I have a 190 litres display tank with a 70 litres sump. Tank is about a year and a half.
Sand: barebottom.
Rocks: one very large big background ceramic reef tock (image in the link). Smaller rocks (3 wrasse dens) were removed because I've got no wrasses at the moment.
I found different "Zeovit conversion protocols". Which one I should follow?
I tried using the Tropic Marin carbon dosing protocol with very little success, especially in terms of phosphate control.
So I was wondering what the most effective way for a Zeovit conversion is?
Thank you very much for all the help!
Sand: barebottom.
Rocks: one very large big background ceramic reef tock (image in the link). Smaller rocks (3 wrasse dens) were removed because I've got no wrasses at the moment.
I found different "Zeovit conversion protocols". Which one I should follow?
- General Guide for the Zeovit System 1.03 -- Is this "old" information?
- 14 days initial cycle instructions -- My tank is not new, but I'm thinking of doing this since I have only a couple of softies, and 3 fish. This seems to involve higher dosages of bacteria and carbon? Any Advice?
- Zeovit & Korallen Zucht Guide Easy Reefing -- is this the "newest" information?
I tried using the Tropic Marin carbon dosing protocol with very little success, especially in terms of phosphate control.
So I was wondering what the most effective way for a Zeovit conversion is?
- Zeovit: 650 ml - flow rate through reactor: 250-300 Liters per hour.
- Zeobak: 5 ml x 100 L once / OR / 4 drops per 100 for 2 weeks?
- ZeoStart 3: 10 ml x 100 L once / OR / 5 ML x 100 L the first 3 days, then 1 ML x 100 L for 2 weeks?
- ZeoFood Plus: does this help with converting to Zeovit? If so, at what dosage? I've read around this has been replaced by Sponge power, and the impact on the biology of the bacteria is very small.
- Sponge Power: does this help with converting to Zeovit? Dosage is 3 ml when the conversion has started?
The pump should be switched on and off at an interval of 3 hours (3 hours on, 3 hours off, 3 hours on, 3 hours off, etc.) leading to an alternating environment of aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Every switch leads to an increased aspiration of PO4 by the microorganisms/bacteria residing in the material.
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