I was wondering what people's experiences were with what types of additives you like to use for corals. I see so many different brands and different combinations of major, minor, and trace elements that I was wondering what ones to consider and what to avoid when making my selection.
additives for corals
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funkngroovy
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If you are using artificial water, a good brand of salt should have everything that you need.
What have you got in your tank? You should only be adding supplements if they are required.
I have a mixture of LPS and soft corals. I add calcium for the LPS and coralline.
I also add a very small amount of Strontium for LPS and Iondine for softies.
I use Natural Salt Water so I have all the elements that I need but I have seen greater growth after dosing.
I think most addatives are better for the wallets of the companies than for your livestock. I would never buy any 'remidies' such as algae fix or purple up.
If you think these are going to solve probs, they won't. Anyway, I dose according to the manufacture's specs, Iodine and strontium about 1.5ml per week. and calc daily.
Hope this helps :mrgreen:
Oh, and I use a good brand of activated carbon. Polishes the water and I can see better polyp extension on all corals.
What have you got in your tank? You should only be adding supplements if they are required.
I have a mixture of LPS and soft corals. I add calcium for the LPS and coralline.
I also add a very small amount of Strontium for LPS and Iondine for softies.
I use Natural Salt Water so I have all the elements that I need but I have seen greater growth after dosing.
I think most addatives are better for the wallets of the companies than for your livestock. I would never buy any 'remidies' such as algae fix or purple up.
If you think these are going to solve probs, they won't. Anyway, I dose according to the manufacture's specs, Iodine and strontium about 1.5ml per week. and calc daily.
Hope this helps :mrgreen:
Oh, and I use a good brand of activated carbon. Polishes the water and I can see better polyp extension on all corals.
Ya the remidies are a waste of time and money, most of them can be fixed the natural way and time. I am going to be mixing salt water and was just wondering what people were using. I wont have my tank until monday and then another 3-4 weeks before I add any stock. I'm trying to gather information and items to get ready when the tank arrives. I plan on soft corals and LSP.
TimSchmidt
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There are quite a few opinions of chemical additives. I personally use ESV b ionic dosing.
Regardless of which you choose (if any) please only dose those things you test for.
Regardless of which you choose (if any) please only dose those things you test for.