Do not know if this is the correct place for this, however, here goes:

I started reefing in the early 90's, after a hurrican that wipe out everything, due to power losses, I got out of the hobby. I have recently came back to the hobby for about a year now.

There have been alot of changes over the years and alot of guess work seems to have been taken out. Somethings I would really like to hear about would be;

Coralline algae - how to get the purples.

Lighting combination setup, T-5 with MH, MH and PC, etc.. Benefits of electronic ballast over magnetic.

Fuge information - setting one up, feeding a fuge, location, lighting times, placement to skimmer.

Sulfur reactors - something that really seems to be coming. I can remember when Sprung mentioned the fuge back in the day and it did not pop back up until the last few years as important.

ZeoVit - hear alot about this stuff from overseas, what is it, where to get it, the philosphy.

Starter SPS - Back in the day, SPS was something you pretty much did not do unless you where Steve Tyree. Mantaining them was one thing, getting them to grow was another. What some good starter SPS's, what do they look like.

Coral propogation - how to make frags. I done xenia and some leather, I am having a miserable time getting mushrooms too sticks. What are some tips and tricks to prograting corals.

First off, let me welcome you to our little community.. :)
and thank you for the questions.
some of these things i have talked about in the past, and some are on for future shows.
here are the details



Do not know if this is the correct place for this, however, here goes:
Yes, perfect place, thanks

I started reefing in the early 90's, after a hurrican that wipe out everything, due to power losses, I got out of the hobby. I have recently came back to the hobby for about a year now.

There have been alot of changes over the years and alot of guess work seems to have been taken out. Somethings I would really like to hear about would be;
yes, loads of things have changed in the last few years, alot more knowledge, technology, but most of all the internet. i belive that has mad this hobby so much better.. :) (and worse at times)

Coralline algae - how to get the purples.
i have covered coraline on a coupel of the past shows, check out the related forums, as shows related to each froum topic are listed in the first post

Lighting combination setup, T-5 with MH, MH and PC, etc.. Benefits of electronic ballast over magnetic.
i have briefly discussed lighting, but i am working on a full series of episodes that will break down each component of lighting. sory, i know this is an important topic, but its big, and tends to be controversial. i am going to do somethign soon

Fuge information - setting one up, feeding a fuge, location, lighting times, placement to skimmer.
i have discussed fuges and sumps also, but dontthink i went into this level of detail, if you want i can dive deeper into them.

Sulfur reactors - something that really seems to be coming. I can remember when Sprung mentioned the fuge back in the day and it did not pop back up until the last few years as important.
i have not dont any shows on any reactos, but will add this to the list, i want to eventually cover Ca, nelson, PO4, and suflur reactors

ZeoVit - hear alot about this stuff from overseas, what is it, where to get it, the philosphy.
i know of ZeoVit, but am not familiar with it enough to discuss it on a show. if interest is there, i can do some research, and possible get a show togehter in the future


Starter SPS - Back in the day, SPS was something you pretty much did not do unless you where Steve Tyree. Mantaining them was one thing, getting them to grow was another. What some good starter SPS's, what do they look like.
this is a great on, and will be talking about this alot in the next show, due out this week

Coral propogation - how to make frags. I done xenia and some leather, I am having a miserable time getting mushrooms too sticks. What are some tips and tricks to prograting corals.
this is another project i am working on. i am goign to be doign some how to docs and videos on coral frags.
mushrooms are usually easy, best to place the cuttings in a plastic bowl like container, with some substrate and ruble rock at the bottom, that will help protect them from the water current while they get a chance to recover and re attach.

again, some of these things i have discussed, and some i have not.. im not sure if you had specific questiosn or were making recommendations. all great recommendations though. if you had specific question, let me know, i will try to answer then now, so you dont have to wait till i do show on the topic.

I know that I have a ton of questions. What I really liked about your podcast on the plate was you presented a problem, presented some options on fixing it, then fixed the issue.

I think too many times I hear reefer issues and someone else says to do this or that from information that they heard from someone else. I think giving good example of how a problem was resolved personally is a key in aswering questions.

One specific question I have is on the use of GAC. Namely, what are the pro and cons of using GAC passively oposed to using it in a chamber? In Sprungs first book he talk about using it passively, now I am hearing of other in the UK and some Americans using it in a reactor like a phosban reactor?

And if GAC is used, do you need to add additional suppliments like iodine that the GAC may pull out.

And lastly, how much and how long should GAC be replaced?

Love the show,

Thanks
BWilfong

Rob,

Excellent show 25, had me scared there for awhile when you said it was the last one!!

I think you answered all of my questions about GAC. I have decided to run some GAC in a phosban reactor and take you suggestions about half dosing iodine, I still have lots of softies.

Great work, now I will have to come up with some more questions.

:D great thanks...
im glad it was helpful,
i will be awaiting the other ideas..
(you seem to have good ones :) )

ZEOvit.

Rob,

Sent you a pm, we are the North American Importer/Distributor of ZEOvit. Let me know if you ever want to talk about ZEOvit, or want some information and I would be very glad to help you out.

Have a great day,
scottw

Welcome to TR Scott ;)

Welcome to TR Scott ;)


Thank you :D.. I am slowly getting all of the podcasts and listening to them.. Great work all, keep it up!

scott, i have responded..
i know there has been much interest in understanding the buzz around ZEOvit.
so lets see what we can work out.. :)

and welcome to our forums.. hopefully you can check in from time to time..

Rob,

Talk with Jake he may have something for you ;)

yep, i have received it, and previewed it.
i think its a great start, but i do have other questions. I will get with you offline to discuss details.. :)

and thanks again, for that.. :)

Welcome Scott. What is ZOEvit or what is it used for? this is the first I am hearing of this product.

Rob, I love how you address each question people have. Personally I dont want this website to get any bigger, it will lose the personal touch it has now.

Welcome Scott. What is ZOEvit or what is it used for? this is the first I am hearing of this product.


Best answer for you is to check out www.zeovit.com it is our forum that will teach you about the system, photo's of tanks that are running the system, etc.

I am scottw on there as well, I am the admin of the site, so if you have any questions send them on over and I can help you out.


Here is the guide that you can read up on. (http://captiveoceans.com/pdfs/ZEOguide1.02.pdf)

scottw

thanks Scott for sharing your information.

i am just a bit familiar with ZEOvit. never used it before, and still deciding if its right for me...

i have been through the guide, and was turned off the first time reading because it looks way to complicated. but after further research i found its not as complicate as i initially understood.

again i welcome you here, and please, feel free to share any information that people might find helpful

hopefully after that show is released people will have many questions for ya.. :)
and if there enough we can do a follow up show in your interested.

thanks Scott for sharing your information.

i am just a bit familiar with ZEOvit. never used it before, and still deciding if its right for me...

i have been through the guide, and was turned off the first time reading because it looks way to complicated. but after further research i found its not as complicate as i initially understood.

again i welcome you here, and please, feel free to share any information that people might find helpful

hopefully after that show is released people will have many questions for ya.. :)
and if there enough we can do a follow up show in your interested.


I would love to. I can answer any questions anyone may have.

I agree with reading the manual it looks a lot harder then it is. It takes me less then 1 minute a day to dose, pump the stones and check my pumps to make sure they are all working :D.

This is a very neat site, I am glad you are here :D

awesome thanks..
and hopefully we can find more people that find value in ZEOvit..

who knows i may become one of them in the future.. :D

awesome thanks..
and hopefully we can find more people that find value in ZEOvit..

who knows i may become one of them in the future.. :D


Not a problem at all, another ZEOvit user is always welcomed ;). Have a great weekend.

scott

Welcome Scottw to our fun, friendly, interactive forum! :-)

I was wondering if you could let me in on the European distributor for Zeovit? I've noticed that a lot of German systems use it...is it actually originally from there??