Maybe quitting Zeovit

[Johnny Reefer]

Hello,

I'm going to be starting Zeovit in a few days. Great thread. A good eye opener to pay attention to the system. Been reading up and asking questions through other various resources. One question I haven't asked of anyone yet. That being about the flow rate and the adjustment of. Looking to get an idea of how folks know they are at, say, 50-75 gph, or whatever. Educated guesswork? A certain postion of the handle? Timing it into a bucket for 1 minute? (I imagine the latter method being somewhat difficult, what with the reactor in the sump).

Thanx much,

[christyf5]

I just guessed with mine but you could time it into a measuring cup or something smaller. My sump compartment is pretty cramped so hopefully I have it in the ballpark (its pretty dang slow).

[Aquattro]

Ya, just guessed.

[Jason McK]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

Hello,

I'm going to be starting Zeovit in a few days. Great thread. A good eye opener to pay attention to the system. Been reading up and asking questions through other various resources. One question I haven't asked of anyone yet. That being about the flow rate and the adjustment of. Looking to get an idea of how folks know they are at, say, 50-75 gph, or whatever. Educated guesswork? A certain postion of the handle? Timing it into a bucket for 1 minute? (I imagine the latter method being somewhat difficult, what with the reactor in the sump).

Thanx much,

Basically if you have a 300GPH pump you then guess at the ball valve handle position 1/2 closed whould put you at 150GPH 3/4 closed would be 75GPH

J

[StirCrazy]

when is some one going to make an automated Zeo system like the balling method.. cuz untill then it is way to much work for us who just want to enjoy our tanks with a couple hours of cleaning every two weeks.

Steve

[fkshiu]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

when is some one going to make an automated Zeo system like the balling method.. cuz untill then it is way to much work for us who just want to enjoy our tanks with a couple hours of cleaning every two weeks.

Steve

It seems like you've got to add a lot of stuff in drips and drabs and not everything goes in on a regular daily basis. Plus you've got to keep an eye on that zeo reactor. With enough dosing pumps and some programming it might be possible, but it wouldn't be simple that's for sure.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

way to much work for us who just want to enjoy our tanks
Steve

You have a tank??

I have to admit, I've missed a day here and there of my tweaking and twisting...

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

Basically if you have a 300GPH pump you then guess at the ball valve handle position 1/2 closed whould put you at 150GPH 3/4 closed would be 75GPH

J

I didn't think it was that easy because, well, it's a ball and the hole in the ball has a curved edge and...ya, that. In other words, isn't it disproportional (is that a word?) because of the spherical properties of the hole? I wouldn't even begin to pretend I know how to calculate it, but I digress. If other folks are having success guessing, that's what I'll do to. I like the trickle description. That helps.

Thanx and cheers,

[trilinearmipmap]

Does anyone have a link for a concise explanation of the Zeovit system including a description of it methods and the costs involved both startup costs and ongoing maintenance costs?

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

Does anyone have a link for a concise explanation of the Zeovit system including a description of it methods and the costs involved both startup costs and ongoing maintenance costs?

http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...t=zeovit+fauna