal per day	1 drop / 100 L 3 X per week	1 drop/100L Per day. 1/3 if darkening		1 drop EOD
XTRA	1 ml / 25 gal per day	0.5 – 1 ml per 100 L/ day	?		1/3 min dose = 5 drops/day
Pot/I/Fl	1 drop / 25 gal per day	1 drop / 100 L EOD	1 drop / 100 L EOD – 2 X / wk	Defic. if Blue > pale; Stop if yellow ->green	Min dose = 1 drop EOD
Iron Concentrate	1 ml / 50 gal per week	1 drop / 100 L 2 x week	1 drop / 25 gal 2 X / wk (up to daily)	HUGE DISCREPENCY ***********	Min dose = 1 drop EOD
K-Balance	1 ml / 25 gal per day	1 ml / 100L Per day	0.2 ml / 25 gal up to 1.0 if def	Acro: tiss loss esp at base when deficient	0.3ml/d = 6 drops/day
B-Balance	1 ml / 25 gal per day	3 ml / 100 L per week	0.5 ml / 25 gal 2 X per week	Increases Intensity of Pinks & Reds	1-7ml/25gal/ wk. if 1.5ml 4 dr/day
Macro Elements	5 ml / 25 gal per week	5 ml / 100 L per day	5ml/25gal per week. Less if lightly stocked		7.7 ml/wk max =22ml/day 1/3 dose =7dr
ZeoSPUR	1ml / 25 gal q 7-10 days	0.5-1ml / 100L q 8 – 10 days	1ml / 25 gal q 14 - 21 days		16 drops q 14-21 days
Strontium	3 ml / 50 gal per day	3 ml / 100 L per day	?		24ml/day ¼ dosage = 6 drops/day
Snow	1 ml / 25 gal per day	1-4ml / 100 L up to daily	0.5-4ml/25 gal per day..	Mix CV KIF, B-bal,AA,	Min dosage 0.8 ml per day

[G.Alexander]

The bottles labels do show the maximum dosage, personally I would not dose higher. It is always difficult to have a dosing recommendation for all kind of systems with a fixed dosage as systems are really difficult and also their dosing plans. Best indicators for dosing, especially for the coloration elements is IMO the response of the corals.

I can not say much about the different recommendations of the directions as I do not know their ingredient. The concentration and the ingredients might just have changed over the time but this is something I can not answer.

G.Alexander