ZEOvit, thats the question

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

I am becoming ZEO's number one fan

Love the system and I am still only using the basics.

240G Net Water Volume

1.5L reactor with about 1.5L of stones.

.8ml Start2 twice daily (but who am I kidding, most days I dose just under 2ml once)

8 drops food three times a week

8 drops Bak three times a week

Coral snow...I stopped for a week and started to get a tiny bit of cyano. I had not seen any while using the stuff, so I am off to get more asap. IME this stuff works to keep the cyano away.

[mark]

any chance in the details could put up a cost estimate/day

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by mark

any chance in the details could put up a cost estimate/day

I can try to give an idea of what it costs me as of now for my 200 with 75G sump.

Reactor $160

I will estimate the costs of these additives based on what they cost and what I have gone through this month. Its quite easy since on the new tank, its been exactly a month since I started ZEO again. And I bought most of the additives a month ago...

Monthly (approx):

Stones $15
Carbon $10
ZEObak $10
Coral Snow $15
ZEOfood $5
ZEOstart2 $5

Weekly water changes (roughly 60G a month) $30

So a total of approx. $90 a month for my 200G including water changes that would be done anyways. In the future I will be dosing more additives but even then, its just another $5 a month here and there really. IMO well worth it

I get to keep lots of large fish and feed them a ridiculous amount but still keep nutrients down and keep corals also very happy. I have never had fatter fish and nicer colored sps. Something that has not always gone hand in hand in the past.

[digital-audiophile]

90 Gallon Display w/ 30Gallon sump.

Current dosing:

zeobak - 3 drops 3x week
zeofood - 6 drops 3x week
zeostart2 - 0.5ml daily (split .025 morning/night)
Coral Snow - 2ml daily
Amino Acid- 2 drops x day
Sponge Power - 4 drops x day
ZeoZyme - 1 Teaspoon 1x week
Zeolites - Change every 6 weeks
ZeoCarbon - Change every 4 weeks
Reefers Best Salt - 5 Gallon water change x week

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

You know I just realized your a "Flames fan"...I don't think I can help you anymore...sorry.


Just kidding...
















Well kind of...once the playoffs come along I can't talk to you anymore

[lobsterboy]

I added the cost and its like, $25 bucks a month, for dosing.
thats spread out over 6months or so, not the inital cost of the base system and elements

[Jason McK]

I'm sorry I do not know my costs. I did the break down about 2 years ago but no longer have the data

Net water 300G
3L Zeolith
ZeoBak 7 drops 3X/week
ZeoFood 7 Drops 3X/week same time as Bak
ZeoStart 0.6ml twice a day
CV 7 drops/day
AA 7 Drops/Day
B-Balance 6ml 4 or 5 times/week
ZeoZym 1 teaspoon/week

I've tried other addatives but these are the standards

J

[Madreefer]

[QUOTE IME this stuff works to keep the cyano away.[/quote]

I agree with you on that one for sure. I have a small peice of cyano that is gone the next morning after a dose. This is what I dose:
Coral Snow - 1 capfull every 2nd day
Pohl's Xtra - 1 capfull every 2nd day
Pohl's Coral Vitalizer - 3 drops every 2nd day
Sponge Power - 3 drops every 2nd day
display is 144G
sump is 20G
refugium is 15G
I have been doing this since Feb 23 and have seen good growth and good color and extremely clear water. This may sound unbeleivable but I started to see results in the first week. I was going to buy the reactor but was told that a refugium can not be used with the reactor.