Zeovit - Enough talk, show some pics

[Jason McK]

To ramble on further. the basic elements of Zeovit (ZeoLith, ZeoBac, ZeoStart2, and ZeoFood7) are all part of the nitrate and phosphate removal system.
This will help bring out better colour in coral tissue to a certain extent. but to truly debate the effectiveness of 'Zeo supplements' one should break down the additional additives in the Zeovit system as to their benefits or lack there of.

J

[digital-audiophile]

Much like Jason, my justification for going with zeo was to reduce bad algae. No matter what I was doing I could just not seem to kick hair algae and green film algae. As I did not have a lot of coral (and even though I have been adding a few pieces my tank is still very lightly stocked) I had read and seen the benefits of zeo and gave it a shot.

I have been running for 7 weeks now and I have zero GHA (just a little remaining on powerheads but a good vinegar cleaning should take care of that) I have very little green film, just a bit on the glass ever couple days I sweep off, mainly in lower flow areas (which I am going to try to remedy by adding a vortech for wave action)

My water clarity now is amazing, my water no longer looks yellow and is crisp and clear, my waste water coming out of the tank on water changes is almost the same colour as the new water coming in.

I am sure everyones experience will be different but I bought in hook line and sinker.. I am currently using :

Reefers Best Salt
Basic 3 (Start/Bac/Food)
Amino Acid Concentrate
Sponge Power
Coral Snow
Phols Coral Vitaizer

I am considering:
Spur
K-balance
Stylo Pocci-Grow

My coral current stocklist is :

4 Montiporia Colonies
4 Acro Colonies
1 Pocilipora Colony
1 Monti Frag
2 Acro Frag
Ricordia
Zoos
Open Brain
Crocea Clam
Frogspawn
Torch

Purple Tang
Regal Tang
2xPercula
6xChromis
Sleeper Goby
Sixline Wrasse
Firefish

[adidas]

i've got some pretty good color in my sps and i'm not using ANY supplements.

[marie]

Jason, since my troubles began over christmas I have been considering going with zeovit but before I started using rowaphos my phosphate levels according to elos have never been above .05, after running phosphate removers for the last 4 month my phosphate levels are still between .01 and .05. My nitrates have also never been detectable using a salifert test kit.
I know my nutrient levels are high because of the algae and hydroids in my system but would zeovit be that much more of a benefit for me considering the growth and health of my corals for the last year.

Unfortunately I think I might of narrowed my recent problems down to the new 35lb bottle of co2. When calcium demand dropped so low I turned off the reactor, the corals stopped stning and the demand picked up again, I turned the reactor back on and problems started all over. It took me 3 months of doing this before I realized it might be the co2


Oh and I think the purple acro in the pic I posted (it really is that colour to the naked eye, canadian ) is exactly the same coral as the purple one (seventh pic) that jason posted.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

OK I will chime in.

Thanks Jason, this is what I was looking for. I don't want to argue about whether it works or cures cancer, I want to see pics that will help me justify spending the money.

[Aquattro]

I guess I'm gonna need to get some corals to really test this out, eh??

[digital-audiophile]

The coral can always come later In some ways it seems better to start zeo on a new or understocked tank so you can get really agressive with the dosing from the start of zeo to snap things into order early on without the fear of hurting your coral - Bleaching/RTN

I have a pocy high up in the tank before I started zeo under MH but with the swtich to T5 and zeovit I had to drop it down to the bottom of the tank as it bleached in a day.. I've mood it back up now as the colour is starting to return.


For the recod I was much like you.. I just didn't think I could justify the expense but when I started seeing tanks with zeo and what they have done I decided to give it a shot. The changes I saw in clarity much like Tony were amazing, and instant change!

[Snappy]

[quote=Canadian;318056]Hey, here's what I KNOW:
2) The people who posted pics of their SPS to show off how much color they have without ZEO cheated and photoshopped their pics - that's a fact!quote]
Perhaps you've been drinking too much of your user name.
I mentioned in my post the picture doesn't do justice.
Anyway my point was about coral genetics and although not previously stated recticulate evolution plays a role as is obvious in the pictures from Marie & Jason of their same A.valida/nana.

BTW---Jason your tank looks great! Thanks for posting.

[marie]

Originally Posted by Snappy

BTW---Jason your tank looks great! Thanks for posting.

Yes thanks for posting Jason, I still haven't ruled out using zeovit but first I think I'll see what using a better skimmer can do.

Oh and thank you Snappy for identifying the coral...not that I'll ever remember it in the future