zeofit reactor compared to bio pellets

[Montaquelaveist]

okay guys i currently run bio-pellets and a friend of mine told me about the zeovfit reactor system he said that he has never had his tank so colorful so i guess my question is has anyone else tried that zeovfit system and should i consider switching over to that looking to switch by the end of next month

 

[rickytsui]

im running a full zeo system is alot more work then the bio-pellets
zeo is a better system but you need to pump the reactor once a day and dose zeo start everyday ( better into 2 once in am and once in pm)
pellet if you get the right setup all you really need to do is make sure the pellet it self is moving by eye there is nothin for you to pump like zeo

 

[rickytsui]

also for color you can alway add zeo addit you really dont need to run full to use it

 

[Montaquelaveist]

im running a full zeo system is alot more work then the bio-pellets
zeo is a better system but you need to pump the reactor once a day and dose zeo start everyday ( better into 2 once in am and once in pm)
pellet if you get the right setup all you really need to do is make sure the pellet it self is moving by eye there is nothin for you to pump like zeo

But aside from that would you say its a better system i don't mind the work i just want to know if its really a better system like I've been reading and whats a full system consist of

 

[duke62]

i would honestly say wait till you get more expierence under you belt before switching. its a complicated system that requires alot of time and money. stick to the basics and do ALOT of research on the subject not just asking this one question and get a couple people to say do it, its your tank you should be the only one happy not please the few reefers that come to your house. from some of your other threads you are still having trouble keeping up with other requirements that go along with a full sps tank. you need to run a low alk system as well and using 2 part it a lot harder then running a reactor of some sort. invest in a good cal reactor or doser first and worry about zeo when your ready

 

[tomn]

Go to www.zeovit.com.. Tons of info on that forum. Like Duke said research is key. The system is very complicated and everyone's system needs different care. Alot has to do with being able to notice slight changes in color and knowing what needs to be added at that time. Another big issue is having to order all of the supliments and salt. To my knowledge there really arent to many stores that keep any of them stocked. If you get everything right though the results are astonishing...

 

[Montaquelaveist]

i would honestly say wait till you get more expierence under you belt before switching. its a complicated system that requires alot of time and money. stick to the basics and do ALOT of research on the subject not just asking this one question and get a couple people to say do it, its your tank you should be the only one happy not please the few reefers that come to your house. from some of your other threads you are still having trouble keeping up with other requirements that go along with a full sps tank. you need to run a low alk system as well and using 2 part it a lot harder then running a reactor of some sort. invest in a good cal reactor or doser first and worry about zeo when your ready

Yeah i think i have my alk under control i have been dosing the esv two part by hand i figured out that by dosing 30ml of alk per day keeps my tank between 8.9 - 9.3 cost me a test kit lmao with all that testing but well worth it and my mag stays above 1400 and Ca between 450 - 480 never higher never lower i am thinking about putting my Ca reactor back on my tank but not until i figure a better way to keep the feed pump from clogging so i guess i will keep the bio pellets running for now until i keep doing my research thanks for the advice and trust me i do everything for my tank and i know its a long process but the end result is worth it I'm getting good growth from my monti's and birds even got a smaller piece to start to grow out the best thing i ever did was get two mp40w's now just wanna upgrade the controller if your ever in the bronx would love for you to see my tank i would love to hear what you think

 

[reefoman]

Full Zeovit system with zeolite and all additives is way better than bio-pellets.
You have to "feel" your tank and controll all parameters, sometimes 1 drop a day is too much but Alexander or Bob on Zeovit forum gonna help you adjust dosage. For example alk over 7 dkh with Zeovit is almost unacceptable...

GL
mark

 

[mtk]

A tank running a zeovit system the correct way always looks amazing. I started zeo about 4 months ago and love it. You really just need to get the basic 4 components and slowly work from there. Here is a good link the the zeo guide.

http://www.korallen-zucht.de/files/zeoguide_103_english-1.pdf

Basic concept of a zeo tank is low nutrients and giving the tank exactly what it needs to make it do what you want it to do. People normally run there tanks closer to sea water lvls like alk around 7 ca around 420 and mag around 1250. These numbers might be off a little but I think you get the point. They say anything above that does not help in any way.

Like everyone said above read everything you can and then make a informed decision on what you think will work for you. When I was researching what path I wanted to take every system I looked into I heard people love it or hate it, with zeo I only heard great thing. the only complaint I have heard is the amount of work involved with it.

 

[sig45]

I've run both. Zeovit is a LNSLow or 'no' nutrient system. It brings the corals to potentially stressed levels of depletion and then you have to add back all the nutrients/ aa w/ their additives. Labor intense and $$$! Requires equipment and maintenance daily to feed corals the 'mulm' from reactor.
Bio-pellets add an additional carbon source for bacteria and create a suspension of nitrate consuming bacteria. It is a passive system meaning pellets in reactor and it's on it's way to working. Combined with w/ GFO or other PO4 reduction works for most.
I've seen GREAT tanks using both systems.
I personally didn't have the time for Zeo method but liked some of their additives.
Hope that helps

Sig

 

[motortrendz]

ie run both bio pellets and have recently changed over to zeo on one of my systems.. i can tell you this and its only opinion and have no scientific back up for this except what ive observed. i ran bio pellets in my system for a while.. and started to notice after abt 6 months that my corals started becoming very dull, and little to no PE, but my water parameters were good except for po4, which just would not come down.i started getting algea on my sand bed corals were either RTNind or STNing with out reason, so I finally decided to ditch the bio pellets. the pellets being a carbon source and after a while i belive the system starts o become a mono bacterial system and it lets bad bacteria form and flourish which i believe becomes the root cause for the rtn events. once i took the bio pellets out and replaced wth gfo, and then started a vodka vinigar dosing regimine to maintaine the carbon source the water cleared up within a week and the corals looked 100x better.. i did not put the full zeo on this system but rather, i would dose the zeo back 3 drops 2x a week, with continued use of the vodka vinigar as my food source(carbon source) i also started dosing zeo amino acids daily 2 drops, also ive made sure that my stronium levels are kept up as well as my potassium. i dose lugols once a week 2-3 drops.. and add my daily supliment of 2 part with bi weekly water changes.. i have totaly turned my system around in abt 2 months.. and the PE and new growth isn incredible.. So im a firm believer that bio pellets by them self are not good.. but when used in conjunction with other supliments they will do ok.. but i think that single carbon sourse with out the constant addition of diverse bacteria will ultimatly case a mono bacterial system.. with a diverse system you get a better nitrate/phosphate breakdown bc the bactera is competing for food, when it becomes mono you will only lower one type of element...

sorry for the long reply.. hope it helps

 

[reefoman]

Zeolite is potassium absorber that's why is very important to check potassium level when you running your system using zeovit method. But to get accurate potassium level using test kits available on the market is basically impossible...