What's your take on zeovit?

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Acrowhora

Been using prodibio bio-digest and bioptim for a while now and love the results.also using the ff KZ additives:amino acid,amino acid lps,pohl's xtra,coral vitalizer,k potassium balance,sponge power,macro elements,iron,and I'm getting good coloration and growth.just purchased coral snow and dosed on Friday but haven't noticed any changes yet(too early perhaps)

Basically you are using almost all the required zeovit products other than the basic four used for ULNS :P So why not use the complete system

Originally Posted by Proteus

I think once you look into the cost of the two programs zeo will be more costly.

I run some zeo products in my tank and the zeo products are twice as much

I can get. Prodi for $40 big box

All the zeo foods are $50+. Per bottle.

Give it a shot u may love it




Myself though prodi runs me $120 a year
The zeo foods prob over $300 a year

Well here's the difference. The $120 cost that you are pointing out is only to reach ULNS. Afterwards, you will have to start dosing other stuffs to reach the point where you appreciate you did the ULNS in the first place (and hence the added cost).

Prodibio biotim + biodigest (15+15 vials box) costs $40 (taking the cost you posted).

My tank is 70 gallon (net volume). So basically, I will have to dose the exact same amount that a 100 gallon would dose. Each vial cost $1.3 (excluding TAX). Basically, I will have to dose 4 vials every 15 days (2 + 2) thus, costing me 8 vials every month ($10.6). Afterwards, I will have to reach out to add elements like CV (+$50), CS (+$50), xtra (+$50)....etc.....cost actually starts getting build up.

It would be wise to compare prodibio's cost directly to the basic four.

1lt of zeolite = $17. This will go will be enough for 16 weeks/4 months (500lt is needed for my tank). So, this costs $4.25.

Zeobac 10ml = $20. For my tank, I will have to dose 3 drops (perhaps) twice per week. Hence 6 drops per week or 24 drops per month. That equals to around 1ml per month. So this bottle will cost me $2/month.

Zeofood 50ml = $20. For my tank, I will have to dose 3 drops (perhaps) twice per week. Hence 6 drops per week or 24 drops per month. That equals to around 1ml per month. So this bottle will cost me $0.4/month

Zeostart 250ml = $45. For my tank, I will have to dose 0.5ml daily. Thus 15ml monthly. So this bottle will cost me $2.7/month

So, basically, prodibio would cost me $10.6/month for the same result (being optimistic here) that zeovit would do for $9.35/month. Rest of the cost will incur depending on personal ways and views. But basically, to maintain ULNS, that's the cost for my tank.

Generally, in zeovit forum, people who run full form of zeovit predicts a cost of $20-25/month on a moderately sized tank. So, extrapolating that results in a maximum of $300/year. I am sure that will go up with prodibio if you follow the same dosing regime as with complete zeovit system.

Originally Posted by e46er

I dosed the same 3 you bought for close to a year with no noticeable difference when I started or when I quit except my wallet was lighter.

Like Albert said, I am also reading this for the first time that those 3 didn't work, esp coral snow. Don't really know....

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

I used:Sponge Power
Coral Vitalizer
Pohls Extra
Coral Snow

My water was very clear and I had a lot more sponges. I did notice that the day after every dose of Pohls Extra I would get a tiny spot of red cyano show up. I have not used Zeovit for a few years now other than Coral Snow when I remember. Which is maybe 1 or 2 times a month. I think Zeovit products are too expensive for me to use and I'm not a "struggling student".

You still remember that

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

You still remember that

Haha yup
I would probably still be using all I mentioned but the Pohls if I didn't have to order online. It adds too much to the cost in my case.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Haha yup
I would probably still be using all I mentioned but the Pohls if I didn't have to order online. It adds too much to the cost in my case.

Well, I bought mines from JL sale so it was not as high (20% off + free shipping) as I posted in my calculations. Alongside, each batch would last me a year so I can restock on my birthday (which is around the zeovit fall sale time)

[Phil]

I think the biggest problem is comming off zeo or missing some dosages. It's way way more intense and time consuming. U can really leave your tank for a week pluse on zeo. I used both and like prodibio the best. Your not going to get results from anything in a month. And ontop of that I find not all corals do well in a ulns.

[e46er]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

You would be the odd one out. Are you still running a tank? Maybe I can help you figure out why it didn't have any effect. What were your specs/livestock, etc?

Yeap been running 6 years or so 120 gal display 40 gal sump 250watt MH vertex 180 skimmer dosing pumps 40 gal WC every 2 weeks snapper return with carbon and GFO reators snapper closed loop
Fish 2 yellow tangs 2 clowns flame hawkfish diamond goby royal gamma
Corals -mixed reef

Not really interested why it didn't work I was just sharing my experience

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by e46er

Not really interested why it didn't work I was just sharing my experience

* Well, my job here is done. Carry on... lol

[kien]

I just like reading about people's experience with these systems

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by kien

I just like reading about people's experience with these systems

Thank me (and give me some popcorn too!).

[Stinktooth]

On a 70g system you should dose 1 vial of bio digest and 2 vials of bioptim. 1 vial of bio digest is good till 250g. All in all it costs you less than a pack of darts a month to run it.