Bad Experiences With Zeovit?

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by Servillius, Dec 10, 2012.

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  1. Servillius

    Servillius Montipora Digitata

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    Anyone had em? Good experiences? What are the complaints and what are the benefits you have personal experience with?
     
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  3. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    I ran Zeovit for several years on my 370G tank. Had great success. My tank eventually crashed do to the introduction of something unrelated to Zeo.

    it is very important that the nutrient export additives are dosed consistently always.
    if the routine is not maintained you can cause problems.
    As the system matures it is necessary to add other Zeo additives. This is because Zeo is such a good nutrient stripper that it maybe taking too much out. This is the general thoughts and not that of the Zeovit manufacture.
     
  4. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Not me, but I know Dinoflagellates are a common issue. Seems to be an issue with low-nutrients systems in general though. I guess when you make a ideal enviorment, for corals and their dinoflagellate symbionts, I guess maybe you also to some extent make an ideal environment for other dinoflagellates. Specifically seems to be a very low N environment. Raising N seems to help though, but zeo systems suck up N like nobody's business...
     
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