Tank Journal Archive

[leodb89]

I love how they're drops and not mLs easier to do, except when you want to auto dose zeo..hopefully I'll find a product to do that for me

 

[OSCAR85]

I'm still between amazed and wondering how 2 drops per week of anything has any effect in a 100L tank!!!

google zeovit tank images and continue to be amazed lol

 

[daveH]

I'll keep going but cut out the ZeoFood.
So what happens when the Zeo program is stopped does everything just go back to "normal"?

 

[OSCAR85]

Yes you can just go back to whatever you did b4. You can dose as much food as you like but it may just affect your phos levels.

 

[leodb89]

So Zeo is a short term program? I was under the impression it was a continuous consumable

 

[OSCAR85]

So Zeo is a short term program? I was under the impression it was a continuous consumable

No i just meant that if you want to move off zeovit you can just go back to what you did b4 for nutrient control. I certainly plan to use it long term.

 

[OSCAR85]

OK. 6-7 weeks in and results of the basic program are amazing. Blue sps is increasing in colour each week. Growth has increased and polyps are generally improved in extension.Dosing regime.1L of stones in reactor 395L per hour flow. Pumped morning an night. 0.3ml zeostart3 moring and night. 3 drops of zeobak every monday and thursday.Its pretty easy. Other changes is I've started using bright well neomarine salt. I find this cleaner that redsea coral pro (which i also got a 0.08 phos reading off)here is a pic the blue sps on the right is now quite blue. PS i need a camera other than my iPhone.

 

[Rob]

Great results, I assume you only need to purchase a reactor and pump, however can you do a quick calc on running costs of zeo products based on a 4 ' tank :)

 

[OSCAR85]

yes just a pump and reactor. $62 online fish street. It terms on cost. The additives needed are,1kg of stones changed every 6 weeks. $17 (1kg is for 400L) ($2.80 a week)100ml zeobac $70 i think. 3 drops every monday and thursday (1600 drops = 0.04cents per drop) (30cents a week)250ml of zeostart $45, 0.6ml used each day ($1.26 a week)Jen and Ken have these products and can do an order for you. The prices are off the top of my head and may be over or under but its close to it think.

 

[Rob]

by the looks of that its basically a only equiv to cup of coffee per week :)

 

[Wrangy]

Love the thinking and calculations @OSCAR85, you're a man after my own heart :p

 

[daveH]

@OSCAR85 Can you post the link to the reactor you're using?

 

[OSCAR85]

@OSCAR85 Can you post the link to the reactor you're using?

Hey this is it.
http://www.fish-street.com/fsz_zeolite_magnet_floating_reactor

 

[Ben S]

I'm confused @OSCAR85 ... I have the exact same tank and yet I dose 0.4ml twice daily and 4 drops of zeobak ... I noticed your only doing 0.3ml twice daily and 3 drops.

Where did you get your dosing regime from?

Ben

 

[OSCAR85]

From a zeovit rep from the kz zeo forum.
I filled in a questionnaire and that's what they recomended.

 

[Ben S]

What's your net water volume?

It's supposed to be 1 drop / 0.1ml per 100 litres as mine is 396l (net) I dose 4 drops and 0.4ml

That's the information Gordon gave me on the Zeovit forum.

 

[OSCAR85]

What's your net water volume?

It's supposed to be 1 drop / 0.1ml per 100 litres as mine is 396l (net) I dose 4 drops and 0.4ml

That's the information Gordon gave me on the Zeovit forum.

My net water volume is about 420L i reckon. Well if its working for you i suppose continue it. Not sure who Gordon is. I thought the zeo rep was Alexander.

 

[OSCAR85]

hahah just realised its the same person. (having a blonde moment)

 

[Ben S]

It might explain why I'm getting some excessive macrofauna growth though .... I'm going to drop mine down to 0.35ml 2 x daily for a few weeks and see what happens.

Ben

 

[leodb89]

OK. 6-7 weeks in and results of the basic program are amazing. Blue sps is increasing in colour each week. Growth has increased and polyps are generally improved in extension.Dosing regime.1L of stones in reactor 395L per hour flow. Pumped morning an night. 0.3ml zeostart3 moring and night. 3 drops of zeobak every monday and thursday.Its pretty easy. Other changes is I've started using bright well neomarine salt. I find this cleaner that redsea coral pro (which i also got a 0.08 phos reading off)here is a pic the blue sps on the right is now quite blue. PS i need a camera other than my iPhone. View attachment 37669

i dont get how you tak such good pics with your iphone, mine usually craps out from the blues and other colours