Lps

[Baldamichel]

With the zeovit protocol, is it possible to maintain lps and zoanthus?

[jacky]

Can. ZeoVit simulates natural seawater (NSW) parameters by reducing nitrate and phosphate levels without reducing other essential parameters such as calcium and magnesium. In order to use zeovit effectively, you need to operate the system as close to natural seawater levels as possible. This means alkalinity 6.5-7.5 dKh, calcium 410-430 mg, magnesium 1250-1300 mg, salinity 33-35 ppt and potassium (K+) 380-400 mg

[G.Alexander]

I am not really experienced with Zoanthus but basically they should doing fine. I kept LPS corals in a nutrient poor ZeoVit system and they where all doing fine but basically the system was created to keep SPS corals in a nutrient poor system.

G.Alexander

[Baldamichel]

Thanks

Ok it confirms that it's really made for sps, because lps and soft still need nutrients. Can we stop the protocol sooner or later?

[jacky]

Don't worry about the term "nutrient deprivation", it is the best good core and best foundation. Even if we use the instrument to measure the nutrient as 0, it is not lower than the natural ocean. Basically, biology, live rock, fish, and feeding all bring "nutrition". ZeoVit basic components create a well-balanced biological environment. It also provides "nutrition" and "coral food", with Zeolite Reactor It also appears to regulate "nutrients". Therefore, I think you should get such conditions first, while observing whether the general appearance of the corals you listed is poor and stressed, basically there is no problem.

[G.Alexander]

I have seen LPS corals side by side in natural reefs growing in the same nutrient poor environment as SPS corals so I would not say they basically need additional nutrients like PO4 and NO3. Some kind of LPS corals might but most are doing very well in a nutrient poor environment having the same growth level compared to higher nutrient concentrations. Once if you start with ZeoVit you can stop using the system every time but this should be done slowly which means for example to remove the ZeoVit material in smaller steps over a couple of weeks while also reducing the dosage over the same time step by step. Once you removed it completely you might have to think about using a different method to keep PO4 and NO3 under control.

In the LPS picture forum there are some examples from corals kept with ZeoVit to give you a idea how they are doing:

https://forum.zeovit.com/forum/lives...ation-database

G.Alexander

[anhminh1007]

With the zeovit protocol, is it possible to maintain lps and zoanthus?

Man, i heard the same theory from many many folks. They keep telling me that Zeovit system is only for SPS, and LPS will thrive in Zeovit System.

It is simply not true.

Zeovit will keep your nutrients low. So the keypoint here is you should feed your tank frequently, by fish food, coral food, or other suppment from KZ...
I keep a lot of LPS (Goni, Donuts, Euphyllia, Tree coral, Acans, neon candy cane,... and even Zoanthids) in my tank and they are doing just 100% fine. My tank has both NO3 and PO4 at zero.

[jacky]

In my area, many people see these four terms, they are quite scared, they think poor water quality is bad, and other problems are derived, they think poor nutrition is not good. I think this is blind, reasons: 1. Did they really achieve such a goal? 2. Does the coral look really bad in such an environment?

Coral reef environments, everyone has their preferred levels of nutrient concentrations, creating a good nutrient-poor biological environment is an important thing for any majority of corals, and maintaining biological stability is fundamentally important to coral rearing Core (Zeo bacteria, bacteria food, removes toxins, does not affect Ca/Mg, like a natural ocean).

Without this stable core, coral health and growth/polyp expansion/coral coloration are distant.

What I'm trying to say is - also remember that "nutrient poor" is best (for most corals of all general types.

[Baldamichel]

Thanks for the moment everything is fine sps as lps

[DusanII]

My Zoas say YES to Zeovit system. I love my zoas and they go very well. :-)