Zeovit reef tanks of the world

[Tom Stevens]

cool thanks the info. I am starting to get the hang of Zeovit. I am actually having troubles keeping up PO4 and NO3 in my Nano. My nutrients bottom out quickly. I find adding ZeoFood adds that film to the glass and sand. Not sure how to effectively use it.

Dinos have been an issue for me personally, though raising my nutrients with Seachem Flourish and ESV CaNO3 are helping.

So things that I notice when I stop carbon dosing for a few days an suspend all KZ additives, I notice my skimmer reduce in output. I am wondering if specifically Sponge Power and even FlatWorm stop have some type of acetic acid contained in the liquid?

If so that could explain my plummeting. I test with Hanna NO3 LR and Phosphorus LR.

No way to tell for sure what is in the products.

Have you checked out Zeovit.com? The guy who runs the forum helps folks out who are having problems. The forum is another good source of information, but it is not nearly as active as reef2reef. Check it out if you have not done so already.

 

[MB_Fahrer]

This is probably a stupid question, but can somebody explain what a zeovit tank is? I'm assuming it means zero something?

 

[kenchilada]

This is probably a stupid question, but can somebody explain what a zeovit tank is? I'm assuming it means zero something?

It means zero dollars left in your wallet.

Zeovit is a methodology based around the Zeovit product line. It’s very popular outside of the US and has produced some very beautiful tanks.

 

[Bronx19]

We worked out what coral snow was, now we need to know one more. What is the active ingredient in Flatworm Stop. These two products are obviously over priced, but dang they are good.

 

[ycnibrc]

This is probably a stupid question, but can somebody explain what a zeovit tank is? I'm assuming it means zero something?

Zeovit is a reef keeping method base on replicate sea water parameters and environment for the reef tank. They have been known for growth and pastel color for the Sps.
It's a difficult system to follow since there are no 1 dosage for all tank. Each tank has their own dosage figure out by their owner. However when u got it then you will get incredible growth and healthy tank environment. You can read this thread to find more info on zeovit

zeovit and how I dose it

Well I have a lot of inquire lately regarding zeovit and there is not much info on the forum on this topic so I decide to do a brief write up explaining my experience with zeo. First and foremost Im not affiliate with zeo therefore anything I say are just base on my experience with the system...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Biologic]

We worked out what coral snow was, now we need to know one more. What is the active ingredient in Flatworm Stop. These two products are obviously over priced, but dang they are good.

In a way, isn’t Carbisea Purple Up kind of like Coral Snow?

 

[Biologic]

No way to tell for sure what is in the products.

Have you checked out Zeovit.com? The guy who runs the forum helps folks out who are having problems. The forum is another good source of information, but it is not nearly as active as reef2reef. Check it out if you have not done so already.

yeah I think it’s crucial to use Zeovit.org to get started, but getting answers of what’s actually in there is never going to happen. Technically I don’t think KZ doesn’t even own or run it.

the user base is mostly a handful of people and it’s mostly people getting started. There’s a few experts there who offer suggestions like Jacky and G. Alexander

 

[Tanggy]

From what it looks like, based on what you are dosing is Coral Vital is being overdosed. Your NO3 is a bit high, so probably would avoid using Coral Vital. The PO4 is on the edge of low, so beware not to go too low or you can see dinoflagellates bloom. I am just getting over that for the past 3 weeks.

This is my best guess as a newer user to ZeoVit. I had a similar green film when overdosing KZ ZeoFood, which as far as I can tell is similar to Coral Vital.

Seeing how this post is older, do you have an update on the current condition of the glass and sand?

Tank have been doing well since last I posted here. Since then, I have been running my UV 24/7. I've also switched out all old sand with new sand. Less green film on my glass. I still have to wipe every 5-6 days. Sand looks better. I am also stirring the sand every other day. I don't know if my system is maturing with Zeovit or it's due to the changes I've made.

 

[Biologic]

Tank have been doing well since last I posted here. Since then, I have been running my UV 24/7. I've also switched out all old sand with new sand. Less green film on my glass. I still have to wipe every 5-6 days. Sand looks better. I am also stirring the sand every other day. I don't know if my system is maturing with Zeovit or it's due to the changes I've made.

For me, and I know this brings up another debate in itself, when I stirred the sand or disturbed it, I didn’t make it better. It’s my belief and it’s strictly based on conjecture, that the bacterial and microfauna are stratified in the sand bed. Meaning, more aerobic bacteria at the top, and anaerobic at the bottom. Vacuuming the sand, did not work for me. I’ve been trying to avoid disturbing the sand. In fact, before I was doing Zeovit, I was removing dinos constantly and changing water at the same time. Really was just making things worse.

With ZeoVit —What really causes film is overdosing on ZeoFood and on amino acids of any type. Then allowing nutrients too drop too low.

I’m really happy to see a Zeovit tank with similar issues. Thank you for posting that picture. I’ve been out of the hobby for 14 years. My tank is about 8 months old. So very much out of practice.

 

[Reefahholic]

Zeovit is a reef keeping method base on replicate sea water parameters and environment for the reef tank. They have been known for growth and pastel color for the Sps.
It's a difficult system to follow since there are no 1 dosage for all tank. Each tank has their own dosage figure out by their owner. However when u got it then you will get incredible growth and healthy tank environment. You can read this thread to find more info on zeovit

zeovit and how I dose it

Well I have a lot of inquire lately regarding zeovit and there is not much info on the forum on this topic so I decide to do a brief write up explaining my experience with zeo. First and foremost Im not affiliate with zeo therefore anything I say are just base on my experience with the system...

www.reef2reef.com

Your tank is pretty epic. I love the stags. My favorite corals. I'm doing a lot of stags in my new build. You were on ReefDudes YouTube before right? Your avatar throws me off. Your last name is Pham right?

 

[Tom Stevens]

Hi, I just thought I would share my Zeovit tank. It is a little over a year old and started with Zeovit from the beginning. I am very happy with the results so far.

 

[drawman]

Hi, I just thought I would share my Zeovit tank. It is a little over a year old and started with Zeovit from the beginning. I am very happy with the results so far.

Not too shabby for a year old lol

 

[ycnibrc]

Look pretty healthy most zeo tank have a healthy biodiversity therefore the tank look robust and the corals look happy.

 

[Mike1970]

anyone here doing full zeovit system use other carbons besides Korallen-Zucht and have no ill effects?

 

[dbq5anlxj]

anyone here doing full zeovit system use other carbons besides Korallen-Zucht and have no ill effects?

I use seachem matrix carbon since the beginning about a year now. No ill effect whatsoever.

 

[ScottB]

We worked out what coral snow was, now we need to know one more. What is the active ingredient in Flatworm Stop. These two products are obviously over priced, but dang they are good.

Smells like wormwood to me. I do find it helpful in managing aefw but don't go thinking it eradicates them. You really have to pull out all the stops to eradicate aefw.

 

[Tanggy]

Question for you Zeovit users. I have been dosing the Zeovit basics (Zeostart, Zeobak, Sponge Power, Flatworm stop, KZ carbon and Zeolite) since March 2020. I feel like my tank is pretty much stable right now. I did have some issue with cyanno before but have been cleared of it for a while. I looked into adding more zeovit additives but am confused on which ones I should be adding. What other additive would you recommend and why? Thanks.

 

[Tom Stevens]

Question for you Zeovit users. I have been dosing the Zeovit basics (Zeostart, Zeobak, Sponge Power, Flatworm stop, KZ carbon and Zeolite) since March 2020. I feel like my tank is pretty much stable right now. I did have some issue with cyanno before but have been cleared of it for a while. I looked into adding more zeovit additives but am confused on which ones I should be adding. What other additive would you recommend and why? Thanks.

You might want to look at Coral Booster and Pohl Extra. Really depends on what kind of color you are getting. AAHA is also good, but be careful with that one as it is very strong and could cause problems if overdone. Start out 1/2 dose every other day and see if it helps.

A lot of Zeovit is observing so add one new additive at a time, then wait a week or two and see if it helped.

 

[David Cher]

how to modify the zeovit bottle cap so that do not have to always to open the bottle cap to dose ?

 

[Tom Stevens]

how to modify the zeovit bottle cap so that do not have to always to open the bottle cap to dose ?

You could try the cheap squirt bottle you can find at the dollar stores rather than modify the bottle. I would be careful about evaporation on some of the additive though.