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03-25-2009, 01:28 AM
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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. Last edited by GreenSpottedPuffer; 03-25-2009 at 01:31 AM. 
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03-25-2009, 01:41 AM
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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
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- Greg 90G : Light - Tek 6xT5 | Skim - EuroReef RS135 | Flow - 2xVortech MP40W | Control - Reef Keeper 2
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03-25-2009, 07:03 AM
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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
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03-25-2009, 08:23 AM
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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
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03-25-2009, 02:28 PM
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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
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03-25-2009, 03:52 PM
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I did a breakdown in excel, I can email it to anyone that may be interested in working their own numbers.
But I calculated my costs to be $54.44/Month. Although this is some what misleading. I have included salt and carbon in that calculation and they add up to $23.47, now assuming that everyone not using the zeo system still runs carbon.. and does regular water changes this can fairly be removed from the monthly operating cost. Making this assumption my monthly cost would really be $30.97. That being said I am not buying these products every month so the cost is spread out. I should note my prices are based on current J&L website pricing. I hope this helps everyone out a little bit. 
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03-25-2009, 07:42 PM
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03-25-2009, 04:00 PM
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I notice some of your amounts are lower than mine but your tank is bigger. I think its because the further you go into ZEO, the less you need. Is this true?
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03-25-2009, 04:49 PM
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Yes Over time you will lower the dosage of almost every additive.
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