Lilrodyreefer
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Does anyone use zeovit here?
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M Woodhill
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yup, a bunch of guys, like andrew presenting a reef in the sky
Allmost
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Zeovit mag ? what is that ? to raise ure magnesium ?
Zeovit is a system to filter nutritions
Alex T.
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Zeovit mag ? what is that ? to raise ure magnesium ?
Zeovit is a system to filter nutritions
Nutritions?
Alex T.
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Just never heard that word before.
tmantaylor18
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Think he meant nutrients
Alex T.
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I was playing "tongue in cheek".
Nutrients are substances that are required for the nourishment of organisms while nutrition is the entire process by which organisms obtain energy and nutrients from food. Anything left over once an organism is nourished would be
an excessive measure of nutrients.
Again, just saying it in good fun...there's no plural to nutrition. I do however agree with your post that Zeovit is a means of exporting nutrients from a reef system to reach and maintain ULNS, and have actually learned a lot from your posts over the years.
Allmost
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LOL Nutrients ?
Alex T.
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lol yea
but I still dont know what this thread is about lol
:lmao:
SPotter
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I think popcorn falls under the category of nutrition pre-consumption and then once it has been consumed and expelled....it then becomes nutrient.
Alex T.
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:debi:Ah. I see. So then popcorn works as well as Zeovit? Does the butter get skimmed out?
Alex T.
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Sorry I derailed your thread lilrodyreefer.
If what you're getting at is whether Zeovit is a viable way to export nutrients, then the answer is a resounding YES. It's probably the most comprehensive ULNS means available today, and has visual cues along the way to help one gauge their system's progress in lowering nutrients, promoting coral growth and coloring up SPS corals. It is by far one of the most expensive and time consuming of all the ULNS methods available, because it involves changing out the Zeolith stones in the reactor every 6 weeks or so, pumping the mulm that accumulates on the stones daily close to your skimmer pump, and monitoring your alkalinity levels to keep them low (6.5 - 7.5 dKH) near natural seawater levels. There is also a lot of daily dosing of expensive supplements and even more available once you're ready to tweak colors. An increase in parameters (especially alkalinity) causes a lot of problems in a ULNS system; specifically burnt tips and slow tissue necrosis (stn) at the base and body of corals. I don't recommend it as a viable option for someone new to SPS corals because there are so many other important fundamentals to grasp before attempting Zeovit. For the advanced SPS aficionado, the results can be a drop dead gorgeous reef tank, but for most it is simply too time consuming and cost prohibitive.
The same results can be achieved through other means as well...and have been for years. IMHO, honing those skills before one jumps into Zeovit will only help.
..and SPotter, I think the only appropriate forum that would entertain such nonsense is the Lounge.
If what you're getting at is whether Zeovit is a viable way to export nutrients, then the answer is a resounding YES. It's probably the most comprehensive ULNS means available today, and has visual cues along the way to help one gauge their system's progress in lowering nutrients, promoting coral growth and coloring up SPS corals. It is by far one of the most expensive and time consuming of all the ULNS methods available, because it involves changing out the Zeolith stones in the reactor every 6 weeks or so, pumping the mulm that accumulates on the stones daily close to your skimmer pump, and monitoring your alkalinity levels to keep them low (6.5 - 7.5 dKH) near natural seawater levels. There is also a lot of daily dosing of expensive supplements and even more available once you're ready to tweak colors. An increase in parameters (especially alkalinity) causes a lot of problems in a ULNS system; specifically burnt tips and slow tissue necrosis (stn) at the base and body of corals. I don't recommend it as a viable option for someone new to SPS corals because there are so many other important fundamentals to grasp before attempting Zeovit. For the advanced SPS aficionado, the results can be a drop dead gorgeous reef tank, but for most it is simply too time consuming and cost prohibitive.
The same results can be achieved through other means as well...and have been for years. IMHO, honing those skills before one jumps into Zeovit will only help.
..and SPotter, I think the only appropriate forum that would entertain such nonsense is the Lounge.
Lilrodyreefer
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Thanks that's the kind of stuff I was looking for. Good honest amwser. I have been running biopellets and was thinking of using some of the supplements in my system as well. I am still in the beginner stages of doing research on zeovit. I have herd that I can use some of the supplements without using the zeovit stones. Is that true?
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