Prodibio
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jake2045
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I all so had my skimmer overflow while dosing Prodibio! I would leave the skimmer unplugged for that day and then open the gate valve the next day only to have to empty it twice before it began to settle down. My caps all turned gray while I was using Prodibio, and slowly died. I was reading on another site (ZEO) and they all were talking about a potassium leak causing caps to loose color in a low nutrient tank. I have stopped dosing Prodibio for the time while I set up my 180, but I will be using the Zeovit method on that tank.Caps have never fully recovered, and some of the other acros had tip STN.Not sure what happened?
Melev, did you dip your tri color and find AEFWs?
Melev, did you dip your tri color and find AEFWs?
DARKSILENTTYPE
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DARKSILENTTYPE
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I am waiting for the test kit to be sure that I am adding the correct amount . I made my own solution from potassium cystals I bought from a garden shop its very cheap this way . I mixed two teaspoons in a one liter container of RO water .So I'm not sure of the strength of my solution but as soon as the test kits are made available I will be buying one to find out .
I would be very surprised if this was the reason your caps when south . I would be looking for something else . Have your ever had to dose flat worm x in your tank because I did have a issue once when I dose a large amount of it .
Also I got a bad batch of salt once that made them lighten once two .
Just a couple thoughts good luck on the new set up .
DST
I would be very surprised if this was the reason your caps when south . I would be looking for something else . Have your ever had to dose flat worm x in your tank because I did have a issue once when I dose a large amount of it .
Also I got a bad batch of salt once that made them lighten once two .
Just a couple thoughts good luck on the new set up .
DST
kirstenk
23.5 Degrees
Hey Guys,
No exciting news here but I am still maintaining my Prodibio dosing of 1/1 Digest, Bioptim.
My tank is still recovering from the June hiccup. 2 months go by fast! Some corals are in a weakened state, its the only way I can describe it. For an example I placed my saramentosa where some parts were touching the sand and although I felt it would die in those areas, and it did, the coral continued to recede which I do not feel it would have if it weren't still weakened. It has stopped.
I still have cyano but it is better. Nitrates have dropped to around 5.
Thats about it.
No exciting news here but I am still maintaining my Prodibio dosing of 1/1 Digest, Bioptim.
My tank is still recovering from the June hiccup. 2 months go by fast! Some corals are in a weakened state, its the only way I can describe it. For an example I placed my saramentosa where some parts were touching the sand and although I felt it would die in those areas, and it did, the coral continued to recede which I do not feel it would have if it weren't still weakened. It has stopped.
I still have cyano but it is better. Nitrates have dropped to around 5.
Thats about it.
hey kirsten I have stopped the addition of everything except about 5 drops of iodide a week. sick of killing corals and the ones that aren't dead looking light. as soon as things would start to show alittle improvement bam rtn on one or more. tried zeo and same thing. I am done with probiotics for now. I may do a once a month low dose treatment just to keep the bacteria in there but other than that for now it is now additions. I do have to say in the 2 weeks I have stopped things look better than when dosing. I was adding 6 drops of coral vital and 3 drops of acids and killed things then went to that dose twice a week and still killed things. nothing has died since I stopped dosing.
good luck to all users just be careful.
good luck to all users just be careful.
bosborn1
In Memoriam
I have slacked in my dosages lately. I never really found a perfect system. With Prodibiotics only I felt that I was hitting a wall. I tried AA but I lost a clam and 3 sps. I never posted about that but I have been really busy at work. Happened right after I got back from FL. I left everything premeasured for my house sitter to dose...He has a softie reef so he knows what he is doing. Never the less...Dead. I am still dosing biodigest and biopotim but nothing else. I am feeding the coral on with Polylabs Reef-roids( That I got from FAOIS while visiting Tampa, Rob) Not to sure where to go from here but I find myself getting more complacant about the dosing...Sometimes I do others...Well not so much. I might try the AA again, I mean heck I spent a pretty penny on it. But I dont think I am going to dose Reefbooster again for a little while.
saltwaterfishlover
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what is causing all the issues with this product?
I have been dosing since april 14.... 1 digest/2 topin in a 92 and 1/1 in a 29 also dosing 10ml vodka in the 92 and 5ml in the 29... no issues yet still minor H.A. in th e92 but all is good. decent color, P.E. and growth. just started dosing in the 92 seachem reef plus 1 cap every other day starting second week.. life is good so far what am I doing right or wrong that doesnt seem to be causing everyone elses problems.
I have been dosing since april 14.... 1 digest/2 topin in a 92 and 1/1 in a 29 also dosing 10ml vodka in the 92 and 5ml in the 29... no issues yet still minor H.A. in th e92 but all is good. decent color, P.E. and growth. just started dosing in the 92 seachem reef plus 1 cap every other day starting second week.. life is good so far what am I doing right or wrong that doesnt seem to be causing everyone elses problems.
ZoeReef
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Did you post those numbers correctly? That just seems pretty high considering the advice from one of the 'mainstay' vodka thread. Using those figures I am at 2ml for a 150 g system and 11 drops for a 24g nano. I'm just a learner here and both tanks are looking great at this point. I stopped dosing prodibo and bioptim about a month ago. No intention to hijack here, just curious. Here's the URL for that vodka thread
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/newreply.php?s=&action=newreply&postid=3446050
In the FWIW department, this is my 1000th post. I have learned so much on this site and for the record, I just want to say thanks to everyone who has helped me learn so much so quickly.
every tank is different and there is alot of that shown in this thread alone. the prodibio works and does what it says for the most part. adding the other stuff with it has caused some ill effects for some of us. I am just not sure it's worth it.
melev the growth and ability to have colors is what iwans tank showed me. his colors are brighter than mine using these products. I stop and everything is coloring up again. not wanting pastel is the reason I used things lighter than most people. I may do a 1 month run every few months to try to keep things low. of course I have never had measurable nitrates and no more than .02 phosphates so maybe it's why they didn't work so well for me.
melev the growth and ability to have colors is what iwans tank showed me. his colors are brighter than mine using these products. I stop and everything is coloring up again. not wanting pastel is the reason I used things lighter than most people. I may do a 1 month run every few months to try to keep things low. of course I have never had measurable nitrates and no more than .02 phosphates so maybe it's why they didn't work so well for me.
floridareefs
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I am just not convinced this stuff is the way to go, Plus how many tanks look like Iwans. I would like to see some noticible tank photos to get me sold on prodibio.
