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Old 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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Old 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.


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

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Old 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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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.

Hey good work dude. I don't even want to know how much it costs to run my setup and yours is much bigger. I sure don't need my wife knowing either. We have an understanding I guess..... I don't know how much her horse costs per month. Damn hayburners .
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Old 03-26-2009, 04:28 AM
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I just bought a starter zeovit system and was looking for some start up advice, things to look out for, do / don't do ect. Thanks
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I betcha the horse is cheaper...

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Hey good work dude. I don't even want to know how much it costs to run my setup and yours is much bigger. I sure don't need my wife knowing either. We have an understanding I guess..... I don't know how much her horse costs per month. Damn hayburners .
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OK Zeo Masters I'm switching salt and was wondering should I use KZ's or H2Ocean? Any opinions either way would be appreciated.
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Old 04-14-2009, 06:52 AM
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I have been rotating water changes between KZ's and Seachem Reefsalt. The reason I still do some water changes using Seachem Reefsalt is because it is very high in potassium. High enough that I have stopped dosing K-Balance because my potassium levels stay in the 380's and a bucket of Seachem Reefsalt is about the same price as a 500ml bottle of K-Balance but lasts 4 times as long.
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