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Ciao io uso da anni il sistema Zeovit e sarei intenzionato a provare Tropic Marin NP-Bacto-Balance, domanda, la Zeolite la devo togliere o la lascio? Che batteri usi? ZeoBack va bene lo stesso? Dose unica ad inizio illuminazione?
Translation:
Hi I have been using the Zeovit system for years and I would like to try Tropic Marin NP-Bacto-Balance, question, should I remove the Zeolite or leave it? What bacteria do you use? Is ZeoBack okay anyway? Single dose at the start of lighting?
Ciao,
Non c'è bisogno di cambiare nient'altro che la fonte di carbonio. Qualche settimana fa ho installato un reattore Zeovit per provarlo e sto facendo funzionare le zeoliti. Finora, sono molto impressionato
con le zeoliti.
Puoi ancora usare lo Zeobak, perché non credo che un batterio sia molto meglio dell'altro. Presumo che tu stia attualmente utilizzando Zeostart per la fonte di carbonio ora, quindi dovrai interromperne l'uso.
Perché stai cercando di apportare una modifica alla fonte di carbonio? Che cosa stai cercando di correggere o ottenere?
Per quanto riguarda i biopellet, ho provato a usarli anni fa in un reattore e non sono stato in grado di inserirli correttamente. Era troppo lavoro per qualcosa che si poteva dosare a mano.
-Sonny
Microbactor7 would be my go to for new tank/pellet set ups..Appreciate the write up, written in a way that even I can understand , I'm ready to give this a go.
I see you recommended np-bacto-balance for carbon dosing, do you have a recommendation for a bacteria I can purchase online to start with? (the zeovit reactor I saw someone mention earlier is a bit out of my budget right now)
@SunnyX
Agree in general. Sounds very similar to the Red Sea trace methodology, which uses their NOPOX. I do think it’s interesting to have carbon dosed with nitrates and phosphates in one supplement. I honestly didn’t know that was a thing but good to know.
I’ll give it a try.
some information I think would be helpful in the original post if agreed.
What filtration/methods should not be used with this, GFO is mentioned but any other.
What items are discouraged? refugium, UV, etc.
also would be good to know testing regime. Water changes
I noted you mentioned filter sock replacement will increase?
i have a refugium and wonder if the low nutrients would kill damage it. Should I turn it into another frag tank.
Appreciate the write up, written in a way that even I can understand , I'm ready to give this a go.
I see you recommended np-bacto-balance for carbon dosing, do you have a recommendation for a bacteria I can purchase online to start with? (the zeovit reactor I saw someone mention earlier is a bit out of my budget right now)
@SunnyX
Ciao, ho usato Zeostart e poi acido acetico glaciale con PO4 a 0,25ppm e NO3 a 25mg , dosato Lantanio Elimi-phos e portato PO4 a0,03ppm ma NO3 sempre 25mg allora ho dosato vodka 2ml al giorno e NO3 ora a 10mg e coralli SPS tornati a spolipare e crescere. Vorrei provare il tuo sistema in vasca, 380litri misure 100x70x55cm illuminazione T5 8x39 Giesemann Reattore di calcio e skimmer JNS-ConeS con pompa Sicce Shark3000, è possibile con solo Tropic Marin NP Bacto Balance ?
Ciao, consiglio per dosaggio? :faccia pensante:Sì, potrai iniziare a utilizzare il bilanciamento NP Bacto. Assicurati di non utilizzare altre fonti di carbonio contemporaneamente. Buona fortuna.
Ciao, consiglio per dosaggio? :faccia pensante:
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One reason is to allow proper moderation.
GraciasHi, advice for dosage? : thinking face:
Google FTW
Dosed 6ml (25% the recommended dose) of Bacto balance to my 250g tank 2 nights ago. Yesterday, tank went cloudy and ORP shot to the 480s. The ORP could be a total coincidence but I've tracked my ORP for quite a while now and it rarely gets above 380.
The cloudiness is a bacterial bloom for sure and made my skimmate stink so bad it made the whole basement wreak.
In other news, I had a few corals with crazy polyp extension (likely feeding on the bacteria in the water column.)
Perhaps that works in your tank - but in mine if my phosphates get above .1 my corals become visibly cranky. It also depends on the type of coral you’re growing. Some are much more tolerant than others.I'm a firm believer that unless you have serious algae issues carbon dosing should be a last resort. There's too many bacterial forces at work in our tanks that even the experts don't fully understand and it's marketed as something everyone should do.
I've personally known more people that have either killed livestock or sent their tank into a downward spiral with multiple sources of carbon than people who swear it saved their tank.
The moment I stopped chasing nitrates and phosphates years ago was the moment reefing became so much easier and my tank went from a tank full of rock and coral frags to a tank full of coral. I've had nitrates anywhere from 5-100ppm at one point to phosphates 0.02-1ppm and never noticed any difference in livestock behavior or coloration with regards to coral. Alkalinity and the relation to your nutrients is where the difference in coloration and growth comes into play.