Thoughts on zeovit

[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.

[lastlight]

I'd say at least half of my frags came from zeo tanks. Generally speaking they don't look as nice in my system but are all thriving and growing. I'd love to try the system but I'm a) scared to, b) too lazy and c) don't want to attempt anything i *know* I can't afford to port over to my new tank which is 4 times the volume.

[Parker]

I've used a few of the additives on and off here and there in the past, I thought there was a noticeable difference in some colors... I'll probably give a few of them another go but as mentioned by others, I'm tooooo lazy for the full system.