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[G.Alexander]

I have also never used a automatic reactor but you might find some information in this channel:

https://forum.zeovit.com/forum/equipment-forums/reactors

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[G.Alexander]

Hello Andy, have you done anything else except switching the reactor to the interval ?

The further actions are linked to nutrient levels, have you observed a increased in the last 2 weeks ? What are the actual PO4 and NO3 levels ?

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[G.Alexander]

Hello Antonio and welcome to ZeoVit.com !

Can you please post some more information about your system:

https://forum.zeovit.com/forum/gener...bout-your-tank

A full tank and a sump picture would be helpful additional.

As SPS corals die that quick I...

[G.Alexander]

It depends, if the water is collected in a area which has clear water I would not see a problem. Many public aquariums by the sea usually collect their water offshore.

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Basically it is not necessary at this stage but you can use it if you like to once per week additional if you do not treat flatworms at the moment.

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[G.Alexander]

I have neither used on of them but basically both should be fine and are used by many of our members.

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[G.Alexander]

Here you can find the questions to the basic tank information Jacky has asked for:

https://forum.zeovit.com/forum/general-discussion-forums-international/general-discussion-english/138-tell-us-about-your-tank

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[G.Alexander]

Hello Harold,

lets first increase the water flow through the reactor to ~ 100 US gallons per hour. If you use the 3 hour on / off interval at the moment switch the reactor to continuous flow about 4 weeks later. Please measure the flow by collecting the water from the reactor outlet for...

[G.Alexander]

Welcome back !


I would recommend you to start as follows:

1. Place 1.3 liter zeovit in a Zeo Reactor. Water flow around 135 liters per hour. Connect the reactor pump to a clock timer and run the reactor pump with a 3 hour on / 3 hour off / 3 hour on interval. Please...

[G.Alexander]

K-Balance Strong does contain more K+ ions so it might be the better choice for you but basically the Standard version will work also as your total water volume is not to high.

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[G.Alexander]

Sorry must be a misunderstanding, never used the carbon, someone else has experience with it in combination with a nutrient poor environment ?

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[G.Alexander]

Thank you for the additional information, really helpful.

If I understand you correct you have used some of the old rocks which where used in your system before with a age of 15 years and added some pieces fresh material ? Have you cleaned and / or soaked the old rocks before using it again...

[G.Alexander]

I would also try a different kind of carbon, the nutrient poorer a system is running the more corals respond negative to “aggressive” carbon.

I would also first try three water changes each 10% within the next 10 days to refresh elements in a balanced way.

You can additional...

[G.Alexander]

The UV same as Ozone does destroy several elements contained in the bottles while they are in the water column. If you like to give it a try I would recommend to switch off the UV for about 2 hours while dosing.

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[G.Alexander]

If your system runs nutrient poor stabile a dosage of 1 drop / 25 US gallons should work fine, otherwise it can be dosed as recommended on the bottle.

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[G.Alexander]

Fish are not necessary for the start, you can add them later once the system runs stabile.

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[G.Alexander]

You can dose SpongePower and ZeoBac at the same time but I would not recommend to mix both before the dosage.

You can dilute ZeoBac it does not make a difference just the dosing quantity needs to be calculated depending to the dilution ratio.

It is also important to clean the...

[G.Alexander]

I would recommend you to first get nutrient under control, ZeoVit can support this process but it will not really fix the problem while this stage.

If the rocks do leach nutrients, you can never be sure if it does leach anything else (harmful substances) so you might thing about replacing...

[G.Alexander]

If it is a fresh system without animals I would recommend to cycle it as follows:

https://forum.zeovit.com/forum/gener...803#post290803

The dosage is based on the net water volume which you can calculate usually as follows:

Total Volume of Display Tank + Total...

[G.Alexander]

Please also post the answers to the questions I have linked when you post the pictures.

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