New qua, new start

[esco]

hello guys,
I had my new aquarium 4 months ago. System is running with light like 4 months. There are few fishs and add 3 sps frag yesterday. Do you think I can start zeovit ?

1. Gross water volume of your complete system (incl. sump etc.) - US gallons / UK gallons / liter 1 mton
2. Net water volume (incl. sump etc.) - US gallons / UK gallons / liter 800 liter
3. Are you using a CaCO2 reactor or other technique. No
4. Are you using a PO4 reactor (how long, how long ago, etc.) no
5. Are you using Ozone no
6. Are you using UV no
7. What skimmer are you using (type, rated water volume) bk 300 deluxe
8. What are your actual PO4 and NO3 levels both 0
9. What are your actual Ca, Alk and Mg levels 450 6.7 1400
10. What filtration method do you use (refugium, DSB, Miracle Mud, etc.) nothing only skimmer
11. Type of light (Watt, color temp, how old, etc.) 2x mh 250 w white + 6x t5 80w + 2x ecotech gen 4
12. What corals do you keep 3 sps frag
13. Tissue color (light or dark) newly add
14. How long has the tank been running 4 months
15. Why do you want to use the ZEOvit system tried before best system
16. Any supplemental dosing (type, amount, why, etc.)nothin
17. Live rock (how much, how old, etc.) started with dead rock but add some live in sump 4 months ago. System is running like this
18. Any present problems no
19. Problem description (tissue loss tips, tissue loss base, diatom bloom, algae, etc.)
20. What test kit do you use (how old, recently switched, etc.) salifert
21. Present dosing, amounts and intervals (ZEOvit, ZEObak, ZEOfood, ZEOstart, ZEOspur2, etc.) no , sometimes adding zeovitality
22. Other water parameters and water stability (salinity, temp, etc.) 1025 , 25.3 c
23. Which salt brand do you use aquaforest reef for sps

[jacky]

1. Place 2 liters of Zeovit into the Zeo reactor. The water flow is about 800 liters per hour. Connect the reactor pump to a clock timer and run the reactor pump at intervals of 3 hr on/3 hr on/3 hr on. When turning off the pump, make sure that the zeolite is not exposed to air. Clean materials daily. Leave the zeolite in the filter for 4 weeks until your first change. This is the first replacement interval, other intervals can be extended to 6-8 weeks.

2. Put 0.8 liters of activated carbon in filter socks and keep in passive water flow (change every 30 days). Rub the charcoal every day to keep the surface clean. Most users use korallenzucht toner for perfect results.

3. Take 8 drops of ZeoBac daily for the first 2 weeks, otherwise 8 drops 2 to 3 times a week. Take ZeoStart 0.8ml 2 times a day (morning and evening). Dose before starting the Zeo reactor pump.

4. If you have Zeo SpongePower product, 8 drops every other day (recommended to have one of the product/Zeo core foundation).

After that, you can use other products for coral coloring. Adjust your skimmer so it's slightly damp and keep it as clean as possible for export. 5-10% weekly water change with high quality salt
Basic water parameters, as stable as possible to keep NSW within the following ranges:

KH 6.5 – 7.5
Ca 400 – 420 mg
Mg 1250 – 1300 mg
K + ~ 380 mg

For malnourished environments, K+ (potassium) appears to have become an important element. I suggest you get a test suite for this element as well and post the results.

[esco]

What happens if I use 1.5 liters instead of 2 liters Zeovit?

[jacky]

Zeolite materials have many functions, such as: reducing nutrients/processing nutrients/good positive response of biology/the amount of bacteria on the surface of zeolite materials and inside.

Zeolite material as part of the core of the ZeoVit system, in summary - in terms of reducing nutrients, the effect will be compromised (insufficient material)

If the amount of material is far from the recommended amount, so the ability to reduce nutrients is insufficient, and the results cannot be fully exerted. When the material is insufficient or tired, the coral will indirectly show a dull appearance.

[G.Alexander]

As Jacky mention a lower quantity does reduce nutrient processing so if nutrients in your system are already low and if the nutrient import (fish / food ect.) is limited also a lower quantity might work also so basically it should be a balance between nutrient import and export to prevent increasing the levels in the system. You might also notice it in solid nutrient poor systems that corals coloration might loose some of its “brilliance”, difficult to describe.

If you reduce the quantity please also reduce the flow to the reactor, in your case if you use 1.5 liters the correct flow should be ~ 600 liters per hour.

If you notice nutrient are slowly increase after the change just go back to the old quantity and the flow of ~ 800 liters per hour through the reactor.

G.Alexander

[esco]

Thx for answers. Is there any way to understand zeobak is broken or not? Maybe no smell anythig or somethin?

[jacky]

In my own experience with the Zeo Bac I have purchased and used, it has no unusual smell, just the occasional (uncommon) smell of rancid eggs, but this is normal. In my use of Zeo Bac to this day, there has never been an abnormal Zeo product.

It is also recommended to store the product in a temperature range of +4 degrees Celsius to +20 degrees Celsius, which is +39.2 degrees Fahrenheit to +68 degrees Fahrenheit.

[G.Alexander]

The smell and also the color can differ / change from time to time while the product is 100% OK. If there are slimy patches in the bottle it has gone bad and should be replaced. As Jacky said I would also recommend to store it in the fridge.

G.Alexander

[esco]

I have some dead spots on tips. What do you think?
kh 6.7 cal 450 mag 1500 , 1.025, fosfat 0.08 , photasium 380

[jacky]

What brand of salinity meter and test kit are you using, the base water parameters look unusual, Mg suggested range 1250-1300. Kh slightly increased to 7.

Please also clarify whether the salinity is correct.

[G.Alexander]

I can not see it really clear in the picture, are those affected tips “just” lost their tissue or is the skeleton damaged also ?

Any idea why the Mg level is so high, have you increased the potassium level recently ?

G.Alexander

[esco]

What brand of salinity meter and test kit are you using, the base water parameters look unusual, Mg suggested range 1250-1300. Kh slightly increased to 7.

Please also clarify whether the salinity is correct.

I am using Hanna - HI98319 Marine Salinity Tester and calibrated it before check. test kits are salifert.

tips lost their tissue. my aqua is almost 8 months old and fully with live rock and enough fish. I added some frags 3 weeks ago and started zeo system. mag (1500) and cal (450) is always high from first day to today.
never add pot.

and also some frags not dead but looses colours and going white.

[esco]

[jacky]

Thanks, I'm not sure if your salinity is correct, just want you to make sure the salinity is correct, about the high Mg and Ca, is it just from the additions, if so, adjust it a bit, but the important thing is "make sure the salt degree is at the correct level".

1: Have you started adding Potassium and have it stabilized (if not, let's get a Potassium test kit, check the results, start slowly to 380~g

2: What is the brand of activated carbon?

3: What is the amount and flow of zeolite material? (use A small container, collect the outlet for 30 seconds, volume x120 so we can get actual flow)

[esco]

Thanks, I'm not sure if your salinity is correct, just want you to make sure the salinity is correct, about the high Mg and Ca, is it just from the additions, if so, adjust it a bit, but the important thing is "make sure the salt degree is at the correct level".

1: Have you started adding Potassium and have it stabilized (if not, let's get a Potassium test kit, check the results, start slowly to 380~g

2: What is the brand of activated carbon?

3: What is the amount and flow of zeolite material? (use A small container, collect the outlet for 30 seconds, volume x120 so we can get actual flow)

I made a water change. Salinity 1.024 now . 450 cal , 1350 mag, 350 pot , 6.7 kh.ı am using Zeocarbon. I checked salinity with 3 diffirent checker.
almost 1 month passed after start zeosystem. Still going with 3 hours off 3 hours on. I will check flow rate . Forgot it.