For those dosing prodibio bioptim and biodigest

[cato]

Yeah I hear ya. Honestly I ran a DSB once in a diff system but I have ZERO experience of removing it. So can't really give advice on that level. I just like the "overall" philosophy of reefing..."nothing good happens fast".

 

[cato]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14122876#post14122876 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by soccerbag
That's good info Cato. Thanks for posting this. I think a lot of us are in the initial "loading" phas and there is not a lot of info out there on what to expect. That is my biggest frustration with the program. There are not many before and after photos like you see with Zeo. This info helps though. It's one of the few posts on RC that tell you what to expect.

Thanks!

:thumbsup:

 

[Faisal1976us]

Can i use biodigest and bioptim weekly with dosing vodka every day ?
and do you think dosing vodka is same dosing bioptim ?

please help me ! im new in prodibio ,,,

i have 80g sps tank ,,,,,

 

[soccerbag]

Not sure, personally about the vodka but I think a few people touched on this in previous posts. My want to go back and read the thread from the beginning. If you don't find what you're looking for, search for prodibio and there are threads that discuss this very issue. Hope this helps a little.

 

[Faisal1976us]

Is it important to close GFO reactor when dosing biodigest and bioptim ?

 

[Dave's Reef]

WOO HOO,

Finally... got a ZERO reading for P04 & P03 since beginning Prodibio! I was beginning to wonder??? Tank is looking real good, too bad it's gonna get broken down soon to make way for the new one, although that's not such a bad thing after all now is it

Anyway just wanted to throw that out there!

 

[soccerbag]

How long did it take Dave? What were your levels when you started? We all hope to get there one day!! : )

 

[Dave's Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14344527#post14344527 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by soccerbag
How long did it take Dave? What were your levels when you started? We all hope to get there one day!! : ) B]

It's been 8 weeks(on Monday).... Just had my levels tested today, P04 with a photometer no less!!

I'm planning on just going straight Zeo on my new tank. I st arted the prodibio because I thought it was a poor mans Zeo but after further research I've found that not to be the case.
If my typing looks jacked up it's because I'm doing this from my typing PS3,it's actually pretty cool. I just found out I could do this from here ....

Dave
Looking forward to the new tank with g reat anticipation!

 

[crashrat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14178154#post14178154 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Faisal1976us
Is it important to close GFO reactor when dosing biodigest and bioptim ?

From what I have read it's important to stop GFO because if you starve the PO4 the bacteria will be starved, so you will not see the best results. I have been using this for 4 months now and all my levels are undetectable with no GFO.

 

[Faisal1976us]

I contact prodibio and they told me its ok if i keep po4 reactor .

 

[abraha]

I just read the whole thread. Lots of good info. I will probably start the dosing process soon.

 

[GoJo]

OK, I read this thread and checked out the Prodibio site for info and still cannot determine what to do. It looks like BioDigest is targeted at nitrate reduction and Bioptim is targeted at phosphate reduction. Correct? Do they have to be used together? Can you use one by itself to address a specific issue with nitrate or phosphate levels? I have some cyano and what looks like a brown, powdery algae that I cannot get rid of. How long after the start of BioDigest/Bioptim use do you begin using ReefBooster?
Thanks

 

[ryshark]

OK, I read this thread and checked out the Prodibio site for info and still cannot determine what to do. It looks like BioDigest is targeted at nitrate reduction and Bioptim is targeted at phosphate reduction. Correct? Do they have to be used together? Can you use one by itself to address a specific issue with nitrate or phosphate levels? I have some cyano and what looks like a brown, powdery algae that I cannot get rid of. How long after the start of BioDigest/Bioptim use do you begin using ReefBooster?
Thanks

In earlier pages of this thread it said to start the Reefbooster after dosing Biodigest/Bioptim for 6-weeks.

 

[stunreefer]

GoJo, BioDigest is the bacteria additive, which will consume NO3 and PO4. Think of Bioptim as the carbon source, or food for the bacteria. IMO you should run both, or substitute Bioptim with a different carbon source like vodka.

 

[Rodrigo_BG]

I had algae issues with bioptim so I changed to vodka and it's all right.

 

[abraha]

Started dosing today. Will do the 6 weeks of digest/optim then start booster and alternate the weeks between digest/optim. Does anyone know how long I should turn off the skimmer off after I dose?

 

[stunreefer]

I don't turn off my skimmer when I dose.

 

[GoJo]

GoJo, BioDigest is the bacteria additive, which will consume NO3 and PO4. Think of Bioptim as the carbon source, or food for the bacteria. IMO you should run both, or substitute Bioptim with a different carbon source like vodka.

Thanks stunreefer. I think I will give them a try.

 

[plancton]

I just started dosing, after dosing bio digest I didn't see anything different, but then I added the recommended dosis of bio optim and two days later I started seeing clearer water, sand, glass and obvious polyp extension, in resume it took only a week to see obvious results, so I'm sticking with this and also adding reef booster soon.

Does anyone have a link to the vodka+prodibio hybrid method?

 

[stunreefer]

Does anyone have a link to the vodka+prodibio hybrid method?

Generally speaking you can use most any bacteria source coupled with most any carbon source, although no manufacturer of any item would say that Iwan was one of the first to note on forums that he used different combos of both, but more recently Eric of glassbox-design posted information regarding their "VSV" method, in which they use Prodibio bacteria and a combination of vodka + sugar + vinegar as a trifecta of caron sources (hence VSV) http://glassbox-design.com/2008/vsv-total-organic-carbon-in-the-reef-aquarium/