Thoughts on zeovit

[badAZZlars]

My tank remains ULNS by doing frequest water changes, gfo, and a bit clump of chaeto in my refugium. I am going to be starting a couple of zeo supplements in the coming weeks (coral vitalizer, xtra special) as I am hoping to increase groth rates and get some better colors out of my sps frags. Overall my tank is progressing really well but i'm hoping that these additions will make it even better.

[lorenz0]

Tried it, missed shaking the rocks a couple of times/not dosing. Did more harm than good

I like the concept but there are better solutions

[KevinK]

I have bin thinking about the Zeo as well,

my phosphate is undetectable with hanna, and are gust locking for some more pop, as some of my blue colors arnt as blue as I knew thy where, and pink and green could use a cick as well

locking at all the zeo out there I did a kind of study about 6 months ago, to determine how much I need and what

I used all the reef central tank of the month tanks that used Zeo (I think it where about 18 tanks)

I wrote down how big there system was, what thy dosed and how much,

this gave me a hole data field of how many drops thy used per gallon, how much of all where higher than the average, and how many where lower.

I have to find it, but if you lock at it I remember that it is interesting to se what everyone sticks to, and what thy leave.

overall I got my numbers based on the 18 average tanks (what thy used and how much) and for my system it came down to lots of $$ a year.

I still don't know if I want to invest in a 1 year try (I think you have to run it at least for a few months before you se the real effect)

it would be interesting, as I think you can only read so much, and everyone dose there own amount, but with the average of so many tanks I think it is the perfect lead.

[don.ald]

hi kevin. i think you have to run Zeo far longer then a few months to see results?
could take up to a year...what do others think/

Originally Posted by KevinK

I have bin thinking about the Zeo as well,

my phosphate is undetectable with hanna, and are gust locking for some more pop, as some of my blue colors arnt as blue as I knew thy where, and pink and green could use a cick as well

locking at all the zeo out there I did a kind of study about 6 months ago, to determine how much I need and what

I used all the reef central tank of the month tanks that used Zeo (I think it where about 18 tanks)

I wrote down how big there system was, what thy dosed and how much,

this gave me a hole data field of how many drops thy used per gallon, how much of all where higher than the average, and how many where lower.

I have to find it, but if you lock at it I remember that it is interesting to se what everyone sticks to, and what thy leave.

overall I got my numbers based on the 18 average tanks (what thy used and how much) and for my system it came down to lots of $$ a year.

I still don't know if I want to invest in a 1 year try (I think you have to run it at least for a few months before you se the real effect)

it would be interesting, as I think you can only read so much, and everyone dose there own amount, but with the average of so many tanks I think it is the perfect lead.

[albert_dao]

There's a separation that needs to be defined between the Zeovit system and the additives.

The system is not for everyone. It's for tank tech junkies. It does very specific things, but you have to be looking for those very specific things. Don't just adopt a system because it sounds like a ticket to a nice tank.

If you're looking for an ULNS, there are more ways to skin a cat. Zeovit is a little more than that. It's about zeroing out all your variables to give you absolute control over the manipulation of elements, and correspondingly, colors expressed by your corals. In essence, Zeovit turns your corals into a painter's pallet.

If you have already achieved ULNS and are only looking to a little more color, then consider just using the additives. They are easy to use/dose, work fast and force no substantial changes or commitments to your schedule. I can think of many instances people are only using products like Coral Snow and Bio-Mate as a control for rising organics/water clarifying.

[Jason McK]

I ran Zeo for about 5 years on my 370G tank. It gave me everything that Zeo advocates. I received great support from my LFS and when they didn't know the answers I was handed the phone and spoke directly to the wholesaler (Who had been running Zeo in his home system for a very long time).
It is vital that consistancy is maintained through out the process or you can run into problems.
When I get a reef tank set up again I would continue to use some of the addatives, but may not go with the actual system. just becaue I have become lazy and don't think I would keep up with the dosing

J

[windcoast reefs]

Im currently using the zeovit system. So far I have really liked it and I have some great colors. So far I think the microorganism solution has given me the best results though. Every time I dose with it, the skimmer starts to pull way more skimmate out and the tanks colors are incredible. I would recommend there system, it seems to work for me.

[spawn]

Originally Posted by badAZZlars

My tank remains ULNS by doing frequest water changes, gfo, and a bit clump of chaeto in my refugium. I am going to be starting a couple of zeo supplements in the coming weeks (coral vitalizer, xtra special) as I am hoping to increase groth rates and get some better colors out of my sps frags. Overall my tank is progressing really well but i'm hoping that these additions will make it even better.

Hey Mike xtra special is actually considered to be used when trying to get your colors a little darker.

[StretchHex]

I've been running my Full zeo tank for 8 months now. Hasn't been perfect but it's still a new tank and I realize it takes time to get ULNS. This is my first time keeping sps in this new setup and I've been pleased with the colors. One thing I'll say is I can take a brown frag and get it to it's true color in less than a week sometimes.

Some misconceptions I see:
It's too expensive!- the basic 4 is cheap compared to all the other additive. Stones can last up to two months and cost of those is cheap. Bak isn't dosed every day and in small amounts, bottle might last someone a year. Start3 is twice a day but it's so little I say you could get a year out of a bottle. I don't even dose food7 right now.

As for the other bottles it's just like any other company selling additives, zeovit just happens to be top notch. You don't have to run them, you can feed more and get good results. The Zeovit system isn't everything they sell it really consists of the basic 4 which isn't that costly. I know changing GFO could get expensive. That said I wouldn't to it on a huge system, if you could drop alot of coin trying out all those bottles.

As for alot of time spent. Two times a day around 1 min of work, I think other things take more time.

I recommend to anyone who wants to start a zeovit system to read the guide off the site.

[asylumdown]

I think I'm gonna go for it, at least at first. If it turns out that I'm not able to keep up with the maintenance on it, I'll switch to biopellets, but we'll see how it goes. Almost ready to order the actual tank!