Is ZEO for me.?

[symplistik]

ZEO can be used on tanks of virtually any size if the dosage is right. just keep researching . i have found nano hang on reactors.

[christyf5]

I'm about 5 weeks in to zeo. I'm doing it for the colors. I started out with coral snow and coral vitalizer and couldn't believe the difference. Prior to this I was using the ultralith system but the use of those two zeo products lured me to the dark side

Previously using faunamarin I had issues with brown wafer algae, it took almost 5 months but I do believe that the faunamarin system beat it. Now if I could just do something about the little majano farm I have in the back forty

I agree with Tony, give it 6 months, then weigh the pros and cons. Thats pretty much what I'm doing. In 6 months I'll reasses if I'm interested in continuing with the whole system or just going back to the coral snow and vitalizer.

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by OCDP

Sorry to hijack, but I was wondering if Zeo can be used on smaller systems? Or is it mainly intended for the larger reefs?? I have only ever seen it used on large systems, so I am a bit curious.

Seen zeo done on small tanks as well as big ones.

[Aquattro]

As for all the work, I've just printed out a monthly calendar of what I need to do. Posted by the sump, it should take me 2 minutes every morning to add my stuff, shake the rocks and tick off the sheet. Not too terrible. Let's see if I can actually do it. hehe....

[symplistik]

i did the same. thanks to excel i can log all the results good or bad and make changes , aswell as print of dosing charts that i check off as it gets done

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by OCDP

Can you elaborate a bit further as to what happened?

To make a long story short:
65 Gal tank, Tek T5x6 bulbs light, Deltec skimmer, lots of flow with Tunze pumps.
Before ZEO.
Healthy tank 1.5 year old, no algae, very good colors and growth.
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Got Zeo system going, followed instructions to the "T". I did have a small flow mishap (Increased the flow through zeo rocks) Lost 60% of SPS in 4 days.
After ZEO.
Tank full of hair algae and dead corals.

Present time.

Now, recovering slowly, fighting algae battle, SPS getting colors back growth rate never changed really.
Hope this can make some one to think twice before starting ZEO on established tank. May be new tank is OK but did not work for me.

[marie]

Originally Posted by christyf5

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Previously using faunamarin I had issues with brown wafer algae, it took almost 5 months but I do believe that the faunamarin system beat it...

I wonder if faunamarin would do in my corraline algae, it would be worth waiting 5 months if it did

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by marie

I wonder if faunamarin would do in my corraline algae, it would be worth waiting 5 months if it did

haha, I'm not sure, that would be interesting if it did though. Come to think of it I don't have a speck of coralline algae on anything except for the rocks.

[Skimmerking]

well I guesI will hold off for awhile since I bought another 250 with lumenarc and a electronic ballast. HMMMMMMMMMM lighting and a new reactor coming will the madness every stop.

[Whatigot]

Originally Posted by tom r

i have been on zeovit for the past 2 years. My system is 525g and i now do water changes of 50g every 6 weeks. I am using io salt and increasing the ca to 450 and the mag to 1400 before adding to the system. You will have to watch your water parameters to determine the best for your system. If your system is low nutrient and well skimmed then why change it.

Tom r

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