Thought I would start a thread to log and track my zeo journey.
Tank is s a year old, 300l gross (230 net) DD 900 reef tank.
is primarily acropora with some LPS and algae haha.
I’ve been reefing 2.5 years and have learnt a lot my my dad and his 1000g SPS heavy tank.
I have carbon dosed from the beginning with supplementation until now being kalkwasser via a stirrer. I have reached a point now where I am adding balling to keep up with calcium and carbonate consumption.
i use 3.5 litres of Siporax in my sump along with 1kg of maxspect bio spheres which are similar to marine pure.
100 micron filter socks are changed twice a week, more often if I do a blow off of rocks and sand.
ive decided to use zeo products after expensive research and I understand and agree with most of their logic.
At present i use
zeobak full dose 2x a week
biomate full-size 2x a week
sponge power half dose every other day
coral vitaliser 1 drop 3 times a week
nothing else.
i will be introducing iodine by tropic Marin as I already have a bottle. This is lugols iodine and is dosed daily. Icp showed very low iodine
i have zeofood Plus, aahc, aa LPS that are not being used.
I hope to introduce them soon but not sure on the best way to do so.
1. Gross water volume of your complete system (incl. sump etc.) - 290 Litres
2. Net water volume (incl. sump etc.) - 230 litres
3. Are you using a CaCO2 reactor or other technique - Kalkwasser and Balling Light
4. Are you using a PO4 reactor - no, never have
5. Are you using Ozone - no, never have
6. Are you using UV - no, never have
7. What skimmer are you using - Deltec 600i (rated for 200 litres -600 litres)
8. What are your actual PO4 and NO3 levels - Po4 0.02, no3 0.2)
9. What are your actual Ca, Alk and Mg levels - 8, 440, 1350
10. What filtration method do you use - Filter socks and Zeostart
11. Type of light - 8x39w ATI Sunpower Dimmable
12. What corals do you keep - Acropora with some LPS (Goniopora, Lobophylia, Micromussa, Euphyllia)
13. Tissue color - mid.
14. How long has the tank been running - 1 year
15. Why do you want to use the ZEOvit system - involved method, keep in tune with tank.
16. Any supplemental dosing - Sponge Power, zeobak, biomate, coral vitalizer, Iodine
17. Live rock - started with dry rock (marco rock), roughly 15kg
18. Any present problems - a little cyano on sand. Brown buildup on rocks over the course of the day. Small amount of algae
19. Problem description - ony above. Corals are looking well and encrusting, good PE
20. What test kit do you use Salifert for all other than p04 (Hanna ULR)
21. Present dosing, amounts and intervals zeobak & biomate 1 drop 2x a week, sponge power 1 drop 3x a week, Tropic Marin Iod 1 drop twice a week.
22. Other water parameters and water stability - 35ppt, 26 degrees C
23. Which salt brand do you use - Tropic Marin Pro Reef
Tank is s a year old, 300l gross (230 net) DD 900 reef tank.
is primarily acropora with some LPS and algae haha.
I’ve been reefing 2.5 years and have learnt a lot my my dad and his 1000g SPS heavy tank.
I have carbon dosed from the beginning with supplementation until now being kalkwasser via a stirrer. I have reached a point now where I am adding balling to keep up with calcium and carbonate consumption.
i use 3.5 litres of Siporax in my sump along with 1kg of maxspect bio spheres which are similar to marine pure.
100 micron filter socks are changed twice a week, more often if I do a blow off of rocks and sand.
ive decided to use zeo products after expensive research and I understand and agree with most of their logic.
At present i use
zeobak full dose 2x a week
biomate full-size 2x a week
sponge power half dose every other day
coral vitaliser 1 drop 3 times a week
nothing else.
i will be introducing iodine by tropic Marin as I already have a bottle. This is lugols iodine and is dosed daily. Icp showed very low iodine
i have zeofood Plus, aahc, aa LPS that are not being used.
I hope to introduce them soon but not sure on the best way to do so.
1. Gross water volume of your complete system (incl. sump etc.) - 290 Litres
2. Net water volume (incl. sump etc.) - 230 litres
3. Are you using a CaCO2 reactor or other technique - Kalkwasser and Balling Light
4. Are you using a PO4 reactor - no, never have
5. Are you using Ozone - no, never have
6. Are you using UV - no, never have
7. What skimmer are you using - Deltec 600i (rated for 200 litres -600 litres)
8. What are your actual PO4 and NO3 levels - Po4 0.02, no3 0.2)
9. What are your actual Ca, Alk and Mg levels - 8, 440, 1350
10. What filtration method do you use - Filter socks and Zeostart
11. Type of light - 8x39w ATI Sunpower Dimmable
12. What corals do you keep - Acropora with some LPS (Goniopora, Lobophylia, Micromussa, Euphyllia)
13. Tissue color - mid.
14. How long has the tank been running - 1 year
15. Why do you want to use the ZEOvit system - involved method, keep in tune with tank.
16. Any supplemental dosing - Sponge Power, zeobak, biomate, coral vitalizer, Iodine
17. Live rock - started with dry rock (marco rock), roughly 15kg
18. Any present problems - a little cyano on sand. Brown buildup on rocks over the course of the day. Small amount of algae
19. Problem description - ony above. Corals are looking well and encrusting, good PE
20. What test kit do you use Salifert for all other than p04 (Hanna ULR)
21. Present dosing, amounts and intervals zeobak & biomate 1 drop 2x a week, sponge power 1 drop 3x a week, Tropic Marin Iod 1 drop twice a week.
22. Other water parameters and water stability - 35ppt, 26 degrees C
23. Which salt brand do you use - Tropic Marin Pro Reef
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