ZeoVit users poll

[digital-audiophile]

I ended my cyano problems but green film algae is the bane of my existence. I have modified my basic four and additives so many times over the past few months since starting and I just cannot kick it. I use RO/DI w/ 0TDS, reefers best salt and the slew of zeo products and I just cannot get rid of it.

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

Decreasing Start2 will help. I then have slowly raised it back up. I also break my daily dosage into 2 0.6ml in the morning and 0.6ml in the evening

How often are you dosing ZeoBac and ZeoFood?

Once per day, at night, 4 drops each. The guide says I should be using a full ml of start2 for my volume, but I've cut that back to about 0.6-0.7 per day, but broken in 2 - 0.3ish morning, 0.3ish evening. Is it safe to cut it back further? 0.3ml is already a very miniscule amount, going smaller is possible but more like doing drops, I would think..

@Albert - neat.

[Jason McK]

No I think you at the lower limit.

How often are you needing to clean the glass?

J

[Delphinus]

I'd say about once per week but I have to use a razor blade, the magfloat doesn't cut through the stuff that's there. The magfloat will keep it clean if I do it every day, every 2-3 days at the longest. After that there is stuff that won't come off without the razor blade.

[Jason McK]

I struggled with algea on the glass for a lone time. I'd still say I have about the same amount as if I wasn't on Zeo. I clean with a Mag float about every 7 days.

I'm convinced it's a side effect of Zeo that passes over time.
Are you running any phosphate remover like Rowaphos?

Personally (and I'm not expert) I would return to the Zeoguide spec for the 4 basic Zeo products.
Run like that untill the next rock change and monitor the phosphate and nitrate levels closely.

I have found there is quite a battle for the available nutrient in the Zeo System. The biggest issue is ensureing that the ZeoBak is the winner. The addition of CV, Spur2, AAHC, Sponge power and others, Make more nutrients available for other bactirias or Algaes. this is the main reason you do not want to start the addition of these ellements too soon. (despite what many people say on Zeovit.com)
This is my opinion only but through the last 2 1/2 years I have found controlling the additional ellements can resolve a lot of problems once you are running a low nutrient system

J

[untamed]

Clean glass every 7 days! Nice. I have to clean mine every 2-3 days. I find that the longer I delay the cleaning, the more algae is "freed up" to float around the water column.

If I delay too long, I have to clean two days in a row because the algae just re-settles on the glas' following the first cleaning.

[untamed]

I've been dosing sponge power, and vitalizer for a few months. I'm not continuing with the vitalizer. I'll continue with sponge power for now, but I don't like dosing something when I don't know what it is....so I'll likely stop this eventually also.

That's it for my participation in Zeovit at the moment.

[Tyson]

hey guys i read that an over dosing of k-balance can leed to algae growth in our tanks.

[bv_reefer]

i don't believe i'll be going into the actual zeo system, but my plan is to use trace elements, sea water complex, coral snow, and pohls extra. so far i'm very satisfied with trace elements, i've never had this much polyp extension than what i have now, i also noticed it brought out the greens in my sps.

[chevyjaxon]

I just started using zeostart 2 only to help reduce nitrates i really dont know how to properly dose it i put a quarter capful in 2 times a day i cannot find any information on this product so im not sure what im adding but for 50 bux a bottle it better be good its been 4 days since i started using it and i see no drop in nitrates can anybody tell me for sure just what im adding to my tank??