Coral Vital by Mark Weiss

[tradnic]

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]

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]

Used it, but never saw any great benefit. Just my luck.

[tradnic]

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]

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]

To Reef Central

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 is a recent post from a few weeks ago.

[nanoguy]

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

[Squdgy]

How can any product have all of those claims.. and not
list one single ingredient!!!!!

[clwntrigger]

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]

Must be a great product

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]

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]

I won't use it and it does not cure ich.
Terry B

[jcato]

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]

As a marinade for pork ribs.

Ninong