discussion on what people are dosing in SPS dominated tank

[pauliwalnuts]

Plus 1 With Kalk and potassium
How much you add of potassium?
I also dose vodka and mag

Jarret, long time no speak. Hope all is well buddy.
I don't dose potassium.
KZ Potassium Iodine Floride, is a form of iodine. Sorry for the mix up.

 

[duke62]

here is an article on properties of iodine ,iodide and iodate
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/e_edelman2.html

 

[NYreefNoob]

i dose fish poop. i dont use anything but kalkwasser and once a week i add 6 drops of phosphate rx, but i also run bio-pellets

 

[ducati335i]

i hear you with the natural look of a reef but if everyone wanted that 10k MH would be the only bulbs recommended.it gives it the look of the natural sea and better growth.LED and t-5 with blue actinics would not be sold.i love the look of a colorful reef as do many others just trying to get the colors out is a challenge.

I'm not sure if I'm wrong here.... But when u scuba dive I believe the water turns blue in color very fast!

 

[FaviaFreak]

2part, Kalk for top off, and spongepower

 

[duke62]

i tried doseing kalk awhile back before i had any SPS to get my PH up and its been stable since may.i started adding my corals around june.my PH has been stable ever since so i havent added any kalk.but i was reading how kalk can stick to phosphates and reduce PO4.i know my PO4 is high with the amount of brown dino in the sand bed even though im running a phos reactor.thinking of adding a less then regular dose of kalk to my top off water so i dont raise my PH and see if that has any effect on the dino

 

[James]

I dose 2 part only and do weekly 15% WCs. I try to keep everything (temp, salinity, alk, calk, ph, mag, flow, lighting cycle, feeding) as consistent as possible and have had very good results. It is not a hard thing to do once you hit that sweet spot, getting there is the hard part.

 

[Mattl22]

Duke the zeozym didn't help with the dinos?? I was attributing the zeozym to me finally beating those horrible bas.....

 

[duke62]

Its helping.its not on the rocks but stil in the sand.i usually dose on wed but i ran out so im dosing it again tomorrow.i notice it helps alot the next day and 3 days that follow.during the 4th and 5th day i notice it coming back.im hoping once it takes it will be gone.it ws not bad on the rocks more on the sand bed

 

[ed4]

KZ Pohl's Xtra
KZ Coral Vital
KZ Zeobac

Occasionally:
Distilled Vinegar - light doses
KZ Pot-Io-Flo (PIF)
KZ Sponge Power
K Balance or Brightwell's Potassium - light doses
KZ Bio Mate
Prodibio Biodigest - every 4-6 weeks

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Jarret, long time no speak. Hope all is well buddy.
I don't dose potassium.
KZ Potassium Iodine Floride, is a for of iodine. Sorry for the mix up.

Trying to get life back on track buddy
How much iodine floride do you dos

 

[mshur]

Prodibio biodigest/tim every 2 weeks
vinegar-10ml every day
KZ vitalizer every other day
Elos aminos once or twice a week ( very concentrated product)
KZ Biomate twice a week
3 -part dosing using BRS salt with Trace B Elements from FM

 

[duke62]

ed do you follow the direction on doing everyday with the pohls xtra,coral vital and zeo bac
mshur when you dose vinegar are you dilluding it in water before adding or do you go straight into the sump.also the prodibio biodigest is that similar to the zeozyme im dosing

 

[mshur]

no, i dont delute vinegar i dose straight into the sump. Biodigest is carbon source totally different product vs zeozyme

 

[ed4]

I follow the instructions for the amount metered into the tank, but not the printed frequency. I don't dose all of these daily. I stagger between CV and Xtra daily (CV one day, Xtra next day, CV day after, etc.). I dose Zeobac twice weekly.

mshur is right - both are probiotics, but Zeozym is considered to be a bacterial agent to break down mulm and detritus into a form that skimmers and carbon can export out of the water, or so they say. But it does seem to work well, I suppose

BD is a bac agent that reduces phosphates and nitrates, using an organic carbon source as the spark (vinegar, vodka, that smelly brown liquid inside those Biotim ampoules).

 

[mshur]

thank you Ed for better explanation)

 

[duke62]

mshur what size tank do you have.i know very little about dosing vinegar.i know it supposed to break up phos and bring down nitrates is this correct.will dosing vinegar bring down dkh.i read vodka can wondering if vinegar is the same principle

 

[duke62]

also im guessing vinegar dosing is not woth it unless your using BD

 

[AQUARIUM X-CELLENCE]

Cal alk mag thats it... Po4x np pellets raise doesing keep your reading at maximum and make sure you have enough flow..

 

[mshur]

i have 200+ g tank , but i under dose vinegar due to dosing Prodibio. i dose vinegar for bac diversity only. if you planning to dose vinegar you need to dose accorning your tank size .