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tradnic
12/21/2000, 04:58 PM
Hello everyone!
Has anyone out there ever use a reef additive called Coral Vital. It's a product from Mark Weiss. If anyone has experience with this product in their reef-fish tank, let me know what was the outcome and or your opinion to the product. I just ordered it today at Marine Depot and should get in by tomorrow.
grafxguy
12/21/2000, 05:09 PM
I use Kent's Coral Vite which is probably close to the same product. I have been using it for about 4 months now. I do not see any negative effects from using it. I do notice that my corals seem to be more full and robust than before I started using it. eric
Gus Paz
12/21/2000, 05:41 PM
Used it, but never saw any great benefit. Just my luck.
tradnic
12/21/2000, 05:46 PM
Well, the main reason Im using this product besides to enhance the coral is because I want to prevent ick. It's said this product will cause ick to dormant. So that's why I am trying it out.
grafxguy
12/21/2000, 05:51 PM
I don't believe in any of those remedies. If your fish are stressed and conditions are not good, there's no vitamin that is going to prevent ich. eric
JohnL
12/22/2000, 12:20 AM
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A lot of people feel coral vital and most other Mark Weiss products do not do what they claim to do and are a waste of money. When I tried it, the only result I saw was more algae.
Here (http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=8930) is a recent post from a few weeks ago.
nanoguy
12/22/2000, 03:04 AM
Save your money Tradnic. I've used it and saw no improvement in my tank. The price they charge for their products, I should be growing money in my tank :smokin:
Squdgy
12/22/2000, 09:46 AM
How can any product have all of those claims.. and not
list one single ingredient!!!!!
clwntrigger
12/22/2000, 10:05 AM
I used it for a while and and my corals looked great. However I did have alot of hair algea and A guy at the LFS said he had a sample tested and they said it was basically sugar water, which would produce the results I saw. Take this with a grain of salt, I was not involed in the testing.
Since I quit using it I dont have the hair algea prob.
Happy Holidays,
Greg
MtnDewMan
12/28/2000, 09:49 PM
Must be a great product :D
Premium Aquatics has Coral Vital on clearance for .95 cents, yep, from a regular price of $9.95 (400 Gallon treatment).
Any takers???
oops ... just checked again ... It is Cycle Vital ... my mistake
bigtank
12/28/2000, 10:13 PM
I tried Bacter Vital during my tank's cycle and it didn't do anything at all. Waste of 5 bucks. That Marc Weiss guy is dumb...but must make a lot of money selling useless crap!
I use Kent products:
Tech CB Part A and B (2 part calcium/buffer)
Coral Vite
Essential Elements
Liquid Calcium
Strontium and Molybdenum
Tech I Iodine
They work pretty good. I have some coralline growing on tufa rocks and the coralline on the LR is spreading somewhat.
Terry B
12/28/2000, 10:20 PM
I won't use it and it does not cure ich.
Terry B
jcato
12/28/2000, 10:37 PM
Just left the wonderfull world of fresh water Discus and I'am not alone in saying that the Majority of M.W products (fresh water)are pretty much sh#@. I would not give him a chance in the S.W world.
just my 2 cents
john
Ninong
12/28/2000, 10:45 PM
As a marinade for pork ribs.
Ninong
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