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About half way on the dial. The Hagen 804's or whatever they are make less noise, or i had eheims 1060's that don't make any start up noise. But they are expensive Brendan

Didn't you like my explaination when you phoned cracker ? just kidding Brendan

Thanks Guys, This has been brilliant advertising for zeovit. Brendan Zeovit NZ/Aussie

Well said Wasp ! Regards Brendan

Heres a thing about coraline for you www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p ... did=495356 Brendan

Yes, corraline still grows as this is a calcium based algae. It's best in new setups as it gets on top of the nutrients straight from the start before the live rock starts sucking it up. Cyno, not so sure as i never really have had this problem, but cyno is a natural occurance on the reef so is not a major problem. I have seen it quite often will diving in Fiji Brendan

I have softies in my tank also with no negative or really positive effects. softies don't have the potential to colour up like the sps corals but lots of my clients have only softies and LPS corals. They use it because they love the crystal clear water and hardly any window cleaning in the tanks. (you no longer get problem algae when using zeovit) Brendan

Yes, I use it. It seems good but is more for use in tanks with real low nutrients. I could see it darkening the corals a tad if used too much. If the nutrients in a tank were detectable using normal test kits i can see it causing the corals to stay brown rather than colouring to another more natural colour. Its really good for coral growth tho and this would be the main advantage. Hope this makes sense. Brendan

It's both, The bacteria that is added is used by the corals as a food as well has been able to help drop nitrates and phoshates. The zeovit is a filtering media that absorbs ammonia directly stopping the process that ends in nitrates. The zeofood that is added is a food also for the corals as it contains amminio acids and vitimins. It also gives a food for the zeobac (teria) that is added ( see above) to help multiply the bacteria that either is eaten by the corals or absorbs phosphates and nitrates and then is skimmed out by protein skimmers. By doing this, nutrients are removed so much ,that the sps corals are given water conditions similar to on the reef and they resort back to their normal colours. Have a look at this site as it has a lot of awesome pictures as well as info. www.captiveoceans.com Brendan

Zeospur2 is the most potent. I used it in my tank and after 24 hours it turned the corals to a brighter colour. A new brown coral i had went purple in 24 hours, i don't know how it works and don't want to. After using it for 5 weeks i could see if i kept using it, i might run into trouble with the corals becoming too light in colour. So I do not use it anymore, I don't sell it or promote either, as it could be dangerous for non experienced users. The other additives to fine tune the corals colours are very good especially the floride/iodate additive. This one colours up blue accro's really nice and there is no danger in using these. The real potent ones are zeostart and zeospur2, the others really good. Brendan

Layton, Yes the instructions are now quite long. They are constantly developing the system so they are changing slightly now and again. The best way for new clients is to ask my advice and i can modify the instructions to suit their tanks. 3 years ago when i started it was all in german and i quessed my way through the system with out any losses. It was only the 3 main components tho without the zeostart. The zeovit, zeofood and zeobac are quite easy to get the hang of with no real problems. Of course everyone wants to see real quick results so go hard out on the zeostart and then run into problems. Not saying you did this but alot of people do. Brendan

There has been a few people who said they have contacted me with no reply. I am at a loss as why, so please feel free to try again at [email protected] Before and after photo's. I wish i had done them when i started but thought that the product might not work so didn't bother. Wish i had now When i started the product zeostart wasn't available. This is the one product to watch as it can bring down PO4 and NO3 too quickly resulting in tissue loss in some corals. I advise all my customers to dose only half what is recommended on the bottle.I see now in the zeovit instructions that the German guys say the same thing. Zeostart is a really good product but you need to be carefull. The 3 main components are fine with no problems attatched. Thats why i recommend people to stick with these 3 main components first while getting used to dosing the system. Brendan

no worries Layton Maybe I will get back into keeping corals seriously but at the moment I just want to keep easier corals and do more sailing Regards Brendan

Not saying you said it Layton The recession is a bit of moving and a bit of a naughty blue face angel Also as I said I have lost a bit of interest in keeping my aquarium and are now spending more time in sailing which is my first hobby. Also, as wasp said, i let my calcium get way low and lost my pink pocillopora as the result. That happened a while ago tho. I got rid of most my other coloured corals as i don't really have the time to look after them at the moment. ( sailing) Regards Brendan

As you can see, my tank is still running and hasn't crashed. So zeovit caused my big crash did it. Next time you get information about me or my tank, try and make sure it's accurate, otherwise you just make a fool of yourself. If the person who told you it had crashed had walked into my garage, they would have seen my corals ( but in a different place ). The display tank in my house now has my blueface angel in it, hence the corals going into the garage. By the way, after 3 years of using zeovit why would it cause a crash ? [edit]cees 11:19 06/01/2004[/edit] Brendan Zeovit New Zealand

I was told coral colours were due to the lighting used over the tank. I am really confused now, is it lighting or low nutrients ? Brendan

"Many corals die once they leave the shops and most die due to the irresponsible hobbyist for trying to save money by buying cheap equipment or making diy equipment that does not work." Fay, i didn't realise you had a cheap DIY skimmer, I thought you were using a deltec ?" Brendan

Well done Pies Sorry reef, I don't own a camera But your welcome to come over to see RnB, your PO4 is way high Brendan Zeovit NZ/Australia

Rnb, do you mean 0.3 or 0.03 ? PO4 Brendan Zeovit New Zealand/Australia

Any type of filtration will not remove all PO4, not even a distiller. As I said, hobby test kits are not accurate enough. Once you can triple your salifert sample and reagents and still not get a reading, you will know you are in the ball park. 0.03 on a Salifert is quite a high reading when it comes to measuring PO4. Even if you don't get a reading when you double the sample and reagents with the salifert, this is still too high when it comes to PO4. A faint blue tinge when you triple it is starting to get near what you want to achieve. Just a personal observation You should be able to observe your corals and know if the nutrient levels are going up without resorting to testing. Your corals health and colour is the best indicator. Brendan Zeovit New Zealand/Australia

0.03 Through your R/O unit sounds about right. You have to remember that it is alot more accurate than hobby test kits. Thats why we use these machines. If I triple my Salifert PO4 reagents when testing for PO4, I still don't get any blue tinge in the sample. This is what I am talking about when i say my tank has no phosphates. To get good colours in SPS you need to get this low in nutrients. Brendan Zeovit New Zealand/ Australia

No, the 3 types of zeolite used in the zeovit product only work in saltwater. You can get zeolite for freshwater but they are of a different type. And vice-versa, zeolites used in freshwater should not be used for marine tanks as it can cause big problems. Regards, Brendan

Hi Mark, Good to hear from you again A frag would be just grand Could you give me an email at [email protected] and i will organise something. I could even send you a frag of a beuty zeovit blue acro Regards Brendan

Has anyone got one of these (above) that they want to sell or a frag of one. Have been trying to get one for a while with no luck Regards Brendan [email protected]