Zeovit - System

[rbonafide]

Biopellets/zeovit

Biopellets/zeovit

I have a 300 gallon display tank going on 1 yr well maybe 10 mos now. I started this tank with biopellets and my parameters are excellent but coral is not and coloring is not up to par. I read tehse last 5 pages because I am considering switching to zeovit....I think the biopellets are too vague and not clear on how to keep your system successful. The question is do I switch to zeovit? I do love the pics i see with tanks that do use zeovit...How bad is it if you miss 1 day of adding chemicals for zeovit? and should I switch?

 

[Moser]

Missing a day here and there will make very little/ no difference to your Zeotank.

Mo

 

[tdb320reef]

+1 Darryl - Biopellets, lots of fish and moderate feeding keeps my tank popping.

 

[fishmanstan]

That's a tank! Please show more pics and specs!

 

[rbonafide]

+1 Darryl - Biopellets, lots of fish and moderate feeding keeps my tank popping.

Hey that looks great...are you adding anything in regards to supplements???????

 

[Dugless]

I have to be honest. Dendai's pics on page 1 look much more colorful than Allmost's recently posted full tank shots. It seems the first set of photos were a bit misleading with the orange coral. Whether on purpose or by mistake, it is obvious that same coral in the full tank shots looks nothing like it did in first pictures posted. I understand the difficulty in capturing accurately represented photos of our tanks, but it bugs me a bit when users are obviously misguiding others with photos that are clearly inaccurate.

So in summation of what I've gathered from this thread. It seems there are many different methods to get good coral color and these techniques will be argued relentlessly. But it seems the easiest practice is misrepresented photography.

 

[karsseboom]

I have to be honest. Dendai's pics on page 1 look much more colorful than Allmost's recently posted full tank shots. It seems the first set of photos were a bit misleading with the orange coral. Whether on purpose or by mistake, it is obvious that same coral in the full tank shots looks nothing like it did in first pictures posted. I understand the difficulty in capturing accurately represented photos of our tanks, but it bugs me a bit when users are obviously misguiding others with photos that are clearly inaccurate.

So in summation of what I've gathered from this thread. It seems there are many different methods to get good coral color and these techniques will be argued relentlessly. But it seems the easiest practice is misrepresented photography.

They were accraute pics just from a top down/different angle. Dendais tank is very sweet but I don't think you understand the maintence that goes into keeping the system that clean.

Have you been viewing this Sps board very often? Have you visited the zeovit picture gallery? If you haven't, it's would absolutly BLOW your mind. You will see colors in Sps you never even thought possible. There is a reason so many people defend this system. A majority of spectacular tanks here use it.

 

[dvanacker]

A majority of spectacular tanks here use it?

Im not backing Dugless either but that statement just isnt true. Granted there are some nice tanks here that use it but they are in the minority IMO.

 

[karsseboom]

A majority of spectacular tanks here use it?

Im not backing Dugless either but that statement just isnt true. Granted there are some nice tanks here that use it but they are in the minority IMO.

Lately there are many international tanks from Asia on this board running zeovit. A lot of the nicest builds in this section are running zeo.

When I say nicest of course I mean in my own personal opinion.

 

[ryanrid]

im suprised this conversation is not only being had but going on for so long.
zeo works, but so do many other methods. choose the method that suits your lifestyle/needs best.

 

[karsseboom]

im suprised this conversation is not only being had but going on for so long.
zeo works, but so do many other methods. choose the method that suits your lifestyle/needs best.

I agree with most on this thread. The only reason this keeps going on is because people keeping making absurd comments. Everytime we come to the consensus that you can have a successful tank without zeovit but zeovit tanks around the world show it works, someone comes on here and stirs the pot.

 

[Moser]

A majority of spectacular tanks here use it?

Im not backing Dugless either but that statement just isnt true. Granted there are some nice tanks here that use it but they are in the minority IMO.

Don't forget, Zeovit is a European system that has always had bad press, but particularly Stateside. It will likely never attract the number of users that more traditional methods do. Fewer users= fewer totm. RC just isn't the place to look for nice Zeovit tanks. There are a few nice ones though!.

Mo

 

[Moser]

+1 Darryl - Biopellets, lots of fish and moderate feeding keeps my tank popping.

That's nice!.

Please show us some more.
What size is it?. What volume of pellets and how much do you feed?....

Thanks
Mo

 

[Allmost]

I understand the difficulty in capturing accurately represented photos of our tanks, but it bugs me a bit when users are obviously misguiding others with photos that are clearly inaccurate.

Can you please explain to me what I am misleading ppl to ?

that corals can look different under different lighting ? actinic VS full lighting ?

and for colors, look at yours .... look at your oranges and look at mine, and I think that should be enough.... you have shown us a "cool" pic of your tank ... which we cant see nothing from. [PS. do not forget, you are using BACTERIOPLANKTON system too, the same system Zeovit introduced to the market ]

again, I want to know what I am accused of here, what am I misleading you to ? am I trying to sell you a coral ? am I trying to get u to come over ? lol I have 4 tanks, so I rarely have time for maintenance, and Zeovit makes me able to take care of 4 tanks, and work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week my tank is no where close to being nice or anything. but I dislike you comment saying Im trying to mislead ppl ! you need to explain yourself about this ...

about Dendais tank ... if I stop feeding my corals and stop Xtra and CV, in less than a week I get the same colors, but those are too pale for my liking, so that I can understand ... I feed them enough so they look the way I want them to ...

WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY TO LET ME KNOW WHAT I AM MISLEADING YOU TO. that corals under actinic and top down, have different colors [POLYPS] than corals from front view with full lighting ?

childish comment ... but if you like I can post the RAW pics, and you do the white balance for me, so you dont accuse me of this BS again lol

 

[Dugless]

Unless I am mistaken on which corals we are talking about, the discrepancy between these two shots is quite stark. Again, I understand if the white balance is off, but no one was the wiser until someone else pointed this out for the rest of us. Why post a photo that isn't accurate in a thread discussing achieving the best possible color? I also understand how actinic lighting and shooting top down can affect the outcome of a photo. But, I think if we are both being honest with ourselves here, neither of these reasons can make that extreme a difference as these photos show.

However, I don't want to detract any further from what can be useful discussion within this thread. You can choose to respond, but I've decided to make this my last visit to this topic. Good luck with the discussion.

 

[Allmost]

Unless I am mistaken on which corals we are talking about, the discrepancy between these two shots is quite stark. Again, I understand if the white balance is off, but no one was the wiser until someone else pointed this out for the rest of us. Why post a photo that isn't accurate in a thread discussing achieving the best possible color? I also understand how actinic lighting and shooting top down can affect the outcome of a photo. But, I think if we are both being honest with ourselves here, neither of these reasons can make that extreme a difference as these photos show.

LOLOLOL HAHAHAHHAHA MAN you are so funny !

RE-READ the post, the pic to the RIGHT is WHEN I GOT IT 8 months ago ! it GREW into the pic on left in 8 months.

lets see pics of your tank please, I want to see some top down of the brown corals

 

[Allmost]

HEre it is about 8 months ago, when I first picked it up.

 

[tdb320reef]

That's nice!.

Please show us some more.
What size is it?. What volume of pellets and how much do you feed?....

Thanks
Mo

Thanks 320 Gallon - Mainly SPS. I run 2000ML BRS and ATB bio pellets in an inline avastmarine 18 X 10 reactor. I have about 75 fish in total a couple 10". My feeding is 4 tsp oysterfeast every other day at night. 1/2 tsp of a mix of Cyclops eze, reef chilli, and coral frenzy every day. Mainly for my fish but I do see the corals slime up so they must be eating it. New spectrum twice a day lots and finally PE misys and sometimes frozen Cyclops. It turns out the pellets work so well I also have to dry skim to keep some trates.

Here are a few more recent pics:

 

[rbonafide]

tdb

tdb

Wow that looks sick!!! I have a 300 gal ...started it with biopellets day 1 and i have some good results but lose coral occasionally. I lose any lps but I am mainly an sps fan anyway. I see you put alot into your tank. I actually wet skim maybe thats one issue I have. Maybe I should try some of the feedings you are using. I do cyclopese and pe then some flake and pellets. I am going to try some things you are feeding. All I know is I want to get my tank like yours!!!! This is why I entered this conversation because i was considering zeovit like biopellets are not controlled like zeovit and not enough info but hopefully you will change my mind, save me money and rescue my tank haha

 

[tdb320reef]

As far a zeovit I cannot justify the cost and I am already having good results with the system. I don't like putting the unknown in my tank. But if you are losing corals you might have another issue. I have several LPS corals and don't think I have ever lost one in the new build ( like 1 year).

Before you make too many changes get down to the root cause for current loses. test everything and then get those numbers stable. Then go from there.