ZEOvit/200G Build Journal - 34G Solana

[Johnny Reefer]

You could always just run the extra 1L of zeolite passively in your sump. Just put it were there is some flow and knead it twice a day by hand.

[Jason McK]

Also Remember it's NET water volume. You have to subtract all your sand rock and odds are your sump isn't full

J

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

Also Remember it's NET water volume. You have to subtract all your sand rock and odds are your sump isn't full

J

Yeah the sump is 120ish gallon tank (my current display is going to be the sump), so I estimate with it half or 2/3 full and with rock, sand, ect. the NET will still be about 250 easily. I believe the new display is 203G to be exact.

Well anyways, its a much bigger water volume. All I can do is try it out I guess.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

You could always just run the extra 1L of zeolite passively in your sump. Just put it were there is some flow and knead it twice a day by hand.

Right...this may work too. I have to knead the carbon already, so wouldn't hurt to just do some zeolites as well.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

So how quickly did you guys see the results of ZEO?

I am trying to figure out if its coincidence or ZEO but a few of my "mystery" frags that I traded or bought as ugly brown things are suddenly getting color back and quick. Seems to quick to be the ZEO though.

One of them apparently is a Green Slimer. I got a few nice Green Slimer frags from a member here and now one of my brown colonies is turning out to be the same coral. I don't even remember where I got it but man it was ugly.

Just seems that the corals colors are getting very nice the past few days.

Only downside is that I seem to also be getting some cyano on my sandbed. I heard this can happen though and will pass. I did add some new sand though a few nights ago, so that probably didn't help.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

I am pretty sure the ZEO is already doing quite a bit. I have really noticed a huge difference in color already. Too much to be coincidence. I will take some pics tomorrow.

My fear now is how the transfer to the new tank will effect things.

Any advice for how I should do this? I have about 3 weeks until the new tank gets here but I am getting nervous now. I think the new tank will be sumpless for a few days while I get everything moved over and plumbed. Does a few days without ZEO make a big difference?

I guess this will actually become a build thread too with the new tank and all.

Its around 200G...72"x30"wide and 22" high. Sump as I said will be my current display (around 120G) and I will use my 75G sump as a water change tank. ATO will be the same garbage can. Most of the other equipment will be the same. Lighting will still be dual 400 watts...switching to 20K though. Currently I have 4x80watt T5's as well (2 actinic and 2 11K bulbs) and will be adding another 2 80 watt T5's I think. I will be adding about 100 lbs. more LR.

The tank is going against the wall across from the current tanks spot and the stand is being built to make it look like an in wall tank. Except that I doubt the canopy will go all the way to the ceiling since its 14' tall

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

So all in all, I have been pretty happy with ZEO so far. I think it has done a lot for the corals.

I have to say though, the cyano that has come with it, is making me not even want to look at the tank anymore

Its ridiculous. Starting to grow on rocks too now, not just the sand bed. I had heard of this happening when starting ZEO but I was told as long as you go slow, your fine. Well I went very slow, waiting until levels were right, dosing less than what I was recommended, ect. but still have a crazy amount of cyano.

And some of the brown stringy stuff. Can't remember the names. I had been lucky enough over the years not to have to deal with bacterial issues like this.

Any ideas?

[christyf5]

I started slow with zeo as well and I have cyano. I just can't get rid of it. Damned stuff. Oh well, I just add it to the various other things that have plagued my tank over the years.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

So all in all, I have been pretty happy with ZEO so far. I think it has done a lot for the corals.

I have to say though, the cyano that has come with it, is making me not even want to look at the tank anymore

Its ridiculous. Starting to grow on rocks too now, not just the sand bed. I had heard of this happening when starting ZEO but I was told as long as you go slow, your fine. Well I went very slow, waiting until levels were right, dosing less than what I was recommended, ect. but still have a crazy amount of cyano.

And some of the brown stringy stuff. Can't remember the names. I had been lucky enough over the years not to have to deal with bacterial issues like this.

Any ideas?

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ZeoZyme?

[Jason McK]

What is your current ZeoStart dosage? and what is your Net water volume?
are you adding amino acid and/or coral vitalizer

J