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lobsterboy · #1 01-26-2010, 07:15 AM

awesome input guys, that saved me an overflow,

lobsterboy · #2 01-27-2010, 07:33 AM

well, i am on the ro water as of tonight, i just made up a batch of water.

its not done yet, as you can see.

Big thanks to Kevin at Red Coral for the RODI unit, I was on a break from work and he got everything together for me, even though he was busy, he replaced the filters on it, so all i had to do when i got home was hook it up to the tap. Customer service is really top notch.

I tested the tap water again, and it was 170. The water from the RO unit was 000

Sweet.

Ephraim · #3 01-27-2010, 12:57 PM

congrats on going RO!

shrimpchips · #4 01-27-2010, 05:41 PM

With RO (and less TDS and other junk) you may want to rethink/tone back your Zeo lest you completely strip the water bare or all nutrients.

JDigital · #5 01-27-2010, 06:04 PM

Welcome to da Club!

albert_dao · #6 01-27-2010, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by shrimpchips

With RO (and less TDS and other junk) you may want to rethink/tone back your Zeo lest you completely strip the water bare or all nutrients.

I don't agree with this...

shrimpchips · #7 01-27-2010, 07:34 PM

Why not?

albert_dao · #8 01-27-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by shrimpchips

Why not?

Because I don't buy into "stripped water" anecdotes. If he is currently a successful Zeovit user, his water will already be "stripped" or whatever ambiguous state the armchair elite would like to call it. In recent memory, I can recall a similar accusation pointed towards high efficiency skimmers. As we all know, current skimmer technology succeeds previous incarnations by a long shot. The result? Better, cleaner tanks with healthier livestock.

The key here is to keep things as stable as possible. Reducing supplementation of carbon sources or media beds will have a larger negative impact on a stable system than simply switching to water that should have been used to begin with.

Let's put it this way; don't fix what isn't broken, and this isn't broken

FlamesFan · #9 01-27-2010, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

I don't agree with this...

I agree with albert on this. Zeo's job is to "strip" the water as you guys are calling it. The zeo products then introduct their own nutrients to the coral via dosing. If anything John should see better results with a cleaner starting point. (Zero TDS)

shrimpchips · #10 01-28-2010, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by FlamesFan

I agree with albert on this. Zeo's job is to "strip" the water as you guys are calling it. The zeo products then introduct their own nutrients to the coral via dosing. If anything John should see better results with a cleaner starting point. (Zero TDS)

Yes, and for that reason, Lobsterboy will probably have to tone back the Zeo. The zeo system removes nutrients from the water - including the very ones you add into the system. If he has a lot less nutrients from the water, the zeo is going to be removing a lot more of the nutrients that are deliberately introduced.

Hence you have two options, start adding a lot more zeo additives to replace those that are not being introduced any longer, or tone back a bit on the zeo as there is less nutrient load to be removed.