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Originally Posted by Pan
...i think the key is to ask on the zeo forum rather than following the guide. ....
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Wow man! You beat me to it! I was going to say exactly that
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Originally Posted by Edmonton Eskimo
.... I followed the zeoguide almost to the letter so I think it needs to be added to, to include more variables especially when starting out on it, as this is the most crucial(and dangerous)time.
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The variables come from posting and asking questions on Zeovit.com. I totally agree that the guide is too generic. Some of my dosing regimin was not what the guide said to do. There are basically two gurus on there who eat, sleep and breathe Zeovit. They'll help with adjusting dosages based on the system information provided to them. They both have something like 15,000 posts each,...in how many years? Not many. Don't know how they find the time, but they do. As far as I can tell, they are basically two hobbyists who care about other hobbyists. The site is not run by KZ and I do not believe they are affiliated with them at all (could be wrong). These guys have run Zeo and gone through all the growing pains and are more than willing to pass their knowledge on. The site has a sticky called "Tell Us About Your Tank", or something like that, asking all kinds of detail about the system. Do a copy paste of that and fill in the answers to the questions and start a thread specific to your tank. And repost it updated every 4 weeks or so. I suspect over a period of 6 months or, things get so one can just cruise with the dosing and not have to worry about adjustments and relying on those guys so much anymore. Takes a bit of time, but worth it in the long run, IMO.
I started Zeo 3 months ago, with almost zero problems so far. My NO3 is down and continuing to fall. My coral colours are way improved. My tanks have never looked better. The only thing I can't figure out is the high PO4 I have. Will be posting an update to try to get an answer on that soon.
On the advice of my LFS, I started posting on Zeovit.com right from the get go, and I think this was key to my avoiding any problems.
Edit: On the other hand, this all does not explain why christy is having problems. Obviously she's talking to them. ...Christy, did you do that "Tell us about your tank" thing, providing them detail?
Cheers
