Prodibio

hope I didn't sound like I was attacking anyone I surely didn't mean it that way. I see different results and use the product according to the way I personally want my tank not the way someone else thinks it should be. they may know well more than I do . well more than likely they know a boat load more than I do but I know what I like my tank and corals to look and that is how i dose things in my tank. if it effects things well I try more if that is bad I try less. after my tank reaches a certain point I am looking for I will probably adjust the dosages somemore.
in other words I use my own best judgement. then it is my fault if it messes up.
kirsten thanks I read that a while back and agree 100%
 
Well, since I overdosed on BioDigest a few days ago, I'm watching one of my SPS go up on smoke, basically RTNing about 1" a day. Because it looks so wierd and not the norm, I'm leaving it be and hoping it will stop before it kills the entire 'colony'. It really is just a pretty branch with arms, but it is nearly 50% gone.

So don't do what I did. :rolleyes:
 
matt I have to second them I have talked to them a couple times and the guy was great. he can get you anything finsreef sells also they know each other well.
 
Melev


did you overdosed on digest or under dose on optium ? Just wondering because everytime I dose 1 vial digest and two vials optium .I have a problem with acros so I think I may be under dosing optium . What are your thoughts ?

DST
 
Sorry to hear about the RTN Marc. I know you had a problem with RTN before after dosing. Did you ever not have a problem? I would think it would have to be an overdosing.

DST..............when you say problems with acros can you tell us what?
 
Bleaching at the tops and moving down until the coral is dead . The first time it was a purple acro now it looks like my blue tort is bleaching at the tips . Its not growth I have a lot of that on other corals .This more of a bleaching and flakeing at the tops . It seems to happen about three days after dosing . I am running about 165 gallons total water volume and dosing only two optium and one digest and was thinking maybe I'm not dosing enough optium and should be dosing three instead .

I'm not saying its the prodibio causing this issue just a thought and timing . I have had problems with acro in the past but was thinking I cause them and still may have .

So what do you think could I be dosing to little of the optium ?

DST
 
I think the logical choice would be to try 1/3 ratio and see what happens.

My system is 170g so we are close. I restarted Prodibio on Sunday with a 1/2 ratio but today I added the 3rd Bioptim and Reefbooster.

When I was first on Prodibio with Vodka I had no issues.
 
Each RTN event has started at the base of the coral in question, and each time it was within 24 to 48 hours of dosing. Originally, I was putting in 6 Bioptim, but later reduced it to three. Since I overdosed BioDigest all this time, I would really have to blame that over undosing something else. After all, underdosing something would simply have no effect while overdosing seems like a logical reason why a coral would implode. :(

So don't copy my mistakes, please. :rolleyes:
 
no worries mark I won't ;) I am dosing one bioptim per week and it is working better than anything else I have tried with this system. maybe later more will be needed but right now it just isn't. 1 booster a week also. and digest. the red cyano is going away and the hair algea on the back glass is going away. again I am making it a point to not remove anyything manually.
dark if I was you I would stop dosing altogether until your probalems stop. you will only lose animals if you keep trying to adjust while still having problems. I would not think you are underdosing anything seeing my dosing schedule. I have alot more water than you also and I am using way less. I would have to say the tips is an overdose on amino acids. I had this when over dosing the acids product of polyplabs. it will only get worse and move to other corals eventually. I would consider a good size water change just for the heck of it. maybe feed you fish a little extra so there will be more available nutrients in the water. just my opinion
 
The same thing is a recognised phenomena of overdosing zeovit. It means the product is actually doing its job, reducing nutrients.
Just too much, too sudden, can cause shock.
In fact the zeovit method may be more gentle, it is dosed as I understand daily, rather than weekly, meaning levels stay more constant.
 
Well here goes my first new post on another user name, so far i have had countless deactivated for no reason and reef central continue to ignore all my emails to try and find out why.


your accounts keep getting closed since you chose to ignore several PM's and questions from a staff member. If you had answered the questions posed to you immediately we wouldn't be here having these discussions.

As well being a distributor for this product makes your reviews and discussions of this product severely biased. And also commercial and against the <a href=http://reefcentral.com/agreement.php target=_blank>User Agreement</a>.


If you like, contact me at dj88@reefcentral.com and all will be explained. With each and every account you create your chances of returning are SEVERELY diminished.

DJ88

Reef Central Staff


wilsonh,

since I am betting that you know this gentleman outside if this forum you may want to pass that message onto him before he ruins any chance he has of coming back.

DJ88
 
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Hi Trefilas :D

I'm sure you are correct about the nutrients, and therefore the amino acids would help.

It is also noteworthy that RTN /STN can also be caused by overuse of Rowaphos, another product that can strip nutrients. Even some of the high quality carbons can do it.

So looks like Prodibio can certainly do what is intended, ie reduce nutrients, just once they get down to low levels, some care is needed.

Just my thoughts.
 
I'v used prodibio as per the manufacurers instruction for 5 months - with only positive effects, although some corals have not coloured up.

I changed to zb4 6 weeks ago to see if that method has any advantages and some sps are coloring up better, however I'v had 2 RTN on me. One coral which RTN'd was fragged into 3 colonies and only one of the three RTNd. All params are rock solid in line with zeo recomendations, as is non use of rowa and passive use of KS carbon.

It could be seachem reefer salt as this seems to be causing problems for some others, or it could be 'just one of those things'.

Anyways - IME prodi is a very good product when used as per manufacurers recomendations, but that corasl feeding becomes really important when low nutrients are achieved. CV and AAHC always brought corals back from being excessivly light.

JME

Cheers

Simon

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hey simon I think there recommendations may work well for a full grown reef. I think alot of us aren't that far along yet and may be a reason for some bad experiences. I don't know why extra food or whatever we are putting in has an effect but it appears to.
I also haven't seen the bad effects from seachem is it a change over problem or start up also? I think I will stick to my half and half mix of tropic marin regular and pro reef.
 
Buzzee. Wooow guy.. you need to fill in MANY blanks here. Great looking tank AND the first softee/SPS tank I've seen that has had success with Prodibio! :D

I'm so glad you posted this because I am trying to do what you have already accomplished here. So could you fill in some blanks

How long have you been dosing Prodibio?

What are you currently dosing? (and quantities)

Have you seen negative affects on your zoanthids..etc?

When starting out, what did you dose?

Once again, congrats and THANKS for posting. Of course we all want more pics...but what's new?
 
Great looking tank AND the first softee/SPS tank I've seen that has had success with Prodibio! :D
Click to expand...

I've been running Prodibio for a month now, and no problems with my softies so far.......

Nitrates are 0 in my tank according to a Tunze and Salifert test and Phospahtes are 0,02 according to the Hanna Colorimeter.

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