Vitamins???

bocareefguy · 04/08/2007, 08:46 PM

Is supplementing with vitamins really that beneificial? Or is it a marketing scheme? Are there any dangers/risks involved like throwing off the naturual chemistry of the tank?

TGBrown · 04/08/2007, 08:48 PM

Don't add anything to your tank that you don't test for! What product are you referring to, specifically?

bocareefguy · 04/08/2007, 08:52 PM

No product specifically. I was at the store and noticed a few different vitamin supplements claiming to enhance the colors and growth of corals. I don't remember any specific brand names, but it was more of a general question. Personally, I am skeptical of adding too much to the water.

TGBrown · 04/08/2007, 08:54 PM

Some additives have been tried and proven, while others are nothing more than sales gimmicks; that's why I was asking what you were referring to specifically.

You can find alot of information on additives, etc. in the Reef Chemistry forum.

drummereef · 04/08/2007, 08:55 PM

I would leave all the trace/essential elements to your water changes. The salt mix will have all you need. There are products like Prodibio, but it's for advanced SPS users.

bocareefguy · 04/08/2007, 08:56 PM

For soft corals, would you recommend any type of supplement other then idodine and the Kent Marine Nano Reef A&B (and I feed them Marine Snow)?

jerm290atlc · 04/08/2007, 09:16 PM

I agree with drommereef, you should get all you need from a water change. Alot of people that do not do water changes will add things like Essential Elements, etc. to there tank to compensate for skimming and carbon use.

Salamander · 04/08/2007, 09:17 PM

Well add iodine if you test for it and need it.

The only things I add that I don't or can't test for are Vita Chem and Selcon. They just seem to work for me. Sometimes I add straight to the tank while my normal addition of these is soaked into food.

04/08/2007, 08:46 PM	#1
bocareefguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 70	Vitamins??? Is supplementing with vitamins really that beneificial? Or is it a marketing scheme? Are there any dangers/risks involved like throwing off the naturual chemistry of the tank? __________________ Jeff Boca Reef Guy Current Tank Info: 25 lbs LR, Reef Tank, Sand Polyps, Orange Ricordia, GSP, Frogspawn, Yel Polyps

04/08/2007, 08:52 PM	#3
bocareefguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 70	No product specifically. I was at the store and noticed a few different vitamin supplements claiming to enhance the colors and growth of corals. I don't remember any specific brand names, but it was more of a general question. Personally, I am skeptical of adding too much to the water. __________________ Jeff Boca Reef Guy Current Tank Info: 25 lbs LR, Reef Tank, Sand Polyps, Orange Ricordia, GSP, Frogspawn, Yel Polyps

04/08/2007, 08:55 PM	#5
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	I would leave all the trace/essential elements to your water changes. The salt mix will have all you need. There are products like Prodibio, but it's for advanced SPS users. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

04/08/2007, 08:56 PM	#6
bocareefguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 70	For soft corals, would you recommend any type of supplement other then idodine and the Kent Marine Nano Reef A&B (and I feed them Marine Snow)? __________________ Jeff Boca Reef Guy Current Tank Info: 25 lbs LR, Reef Tank, Sand Polyps, Orange Ricordia, GSP, Frogspawn, Yel Polyps

04/08/2007, 09:16 PM	#7
jerm290atlc Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: las cruces, nm Posts: 342	I agree with drommereef, you should get all you need from a water change. Alot of people that do not do water changes will add things like Essential Elements, etc. to there tank to compensate for skimming and carbon use. __________________ A day above ground is a good day-Scarface Current Tank Info: 125 gal reef tank/sump/fuge/VHO lights

04/08/2007, 08:48 PM	#2
TGBrown Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 625	Don't add anything to your tank that you don't test for! What product are you referring to, specifically?

04/08/2007, 08:54 PM	#4
TGBrown Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 625	Some additives have been tried and proven, while others are nothing more than sales gimmicks; that's why I was asking what you were referring to specifically. You can find alot of information on additives, etc. in the Reef Chemistry forum.

04/08/2007, 09:17 PM	#8
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	Well add iodine if you test for it and need it. The only things I add that I don't or can't test for are Vita Chem and Selcon. They just seem to work for me. Sometimes I add straight to the tank while my normal addition of these is soaked into food. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT