Zeovit - Enough talk, show some pics

[Willito]

Zeovit are for people who haven't master the art of maintaining a stable system naturally. There is a chemical and biological balance that needs to be meet and kept as constant as possible to achieve the colorful stony corals. IMO, most hobbiests lack the true understand of a the biological filtration process and how ph, alkalinity, magnesium affect one another. Once you master how to manipulate these factors and keep them as a constant level, you will see your coral grow with a smile. By no means I've mastered it, but by keeping these levels constant, my corals can give zeoheads a run for their money. My secret weapon was getting my Ca reactor effluent as stable as possible and running the biggest skimmer that can fit into my sump.

[digital-audiophile]

I disagree, as I don't think that is a fair assesment. Even with zeo you still need to have an understanding of NSW and the ability to keep in line Ca/Alk/PH. You cannot just buy a reactor and a bunch of bottles of zeo goodies and expect to have a "show tank"

[Willito]

I'll rephrase that. With a good understanding and the ability to keep ph,alk,cal,mag, and nutrient levels balanced, you will achieve good colors. You don't need zeovit to achieve that, it's just a poor excuse that cost money and time that you don't need.

[Delphinus]

Zeovit isn't necessary, but it's fun.

I will say this: the water clarity I got with Zeo was unparalleled with anything previous I tried, including denitrators and ozone. The difference in water clarity truly caught me off guard. I feel the water was far more polished looking than with anything I've tried previously.

The use of Zeo allows me to increase my margins: I can feed more to my livestock than I would be able to without, and not hopefully not worry about NO3 or PO4 running away on me. And I don't need to run GFO, so that helps. And it has the benefit of feeding the corals as well.

So, I'm happy with Zeo, and plan to continue with it. I'm a total newb at Zeo though, I'm only one month in.

But, it's not a limiting factor by any stretch. There are nice SPS tanks with Zeo, there are nice SPS tanks without Zeo. It is therefore not a critical path or limiting factor, but just one tool that one can employ out of an arsenal of tools or methodologies. As with many other things, it's not what's right, but what's right for you that counts in the end.

[Willito]

Well put Tony.