Adding sugar to a reef tank?

[Jason McK]

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

Jason, why would you get a mono-culture? What strains of bacteria don't require a carbon source to thrive? Sugar dosing is similar to Zeovit but without the cost.

Sugar dosing is a basic carbon source that allows only one strain of bacteria to dominate. It is still effective but the avoidance of a mono-culture is very important so that the bacteria does not over run the tank. Mono-cultures are very difficult to control and dosing can be established and everything can be running fine, then tank demands can change and you can end up in an over dose situation.
ZEOvit uses many carbon sources to establish a wide range of different bacteria. this aids in avoiding a over dose crash and keeps the Bacteria more stable. Not saying that you can not over dose ZEO you can with very bad results.


J