Absolutely! I have a cup that measures ml, cups and fluid oz. I found the cup at the local grocery store. I just add the stones to the cup until I get to the 300ml line. I use this cup for all of my zeo measurements.
With all zeo additives, its important that you use your net water volume. You need to consider sand, rock, equipment, etc. Once you have estimated your net water volume, you can tailor your dosing to this water volume.
The stones need to be changed every six weeks. Over time, when I changed my stones, I've played around with the amount. 375ml is the maximum I can use for my tank. Whenever I use any more... growth stops, colors start to become pale, and tissue recession starts at the base. 300ml is a pretty safe amount for 150g net. With some simple math, I came up with the net 25g/50ml stone recommendation. Its a pretty safe amount that does allow some room for error. You also will need to adjust the flow through the reactor. I hold the cup up to the reactor output. I adjust the flow so that I can fill my cup 16oz up in 10 seconds.
Now that you have the correct amount of stones and flow, the testing and the feeding begins. Until you can develop a routine that produces desired water params, you will need to test, test, and test some more.
These are some very basic recommendations to get started. Even though you can become more aggressive with the zeo products, this is a great starting point. Taking this approach lets you become familiar with the zeo method, and also lets you increase your dosing, reactor flow, and amount of stones based on how daring you want to be. Once you master the basics... Then you can start tweaking your colors with the other additives
Hope this helps:thumbsup:
James
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.
Absolutely! I have a cup that measures ml, cups and fluid oz. I found the cup at the local grocery store. I just add the stones to the cup until I get to the 300ml line. I use this cup for all of my zeo measurements.
With all zeo additives, its important that you use your net water volume. You need to consider sand, rock, equipment, etc. Once you have estimated your net water volume, you can tailor your dosing to this water volume.
The stones need to be changed every six weeks. Over time, when I changed my stones, I've played around with the amount. 375ml is the maximum I can use for my tank. Whenever I use any more... growth stops, colors start to become pale, and tissue recession starts at the base. 300ml is a pretty safe amount for 150g net. With some simple math, I came up with the net 25g/50ml stone recommendation. Its a pretty safe amount that does allow some room for error. You also will need to adjust the flow through the reactor. I hold the cup up to the reactor output. I adjust the flow so that I can fill my cup 16oz up in 10 seconds.
Now that you have the correct amount of stones and flow, the testing and the feeding begins. Until you can develop a routine that produces desired water params, you will need to test, test, and test some more.
These are some very basic recommendations to get started. Even though you can become more aggressive with the zeo products, this is a great starting point. Taking this approach lets you become familiar with the zeo method, and also lets you increase your dosing, reactor flow, and amount of stones based on how daring you want to be. Once you master the basics... Then you can start tweaking your colors with the other additives
Hope this helps:thumbsup:
James
Every ZEO user should have a measuring jug around.
Hi Anthony,
Hope all is well!
No problem. Glad I can help
As for the zeo media, I do not replace all media at once. Just my 300ml every 6 weeks. I am helping another zeo user, CherCM, restart his zeo. I decided to take the journey with him. I will be following my own advice as I help him get his tank stable with zeo. I want other reefers to learn as I restart my system. Over the course of several weeks/months we will ease into the perfect amount of zeo media for Cher. Meaning... we will add 300ml of zeo media at a time since his net water volume is the same as mine. Through frequent testing, we will find what amount of media works for his tank. This also helps us avoid the instant pale colors and issues that accompany the over usage of media.
I do rinse the media before placing in the reactor. I've noticed some negative effects when placing the dusty media into the reactor. I've never soaked the media, but I'm sure it couldn't hurt.
Thank you for the comments. I originally had the light colored pastel colors. I eventually learned that I could get the deep rich coloration by feeding the corals along with using the correct amount of zeo products for my tank. The AM Porthole is a great little tool to have around. The glare off the top of my water prevented me from taking good top downs. In some of my prior shots, you can see the shadow of my hand blocking the glare from the ATI Sunpower. :lolspin:
Warmest Regards,
James
+1 Beat me to it.
Mike, you would dose 4.5 ml throughout the day. If you can get a doser on a controller, you can break up the 4.5ml into 4 doses. Works very well!
