I perform 3 to 5-gallon water changes every week and any routine maintenance as needed. I am a bit obsessive tracking my water parameters when monitoring any changes and usually measuring and logging KH, Ca, pH, and Temp at least once a day. If I am not monitoring any changes, I test as needed at least once a week.

Feeding

• Morning:

  • ZEOvit Sponge Power (1 drop/day)
  • Pohl’s Coral Vitalizer (1 drop/day)

• Night — Sunday, Wednesday, Friday:

  • Elos SV. M2 Fish Food Pellets (<0.15 ml)
  • Rod’s Reef Original (3 – 5 ml) — Spot fed to LPS
  • Alternate between the two but favor the Rod’s as beneficial to fish and corals

Dosing

• ZEOvit System (Extras)

  • Amino Acids Concentrated (1 drop Sun)
  • K-Balance Strong (0.1 ml/day as needed to maintain K at 380-400 ppm)
  • Coral Snow (1 ml 1-3 x week)
  • Suspended Dosing following until Nutrients near undetectable levels:
    • ZEOspur2 – add 1 ml – 12-21 days — Enhance colors by releasing zooxanthellate
    • Pohl’s Xtra Concentrate (1.0 ml/day) — Improve health and color
    • Potassium Iodide Fluoride Concentrated (1 drop/day) — Enhances Blue SPS Color
    • B-Balance Concentrate (1.0 ml/day) — Enhances Red SPS Color

• Other

  • Kalkwasser — Maintain Ca/Alk and increase pH (Part of ATO — Average 3 gallons per Week)
  • 2-Part Bionic — Maintain Ca and Alk (50 ml/day using Drew’s Doser)
  • Iodine — Preventive Coral Health Care (0.1 ml Weekly)

Maintenance

• Daily

  • Clean and exchange Filter Floss as Needed
  • Clean Skimmer as Needed

• Weekly

  • Water changes (2-5 gal) using Reef Crystals Salt E.S.V. B-Ionic Seawater System Salt Mix
  • Blow off LR as Needed

• Monthly

  • Replace Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)
  • Replace Granular Ferric Oxide Iron Based Phosphte Remover Media (GFO)
  • Clean Closed Loop System
  • Clean Power Heads

• Yearly

  • Refresh N/P BioPellets 6 – 8 months
  • Replace MH Bulb every 10 – 12 months
  • Replace SpectraPure LiterMeter 3 and Drew’s Doser Peristaltic Dosing Pump tubing
  • Replace Filters and DI for TYPHOON 5 Stage RODI Reefkeeper 75 GPD modified with an additional Dual DI Canister every 6-12 months as needed

Coral Dips

The following I use when introducing new corals into my reef tank. An added step you may want to do which I need to set up is use a quarantine tank to place new corals into for several weeks for observation prior to introducing into your main tank. This is an extra safety net to prevent addition of any pests into your main tank which can be very costly.

• Two Little Fishies ReVive Coral Cleaner – Use for all general purpose live coral cleansing, as a part of acclimation to aquariums. Mix 4 capfuls (40ml) of ReVive per gallon (3.8 L) of clean saltwater in a bucket or other container suitable for bathing coral. More information…
• Tropic Marin Pro-Coral Cure – an effective, harmless iodine treatment that kills parasites – including parasitic flatworms and spiders. Treatment consists of a 10-15 minute bath using tank water as bath. More information…
• Salifert Flatworm Exit – It is a safe solution to get rid of flatworms in your tank. It is perfectly harmless for the reef inhabitants, both fish and invertebrates, but definitely deadly for the flatworms. Flatworm body juice can be toxic for the reef when present in high concentration. More Information…
• Interceptor – Use to eradicate red bugs. I have not started using as requires convincing your veterinarian to prescribe this which is used on dogs. More Information…

References

“General Guide for the ZEOvit System.” 18 April 2009 http://www.korallen-zucht.de/files/zeoguide_english_1_03.pdf.

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