We have another interview this week.
Jake Adams reporting from IMAC, does an interview on the ZEOvit system.
they cover many of the basic ideas and concepts of ZEOvit and how it works.
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Another really good podcast. This one left me with a few questions though. I'd love to hear, in a little more depth, how the system works, what each step in the system does, what each of the different phases are for, and why aren't calcium supplements needed?
i had written up a couple of questions, but i have read up first hand from the site & they have kinda been answered. i do have a better understanding overall now
also looking forward to the plumbing & fuge projects in the future rob! it might be alittle strange, but can take your vidcam to the hardware store and lay connections on a table & exlain different connections/valves/ bulkheads/ect ect
I have been mulling over using Zeovit for about the past year. I HATE the fact that they leave you in the dark and won't let the cat out of the bag to tell you what is in their media. I have 2 friends who are my local Guinea pigs. Eric Borneman was supposed to lecture on the different filter systems and media at IMAC. I was hoping to hear him mention Zeovit, but he changed the topic of the lecture. Maybe for MACNA there will be a good lecture based on some sort of science. As an owner of a SPS dominent tank, I would love to truely know why this system allows for incredible manifestation of colors.
What is the chemistry?
FWIW, I have seen the same coral in 4 different tanks and have it display 4 different colors with the same Kelvin bulb (different ballasts) and relative equal chemistry parameters.
I know alot of people that believe that Zeovit is just a brillant marketing scheme. I'll wait for the science before I jump on the antecdotal bandwagon.
yep, im kinda of the same opinion at this point, i do understand anything chemisty thats made known is public domain, but seriosly it only takes one lab coat to invest enough time to break each component down, i cant blame them for trying to make as much money for the designs as they can before its is public property.
from what i have read already it looks sound, & i can totally understand the principle of nutrient limitation. the add ons are designed to work as a total program. im going to keep in mind the 5 W's & make my dec after a case study has provided these.
who, what, when where, why?
I also read somewhere that it's not compatable with typical refugiums (ie with macroalgae, etc). Is that true and why not?
And just what IS a zeolite? We're geeks, we want to know.
if we use a refugium to help control nutrients, and the zeovit system si to maintain a low nurtient system, then is it possible that a refugium would be starved? if you zeovit system is to control all the nitrogen compounds form beginning to end, it would seem that it would be denied to the macroalgae completely. but i'll wait for a smarter person to explain this to me.
zeolite is a clay. it is the basic compound of most cat litters. it has always been available as a ammonia absorbant for freshwater aquariums. some salt water nitrate sponge also contains zeolite. i think it is primarily silica and aluminum oxide.
I run a Hybrid system - following the 'Iwan Method'.
Attached is a quick reference guide used for information over on RC.
The Zeo Basic 4 and Prodibio elements are interchangable to some extent (although I havent tried ZB4 yet to evaluate IME), so in a full zeo run system, ZB4 would be used instead of Prodibio in the nutrient reduction section of the quick reference document.
If you'v not seen Iwan's tank yet - check it out!! Rob may want to interview Iwan for a Podcast And if we get a TOTM here - Iwans would be TOTdecade.
G'day,
Great introduction to zeovit. I have not used any of these products yet, but those that have seem to be raving about it, and tank photos seem to back up their experiences.
Of course, I have been told many times that you should probably not dose things into your tank which you can't measure with a test kit. I presume that since we don't know what some of these things are exactly, then measuring them may be a bit difficult.
IWAN's tank is unbelievable. You need a serious set of sunglasses to look at his tank shots. It would be awesome if you could arrange an interview with him.
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And if we get a TOTM here - Iwans would be TOTdecade.
