nova423 January 20, 2014 January 20, 2014 Sorry for the crappy cell pic. This is out of DIY Skimmer I made out of a perrier bottle I got for 1.29 from whole foods with 3 ebay limewood airstones, one million air pump (dual output plumbed together), and religious use of zeozym. Can't praise this stuff enough. Before I started using the zeozym, I always skimmed out light brown to slightly lighter brown skimmate. Now I pull out this funk on the regular. I do feed heavy, but as a longtime fish keeper I don't think "underfeeding" is best for fish health, even if it does keep maintaining your tank params easier.
ridetheducati January 20, 2014 January 20, 2014 Zeozym and other flocculants work well as they bind tiny particles together in order to be removed by a mechanical filter or skimmer.
nova423 January 20, 2014 Author January 20, 2014 Yes the flocculants! I was telling my gf it was ancient german magic but I like your explanation better.
Curtis Scott January 20, 2014 January 20, 2014 Can it be dosed without the other zeo products? +1 I'd love to know the same thing.
ridetheducati January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 Yes it can. Zeozym and Coral Snow work well as flocculants.
MisterTang January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 Had never heard of Zeozym before... sweet merciful heavens, that's stuff is expensive. I did a search a found a couple of other products that claim to be flocculants, including: Dr. Tim's Clear Up SaribSea Phosbuster Kent Marine Pro Clear Clarifier SeaChem Clarity Anyone had experience with any of these? I feel like periodically dosing a flocculant to increase skimmer efficacy might be an interesting test to run...
ridetheducati January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 (edited) CS works better than ZZ. Dose 2-3 times per week and directly after water change. Bonus: Install a skimmer neck cleaner. Edited January 21, 2014 by ridetheducati
zygote2k January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 (edited) This talk of flocculants reminds me of my days as a Suntan Lotion Manufacturer back in the late 80's. I used to play around with Carbopol 940... but I digress. I'm going to look into ZZ to help on some of the maintenance tanks after tear down and rebuilds. Thanks. Edited January 21, 2014 by zygote2k
YHSublime January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 CS works better than ZZ. Dose 2-3 times per week and directly after water change. Plus you can get it in 2ltrs for fairly cheap.
nova423 January 21, 2014 Author January 21, 2014 I dose zz 2-3times a week. Mix with tank water and 1 drop zeobak, keep covered and let sit over night. Before putting in tank I put in 1mL cs.
nova423 January 21, 2014 Author January 21, 2014 Plus you can get it in 2ltrs for fairly cheap. I double dose cs with weekly water change, along with half dose zeobak. I put the mix directly in the freshly mixed sw, before adding to tank.
nova423 January 21, 2014 Author January 21, 2014 +1 I'd love to know the same thing. You can, make sure some cs is in there too. I wouldn't overlap dosing biomate with zz until after 24 hrs for either.
Ryno January 30, 2014 January 30, 2014 On the topic of zeo, anyone using/has used a zeo reactor? I've been stewing on buying one for the last few months... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
ridetheducati January 30, 2014 January 30, 2014 On the topic of zeo, anyone using/has used a zeo reactor? I've been stewing on buying one for the last few months... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Best if you start a new thread so you dont HJ this one. What questions do you have regarding the reactor?
DCReefer1964 January 30, 2014 January 30, 2014 Best if you start a new thread so you dont HJ this one. What questions do you have regarding the reactor? Maybe we need to start a Zeo users section.
OcalaReefGirl February 16, 2014 February 16, 2014 Yes the flocculants! I was telling my gf it was ancient german magic but I like your explanation better. lol, ancient german magic...
nova423 February 16, 2014 Author February 16, 2014 lol, ancient german magic... How else do you justify spending hundreds of dollars on magic blue bottles :p
nova423 February 16, 2014 Author February 16, 2014 Maybe we need to start a Zeo users section. I like that idea. I've found zeovit.com to have tons of information as well.
Jim Mc February 16, 2014 February 16, 2014 I use ZZ. according to the directions I dose 3/4 tsp once a week. This stuff will last forever doesn't seem expensive.
nova423 February 16, 2014 Author February 16, 2014 I use ZZ. according to the directions I dose 3/4 tsp once a week. This stuff will last forever doesn't seem expensive. Yea the container will last a long time and is well worth it!
AlanM February 17, 2014 February 17, 2014 So i am not interested in full zeo, but if zeozyme or coral snow or some combo would make my skimmatte stinkier and uglier, I would do it. Can I. Just add a teeny bit of that stuff without all the rest?
ridetheducati February 17, 2014 February 17, 2014 So i am not interested in full zeo, but if zeozyme or coral snow or some combo would make my skimmatte stinkier and uglier, I would do it. Can I. Just add a teeny bit of that stuff without all the rest? I recommend the following products for non Zeo system. 1. Coral Snow 2. ZZ 3. Biomate 4. Coral Vitalizer (only for systems running nutrient poor)
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