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Proteus 08-18-2013 09:33 PM

Coral snow
 
Wow do I ever love this product

I dosed it before lights on at 1.5ml to my 42g of water. Water was amazingly clear my skimmer was pulling more gunk.

Like to see how acros respond with consistent dosing

thmh 08-18-2013 09:35 PM

Coral snow side effect is it turns into coral food! :-) we use it religiously!

~Tony

Rice Reef 08-18-2013 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Titus99 (Post 839295)
Wow do I ever love this product

I dosed it before lights on at 1.5ml to my 42g of water. Water was amazingly clear my skimmer was pulling more gunk.

Like to see how acros respond with consistent dosing

Quote:

Originally Posted by thmh (Post 839296)
Coral snow side effect is it turns into coral food! :-) we use it religiously!

~Tony

+1!

Myka 08-19-2013 12:40 AM

It's my favourite Zeovit product. :)

typezero 08-19-2013 12:43 AM

Like franks hot sauce, i put dat stuff on everything!

Proteus 08-19-2013 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by typezero (Post 839321)
Like franks hot sauce, i put dat stuff on everything!

Haha long

You need need a pick of some old lady holding the bottle.

apexifd 08-19-2013 01:39 AM

Sounds good.. I am gonaa be using this in the new tank.

neoh 08-19-2013 02:42 AM

it's used as a supplement to clarify water, however you use it for corals? How do the two work together, and what are the benefits for the corals? Growth? Color?

Proteus 08-19-2013 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by neoh (Post 839358)
it's used as a supplement to clarify water, however you use it for corals? How do the two work together, and what are the benefits for the corals? Growth? Color?

Mixing it with liquid foods gives the food something to bind to. Since the snow is a clay the food is now able to be caught buy the polyps

Myka 08-19-2013 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Titus99 (Post 839360)
Mixing it with liquid foods gives the food something to bind to. Since the snow is a clay the food is now able to be caught buy the polyps

That's what "they" say. I'm not sure I buy into this selling feature since overuse of Coral Snow can bleach corals. I just like the clarifying aspect of the additive. :D

Proteus 08-19-2013 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Myka (Post 839375)
That's what "they" say. I'm not sure I buy into this selling feature since overuse of Coral Snow can bleach corals. I just like the clarifying aspect of the additive. :D

Could overdose be a result of metals silicates and other earths in its makeup

I don't see why it couldn't be a carrier of foods if its able to bind to the debris in water column.

Myka 08-19-2013 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Titus99 (Post 839382)
Could overdose be a result of metals silicates and other earths in its makeup

I don't see why it couldn't be a carrier of foods if its able to bind to the debris in water column.

Honestly, I'm not really sure what to think about it. As with all Zeovit products (an similar products on the market) the ingredients are unknown besides some vague description so it's tough to say exactly what it does. I know it ends up in my skimmer because the next morning there is a white dusty in the cup. If it gets to the skimmer all by itself, or if it brings some organics with it from binding, I have no idea. Does some sort of "clay" or carbonate bind to food and take it to corals? I'm skeptical of that, although not entirely unbelievable.

Here's an interesting article on the chemical analysis of skimmate (not totally relevant, but I like the article so I am linking it haha): http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/2/aafeature


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