Jstn
Member
Sweet thanks man, I am thinking of trying biomate to help lower the phosphates, how do you feel about this approach?
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Sweet thanks man, I am thinking of trying biomate to help lower the phosphates, how do you feel about this approach?
ridetheducati
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Biomate will help lower PO4, but be aware levels may slightly increase before they begin to decline. Give it a few weeks.
chercm
New member
do u dose it every day or alternate days ? will zeolife help in lowering po4?
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Chrisrush
New member
Nothing wrong with a nitrate level of 5 ppm. Keep it steady and you'll be fine.
Chrisrush
New member
James,
I'm about to switch out my first zeolite stones exchange at the end of the week. I am at week 8 and things have been holding steady with PO4. My alk is slowly decreasing and corals are responding nicely.
My current regimen is:
2L of stones at ~80gph
2.5 mL of start3 x 4 daily (diluted)
Actual start3 dosage is 1.6 mL daily
6 drops Sponge power daily
6 drops Biomate 2-3x per week
I have not dosed any zeobak in sometime (accidentally left it out of the fridge and just received a new batch).
I am getting a new zeo RX today and hope to install it later this week when I switch out the stones. New automatic avast marine 2L reactor since I travel for work I need the automated flushing.
I have a couple of questions:
How much zeolites should I add to the reactor?
New / Old ratio?
Daily addition of zeobak at what rate?
Should I change up my amount of start3? SP? Biomate?
As always, thanks for the help.
I'm about to switch out my first zeolite stones exchange at the end of the week. I am at week 8 and things have been holding steady with PO4. My alk is slowly decreasing and corals are responding nicely.
My current regimen is:
2L of stones at ~80gph
2.5 mL of start3 x 4 daily (diluted)
Actual start3 dosage is 1.6 mL daily
6 drops Sponge power daily
6 drops Biomate 2-3x per week
I have not dosed any zeobak in sometime (accidentally left it out of the fridge and just received a new batch).
I am getting a new zeo RX today and hope to install it later this week when I switch out the stones. New automatic avast marine 2L reactor since I travel for work I need the automated flushing.
I have a couple of questions:
How much zeolites should I add to the reactor?
New / Old ratio?
Daily addition of zeobak at what rate?
Should I change up my amount of start3? SP? Biomate?
As always, thanks for the help.
Jstn
Member
Yeah I think thats not terrible, I am at a PO4 of 0.39 and my Sps look like turd sticks. I am assuming your coral look well, do not forget there is always an inherent error with these test.
Arkayology
Active member
Where did you get the automated reactor? I didn't see it posted on Avast's website last time I checked.
Chrisrush
New member
It was a demo unit. I have been "pestering" them about a production unit for a while and I'm on the waiting list. I sent them a message the other day asking about the release date and Dan told me he had a demo unit for sale.
They are not on the Avast website yet.
CUNAReefer
New member
Hi Chris and Justin,
Sorry for the delayed response guys. Work has been consuming my life as of late. I am going to PM both of you with my phone number. I've been able to do so much more with a call to folks than I can by posting here. If you could, just post your take aways from the call, and continue to post your progress. I hope that is ok with the both of you.
Warmest Regards,
James
Sorry for the delayed response guys. Work has been consuming my life as of late. I am going to PM both of you with my phone number. I've been able to do so much more with a call to folks than I can by posting here. If you could, just post your take aways from the call, and continue to post your progress. I hope that is ok with the both of you.
Warmest Regards,
James
chercm
New member
i thought no3 needs to be 0 .
is that the reason i kept getting cyano film every 2 days on the rocks ?
Rwpdunne
spsaholic
What type of lights are you using? How old are the bulbs? Whats the flow like in the tank
Arkayology
Active member
Where can I get my hands on the demo unit?
I saw on RB.com that they had one in the works, but it has taken so long I thought they scraped it.
Jstn
Member
That is great man, I really appreciate it. In other news the phosphates are still high, I bought another 1lb of GFO and plan to run it in my BRS reactor, I figure I can control the flow of that to lower the phosphates slowly.
chercm
New member
I am using radion gen1 and I have 2 xwp40 and 1x wp25
Chrisrush
New member
Where can I get my hands on the demo unit?
They are still planning to release them. Last time I spoke with Dan he said they were waiting on one part before they could release the first "production" units.
cherubfish pair
New member
Looking for footprint of Vertex RX-Z 1.5 ZEOlite Reactor?
Arkayology
Active member
8"x6"x around 20". It is a compact reactor.
let's get started .
Does this look like the right container to use ?
My po4 have raised to 0.16ppm since yesterday i have lower the flow.
hi cuna, i have been following this...just a bit curious as i do not see any small stones/pebbles from the bag in this cup or in the cup you use.......do you seperate them out and only use the big stones????
thanks
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