I've been using this since December 11th in both my 10g & 20g IM nanos due to problems with bubble algae in the 20 and a nasty dinoflagellates outbreak that was occurring on every surface / coral in both tanks. I have been dosing 1.5x the amount instructed per week (as per conversation with the owner) to get the dinos under control, and so far it has worked in both tanks to varying degrees. The other affect of this has been a large reduction in the need to clean the glass. It used to be almost daily before, now once every 4-5 days.
My 20 has no bubbly-snot anywhere, the sand is I would say 80-90% clean every day and the bubble algae is down to a few singular pieces which are very fragile. Previously it would be covered and look like a snot-wasteland when I got home from work. The bubble algae was also spreading all over, more than the emerald crab could take care of. As of today I would consider the product a big success in that tank, and it is the only change I have done outside of normal water/carbon/gfo changes and 2-part dosing. This tank would get a 9/10 rating for how dramatic the change has been.
In my 10 which is now a bare bottom frag tank, the dinos receded rather quickly but gave way to GHA. I then had GHA growing everywhere very fast, but kept with the vibrant usage. GHA had gotten so weak that it was easily pulled off, now fully gone and the only thing left are a few spots of dinos still sticking around. The main distinction from this tank is no fish, sand bed and a minuscule pod population vs the 20. They get the same lighting, skimming and filtering in terms of equipment. On this tank I'll give it a 7/10 for clearing up most of the issues.
I had read the 150?+ page thread on reef2reef extensively, along with other direct hobbyist feedback from nano-reef.com before using it. Is it snake oil? I would say not, but what works for one may not work for the other. I've tried some of the commercial products that people have success with and have gotten poor results, but I attribute that to tanks are all over the place and no two are identical, so neither will results of some things.
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