Time for a new journal.
IF you would like to read more on my tank build follow this link to the old thread.
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-chronicles/22206-frankies-120gal-glass-experiment.html
I will be changing my system over to zeovit starting tomorrow and will use this thread for the journey.
Here is the directions from G.Alexander, (a well known and respected Zeohead) on what i need to do and what to use to do it.
First of all I would recommend to download the dosing guide from:
http://www.korallen-zucht.de/files/z..._english-1.pdf
It contains a lot of useful information and will be helpful to get a feeling for the dosage.
First start with the basics products to decrease nutrients, calculated on your 170 g net system volume:
1. Place 1.5 liters zeovit in a Zeo Reactor. Water flow around 150 gallons per hour. Connect the reactor pump to a clock timer and run the reactor pump with a 3 hour on / 3 hour off / 3 hour on interval. Please make sure the zeolite is not exposed to air while the pump is switched off. Clean the material daily. Leave the zeolite 4 weeks in the filter until you do the first change out. This is the first changing interval, others could be lengthen to 6 – 8 weeks.
2. Place 0.5 liters activated carbon in a filter sock and keep it in a passive water flow in your sump, changed every 30 days. Knead the carbon daily to keep the surface clean. Most users get perfect results with korallenzucht carbon.
3. Dose 6 drops ZeoBac & 3 drops ZeoFood7 daily for the first 2 weeks, flowed by a 2 – 3 x weekly dosage of 6 drops Bac and 3 drops Food. Dose 0.5 ml ZeoStart2 2 x daily (morning & evening). Dose those in front of the Zeo reactor pump while it is switched on.
4. The additional dosage of some food source for the corals works fine. I would recommend to dose 2 drops Pohls Coral Vitalizer daily directly in the tank.
Later on you could use the additional products for coral coloration. Adjust your skimmer to skim wet, keeping it clean to export as much as possible. Do a weekly water change of 5 – 10 % with a good salt.
Your water parameters looking good, just KH is a little bit to high for my taste. Before starting the system, you should adjust water parameters slowly close to NSW and keep them as stable as possible.
KH 6.5 – 7.5
Ca 400 – 420 mg
Mg 1250 – 1300 mg
K+ ~ 380 mg
Especially in a nutrient poor environment K+ (potassium) seems to be a important element. I would recommend you to measure the concentration in your system.
This is a start-up dosage which might be adjusted later.
G.Alexander
It's very comforting to know i have such a person willing to walk me through any obstacles.
I Ordered everything i need from Aquarium Specialty. I was going to use DarkLordCoral but they seem to be missing in action and i want a trust worthy company to deal with. There is very little room for error in this method, I would hate to miss a dose because it was late in shipment. My order arrives today, (waiting for FedEx right now).
This is my order list of products.
1 x ZEOvit Pohl's Coral Vitalizer 50 ml (KZCVs) = $40.95
1 x ZEOvit ZEOfood 7 100 ml (KZZfood7100m) = $29.99
1 x ZEOvit Potassium Test Kit (KaliumTest) = $39.99
1 x ZEOvit ZEObac 10ml (KZZbacs) = $15.99
1 x ZEOvit ZEOstart2 250ml (KZZstart2s) = $35.95
2 x ZEOlith Rocks 1 liter (KZZvit) = $28.50
1 x ZEOvit Pohl's K-Balance Potassium mix 250 ml (KZPKbalances) = $39.00
The reactor i will build myself. I already built one actually but am having second thoughts on the design. So after my order arrives today i will use the zeolites to size out a perfect dose size for my net volume of water.
I have been very board lately with my system and need more of a challenge. I think this will provide it for me.
I will post before and after pictures so we can all see what happens. Should be fun!
Wish me luck, this is a do or die deal. No turning back once it's begun. Anyone wanting to try this method needs to understand that it is very possible to loose everything. The beginning process begins by pretty much starving the corals to near death and then revitalizing them the way they were meant to look. Very risky. I feel up to it!
IF you would like to read more on my tank build follow this link to the old thread.
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-chronicles/22206-frankies-120gal-glass-experiment.html
I will be changing my system over to zeovit starting tomorrow and will use this thread for the journey.
Here is the directions from G.Alexander, (a well known and respected Zeohead) on what i need to do and what to use to do it.
First of all I would recommend to download the dosing guide from:
http://www.korallen-zucht.de/files/z..._english-1.pdf
It contains a lot of useful information and will be helpful to get a feeling for the dosage.
First start with the basics products to decrease nutrients, calculated on your 170 g net system volume:
1. Place 1.5 liters zeovit in a Zeo Reactor. Water flow around 150 gallons per hour. Connect the reactor pump to a clock timer and run the reactor pump with a 3 hour on / 3 hour off / 3 hour on interval. Please make sure the zeolite is not exposed to air while the pump is switched off. Clean the material daily. Leave the zeolite 4 weeks in the filter until you do the first change out. This is the first changing interval, others could be lengthen to 6 – 8 weeks.
2. Place 0.5 liters activated carbon in a filter sock and keep it in a passive water flow in your sump, changed every 30 days. Knead the carbon daily to keep the surface clean. Most users get perfect results with korallenzucht carbon.
3. Dose 6 drops ZeoBac & 3 drops ZeoFood7 daily for the first 2 weeks, flowed by a 2 – 3 x weekly dosage of 6 drops Bac and 3 drops Food. Dose 0.5 ml ZeoStart2 2 x daily (morning & evening). Dose those in front of the Zeo reactor pump while it is switched on.
4. The additional dosage of some food source for the corals works fine. I would recommend to dose 2 drops Pohls Coral Vitalizer daily directly in the tank.
Later on you could use the additional products for coral coloration. Adjust your skimmer to skim wet, keeping it clean to export as much as possible. Do a weekly water change of 5 – 10 % with a good salt.
Your water parameters looking good, just KH is a little bit to high for my taste. Before starting the system, you should adjust water parameters slowly close to NSW and keep them as stable as possible.
KH 6.5 – 7.5
Ca 400 – 420 mg
Mg 1250 – 1300 mg
K+ ~ 380 mg
Especially in a nutrient poor environment K+ (potassium) seems to be a important element. I would recommend you to measure the concentration in your system.
This is a start-up dosage which might be adjusted later.
G.Alexander
It's very comforting to know i have such a person willing to walk me through any obstacles.
I Ordered everything i need from Aquarium Specialty. I was going to use DarkLordCoral but they seem to be missing in action and i want a trust worthy company to deal with. There is very little room for error in this method, I would hate to miss a dose because it was late in shipment. My order arrives today, (waiting for FedEx right now).
This is my order list of products.
1 x ZEOvit Pohl's Coral Vitalizer 50 ml (KZCVs) = $40.95
1 x ZEOvit ZEOfood 7 100 ml (KZZfood7100m) = $29.99
1 x ZEOvit Potassium Test Kit (KaliumTest) = $39.99
1 x ZEOvit ZEObac 10ml (KZZbacs) = $15.99
1 x ZEOvit ZEOstart2 250ml (KZZstart2s) = $35.95
2 x ZEOlith Rocks 1 liter (KZZvit) = $28.50
1 x ZEOvit Pohl's K-Balance Potassium mix 250 ml (KZPKbalances) = $39.00
The reactor i will build myself. I already built one actually but am having second thoughts on the design. So after my order arrives today i will use the zeolites to size out a perfect dose size for my net volume of water.
I have been very board lately with my system and need more of a challenge. I think this will provide it for me.
I will post before and after pictures so we can all see what happens. Should be fun!
Wish me luck, this is a do or die deal. No turning back once it's begun. Anyone wanting to try this method needs to understand that it is very possible to loose everything. The beginning process begins by pretty much starving the corals to near death and then revitalizing them the way they were meant to look. Very risky. I feel up to it!
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