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Gross water volume - 80 gal including sump
Net water volume - 65 gal.
using auto-top kalkwasser solution fed from a tank
RO/DI feedwater
no PO4 reactor only Phosban in bag in sump
using reef carbon in bag in sump
no ozone
no UV
Skimmer - ASM G3 rated at 200 gal wet skimming~2 cups/day
NO3- 0 red sea test kit
P04 - .1-.15 ppm red sea test
ALk - "high" red sea test kit
Ca - don't know - no test lit
Mg - don't know - o test kit
DSB - bare sump with skimmer, carbon bag and phosban bag
250 watt MH 14.5 K XM +128 watt 10K/actinic dual bulbs (4x32w)
corals
several samll acro frags (~15)
large birdnest
long tentacle sarcophyton
discosoma's
several shrooms
several small to medium capnella
had several monti's till the nudi's feasted on them!
2 clams (crotea and maxima)
coral colors dark
tank has been running 3 years on tap water - upgraded to ro/di in January
I want to use Zeovit to get better colors on coral and eliminate algea (hair, and cyano)
suppliment with lugols ~1 per month - 2 drops
Live rock~200 lbs - 3yrs old
only problems relate to algea issues that seemed to develope over last 6 months. Based on pictures I see, my corals are not as colorful as others on this forum.
Not currently using Zeovit, but have ordered it and waiting for it to arrive.
I want to introduce it slowly to minimize risk of RTN to my corals.
temp 78, salinity 1.025 (refractometer),
I'm considering removal of most of the soft corals from the tank. The xenia got out of control and smothered a few of my smaller SPSs a few months ago. I "harvested about 75% of the xenia and flushed it. Following the removal of the xenia, I had an algea explosionof hair aglea. I have been manually removing the hair algea and now I'm having cyano problems with red cyano covering nearly everything. I have begun using a magnum canister to vacuum off the cyano to keep it from covering everything in the tank.
Started the Phosban 2 weeks ago - no effect on PO4 levels.
Coral growth seems good.
Net water volume - 65 gal.
using auto-top kalkwasser solution fed from a tank
RO/DI feedwater
no PO4 reactor only Phosban in bag in sump
using reef carbon in bag in sump
no ozone
no UV
Skimmer - ASM G3 rated at 200 gal wet skimming~2 cups/day
NO3- 0 red sea test kit
P04 - .1-.15 ppm red sea test
ALk - "high" red sea test kit
Ca - don't know - no test lit
Mg - don't know - o test kit
DSB - bare sump with skimmer, carbon bag and phosban bag
250 watt MH 14.5 K XM +128 watt 10K/actinic dual bulbs (4x32w)
corals
several samll acro frags (~15)
large birdnest
long tentacle sarcophyton
discosoma's
several shrooms
several small to medium capnella
had several monti's till the nudi's feasted on them!
2 clams (crotea and maxima)
coral colors dark
tank has been running 3 years on tap water - upgraded to ro/di in January
I want to use Zeovit to get better colors on coral and eliminate algea (hair, and cyano)
suppliment with lugols ~1 per month - 2 drops
Live rock~200 lbs - 3yrs old
only problems relate to algea issues that seemed to develope over last 6 months. Based on pictures I see, my corals are not as colorful as others on this forum.
Not currently using Zeovit, but have ordered it and waiting for it to arrive.
I want to introduce it slowly to minimize risk of RTN to my corals.
temp 78, salinity 1.025 (refractometer),
I'm considering removal of most of the soft corals from the tank. The xenia got out of control and smothered a few of my smaller SPSs a few months ago. I "harvested about 75% of the xenia and flushed it. Following the removal of the xenia, I had an algea explosionof hair aglea. I have been manually removing the hair algea and now I'm having cyano problems with red cyano covering nearly everything. I have begun using a magnum canister to vacuum off the cyano to keep it from covering everything in the tank.
Started the Phosban 2 weeks ago - no effect on PO4 levels.
Coral growth seems good.
. Many thoughts racing thru my head are:1) stop KW drip--it pools P04[CaP04] which will take longer to deplete with ZEOvit. 2) use the Magnum intermittently only when cleaning your tank--continuously creates a N03 producer. 3) RODI water is a must if you desire nutrient-poor waters. Be sure to change these canisters when TDS is above 4. 4) Absolutely, you must test often the salinity, Ca, Mg, & KH if you want SPS to color & grow. Ca level >400, Mg>1200, KH 6.5-8 & also it's nice to test N03's & P04's from time to time. 5) use 1/2ltr zeolites, in a dedicated zeo-filter or filter sock[less effective] in a high flow area. Clean these once or twice a day. Exchange these in 4wks the first time, then every 6wks.thereafter. 6) use 1/2 Cup carbon, passively & knead the bag every other day. Change carbon every 4wks. 7) Dose bak/food 3drops each daily for the 1st 2wks, then 2x's/wk. Turn off the skimmer for 60min after these are dosed. 8) dose Start .25ml 2x's/day daily. If you interested in a zeo-filter Madison[OUinLA] custom makes these at ~$100 & I'd recommend this,if one is going to use the ZEOvit method. Ask questions freely
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