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Originally Posted by Jason McK (Post 260885)

Sugar dosing is a basic carbon source that allows only one strain of bacteria to dominate. It is still effective but the avoidance of a mono-culture is very important so that the bacteria does not over run the tank. Mono-cultures are very difficult to control and dosing can be established and everything can be running fine, then tank demands can change and you can end up in an over dose situation.
ZEOvit uses many carbon sources to establish a wide range of different bacteria. this aids in avoiding a over dose crash and keeps the Bacteria more stable. Not saying that you can not over dose ZEO you can with very bad results.

J

Sorry Jason, thats just Zeovit dogma IMHO.

:redface: Did I just say that out loud? I could get sued by Zeovit for that :surprise:

Rob, When I used the word ZEOvit I should have said any of the name brand Bacteria based systems like Prodibio, Zeovit, and Blue Coral, Fauna Marine. I'm sure a key component to there system is sugars but the bac food is more complex than that and that. R&D from each system has found a better balance than just 1 carbon source to better maintain a Bacteria population.