What do you add to your tank

jason12345 · 03/27/2010, 05:47 PM

kalk, coral snow,zeovit? what do you add?

mscarpena · 03/27/2010, 07:53 PM

Calcium, Alk powder, magnesium, Iodine, and strontium. Thats all. Reef tank has been going for 8 years some corals for that whole time. I use all dry stuff as well. No 2-part.

Dadekster · 03/27/2010, 08:29 PM

TLC

Besides that, daily the only thing I put in the tank myself is frozen food after I thaw and drain it. ATO, CA reactor handle all the other stuff plus a WC about once every two months or so.

cubsFAN · 03/27/2010, 08:49 PM

frozen food, water changes, ro/di top off.

darkdruid · 03/28/2010, 05:48 AM

Money, lots of money!!!

fasteddie99 · 03/28/2010, 06:19 AM

Interesting thread. I've been wondering if I am missing out on something ie: coral growth...Because I dont dose anything but Purple Up once a week to keep my Ca up, but other than that nothing else goes into my tank and I've had good success the last 2 years...

I skim hard and do bi-weekly water changes, it must be enough

tgray3 · 03/28/2010, 11:10 AM

Daily, 2 ounce each of Ca and Alk & Kalk for top off.
Frozen brine shrimp every other day.
Reef Chili once a week.
10% weekly WC.

reefreak33 · 03/28/2010, 02:45 PM

Mag once a week with wc, Calc and Alk 2 part every other day. Kz amino acid concentrate daily. RO top off. 10% weekly wc.

jason12345 · 03/29/2010, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fasteddie99

Interesting thread. I've been wondering if I am missing out on something

yes thats why i started this thread, to help me and others find what there missing

Toddrtrex · 03/29/2010, 02:45 PM

I only feed my fish and about once a month my anemones (( all are S. Haddoni )).

As far as dosing goes, just the big 3 --- Cal, Alk and Mag. IMO, should only dose what you can test.

Amoore311 · 03/29/2010, 02:51 PM

My controller doses Alk/Calc for me daily.
Magnesium is like once a month or so.
Iodine 2 Drops Daily.
Vinegar 38ML Daily.
Top Off Water Controlled via ATO.
Nori Daily for the tangs.
NLS Pellets and various frozen food every other day.
Brightwell Amino Acids once a week.

elite401 · 03/29/2010, 04:12 PM

Daily:
~60mL Cal
~60mL Alc
.75mL VSV
4 mL Aquavitro Fuel
various fish and coral foods

Weekly:
Mag
Warner Marine Trace Elements
Tropic Marin Reef Actif
15% WC

cilyjr · 03/29/2010, 04:19 PM

calcium reactor effluent, kalk drip 24/7. mag when its low. food. i also run carbon.

03/27/2010, 05:47 PM	#1
jason12345 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 156	What do you add to your tank kalk, coral snow,zeovit? what do you add?

03/28/2010, 05:48 AM	#5
darkdruid Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 520	Money, lots of money!!! __________________ Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything. Current Tank Info: 46 gallon bowfront and 35 gallon mixed reefs, several 10 and 20 gallon frag tanks, beginning a 125 build

03/28/2010, 06:19 AM	#6
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	Interesting thread. I've been wondering if I am missing out on something ie: coral growth...Because I dont dose anything but Purple Up once a week to keep my Ca up, but other than that nothing else goes into my tank and I've had good success the last 2 years... I skim hard and do bi-weekly water changes, it must be enough __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

03/29/2010, 02:45 PM	#10
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	I only feed my fish and about once a month my anemones (( all are S. Haddoni )). As far as dosing goes, just the big 3 --- Cal, Alk and Mag. IMO, should only dose what you can test. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

03/29/2010, 02:51 PM	#11
Amoore311 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ulster County, NY Posts: 2,521	My controller doses Alk/Calc for me daily. Magnesium is like once a month or so. Iodine 2 Drops Daily. Vinegar 38ML Daily. Top Off Water Controlled via ATO. Nori Daily for the tangs. NLS Pellets and various frozen food every other day. Brightwell Amino Acids once a week. __________________ 30 Gallon FOWLR 2004-2006 90 Gallon LPS Reef 2006-2008 180 Gallon SPS Reef 2008-20012 100 Gallon Custom Rimless Mixed Reef 2012-2014 29 Gallon Biocube Reef! Current Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Biocube, StevesLED Upgrade, Neptune Apex

03/27/2010, 07:53 PM	#2
mscarpena Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 1,924	Calcium, Alk powder, magnesium, Iodine, and strontium. Thats all. Reef tank has been going for 8 years some corals for that whole time. I use all dry stuff as well. No 2-part.

03/27/2010, 08:29 PM	#3
Dadekster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 356	TLC Besides that, daily the only thing I put in the tank myself is frozen food after I thaw and drain it. ATO, CA reactor handle all the other stuff plus a WC about once every two months or so.

03/27/2010, 08:49 PM	#4
cubsFAN Moved On Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Lake Tahoe Posts: 1,550	frozen food, water changes, ro/di top off.

03/28/2010, 11:10 AM	#7
tgray3 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 258	Daily, 2 ounce each of Ca and Alk & Kalk for top off. Frozen brine shrimp every other day. Reef Chili once a week. 10% weekly WC.

03/28/2010, 02:45 PM	#8
reefreak33 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 19	Mag once a week with wc, Calc and Alk 2 part every other day. Kz amino acid concentrate daily. RO top off. 10% weekly wc.

03/29/2010, 04:12 PM	#12
elite401 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 64	Daily: ~60mL Cal ~60mL Alc .75mL VSV 4 mL Aquavitro Fuel various fish and coral foods Weekly: Mag Warner Marine Trace Elements Tropic Marin Reef Actif 15% WC

03/29/2010, 04:19 PM	#13
cilyjr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,683	calcium reactor effluent, kalk drip 24/7. mag when its low. food. i also run carbon. __________________ Cls Current Tank Info: 180 inwall, 75 sump, 20lfrag, 3x lumen max elite w/250w radium 20k, recirc modded asm g-3, aqua controller apex,2x rw-20, 350lbs LR