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So to my understanding, various one part systems (Tropic Marin Carbocalcium, All for Reef; Salifert All-in-One) basically add calcium formate, which is naturally processed by bacteria in your tank to add KH. (Randy, I did read your article but I'm sure I butchered things from a chemistry perspective. http://www.reefedition.com/the-many-methods-for-supplementing-calcium-and-alkalinity/)
Zeobvit and similar systems have specific bacteria in the media that do various things (to my understanding, in Zeovit's case, it processes ammonia and other tank wastes long before it can ever turn into nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, etc.)
It seems to me there's the possiblity that a zeovit system has a different bacterial balance from the average reef tank, and that Zeovit plus a calcium-formate based system might lead to unintended consequences?
Zeobvit and similar systems have specific bacteria in the media that do various things (to my understanding, in Zeovit's case, it processes ammonia and other tank wastes long before it can ever turn into nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, etc.)
It seems to me there's the possiblity that a zeovit system has a different bacterial balance from the average reef tank, and that Zeovit plus a calcium-formate based system might lead to unintended consequences?