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Also, I noticed there is no component K for sale individually (like AB&C), is buying component strong the only way to get component K, or is it just kallium?
Eventually I'd like to have a 15 gallon tall sectioned off into 3 parts under my stand for roughly 15L reservoirs of each component and I'm looking for the most economical way to do so.
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I find the concentration of Component 123 solution is a bit too light for my use and wondering if it's OK to double the amount of each element to make it twice as strong to reduce the frequency mixing new batches. Below is what what I would mix into three 4L containers. Bottle 1: AF Calcium~ 100 grams per 1 liter AF Magnesium~ 20 grams per 1 liter Component A Strong~ 10ml per 1 liter Component B Strong~ 10ml per 1 liter Bottle 2: AF KH Buffer~ 160 grams per 1 liter Component C Strong~ 10ml per 1 liter Bottle 3: AF Reef Mineral Salt~ 50 grams per 1 liter Component K Strong~ 10ml per 1 liter *** KH buffer is currently not available in CANADA, when do you expect it to be in stock? In the meantime, would it be OK to use baking soda as a substitute?**** |
09/20/2016, 02:06 PM | #204 |
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I will start to using in the next days "Component 1+2+3"... but if I want adjust Ca, Mg and KH is correct to use "Ca Plus", "Mg Plus" and "KH Plus" ?
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09/21/2016, 07:33 AM | #207 |
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I thought 123 was to regulate the Ca,Mg and KH... let's go aquaforest website again...
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09/21/2016, 09:04 PM | #209 |
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In combination with the Component 1+2+3 which salt of the Aquaforest line is better to use ?
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09/22/2016, 02:59 PM | #210 |
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Probiotic is designed to use with the Probiotic based program. Otherwise, both Probiotic and Reef Salt are similarly formulated.
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I started using AF products about a month ago, and my corals started losing a lot of color. Mainly greens but also reds. Had one of my dark maroon acro's with a green base completely loose all of the green and the maroon is now a pale pinkish white. As I like to start off slow when changing things I only used a 1/4 of the recommended amount of all products. reef salt, phos minus, carbon, zeomix, and all of the supplements a,v,e,b. 2 drops each of bac and carbon source. Using vertex 1.5 lt zeo reactor and only ran it at 60gph Alk- 7.7 Cal-415 Mag-1380 PO4- 0.0-0.04 NO3- 4 On a side note. I have never ran carbon though a reactor. Always passive in a filter bag. Any thoughts? I pulled the reactor out 2 days ago and already see an improvment. So something wasn't right. Thanks |
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Depending on your fish load, how often you feed, and your skimmer's ability to process the nutrients, you maybe do not need Zeo Mix at this time. While the stack method is great, it really works best when the user has a high bioload. I would always have carbon in a carbon/bac driven system, as far as I know, sort of a staple. Double check the skimmer, make sure it is pulling dry skimm as well. Sounds like your nutrients are lowering, so the corals are making adjustments, the pigments should return, but you will see tones a bit lighter, those deep dark saturated colors will pull back, but what you seem to be experiencing is paling of corals due to lack of food, so I would feed the fish more, and continue dosing to maintain low values. Cheers
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Thank you Perry.
I have a Reefer 450 display with 14 fish. Most of which are small but have two 5-6 in tangs. I thought that would be the top of a bio load recommendation for a 90. As for the zeomix. Last night I put the reactor back online but only using zeomix in it. I did not know that you had to run AC with a bac system. But will take your advice and use it but in a filter bag in the sump. And will look at my skimmer and skim drier. |
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If you had a 95 gallon total water volume. What amount of the AF products would you start with? And or how much did you start with and I can take 20% from that? Right now I am dosing 3 drops of carbon and bac. 3 drops of a,v every odd day and e,b every even day.
When I started the reactor the first time I used 150ml zeomix 100ml of carbon and 100ml of phosminus. Last night when I put the reactor back online I put in 300ml zeomix. I am also doing what zeovit instructions state and running it on for 3hrs then off for 3hrs ect... at a flow rate of 50 gph. Hopefully this will help ease the system into it. Can you pump these stones like zeovit's to release the mulm? Sorry for all the Q's. But if you don't ask you will never learn. |
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Hi guys,
I'm dosing FM (Ca,Mg,KH) with Traces 123 and was thinking about using some Aquaforest products to push a little coral growth and colors. For now I'm just coral food (AF Power food) 3 times per week and was thinking trying to dose AF Energy. Can you please give me your thoughts about this intention. Is it useless, it's good, it's harmful? TIA, AR |
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I found a brownish/ redish slime in my component 1 today. It's free floating in the bucket and attached to the airline tube. Is this something to be concerned about?
My corals have been looking bad lately and I'm wondering if this could be the culprit
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I haven't seen anything in my comp 1 or 2. But comp 3 does not dissolve all the crystals. With some of us having bad issues with their products I'm thinking that we are getting contaminated or bad batches. Maybe quality control is lacking and that some component's were overdosed with something. Just my thought.
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Post correction. Comp 1 is not dissolving. 2 and 3 seem fine.
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Usually I have in my Sump the coal, which I change every 15 days. I'm using Aquaforest "Component 1+2+3" is correct using constantly the coal in Sump ?
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Hi guys,
Started to use some AF products. ABE and would like to know If we should store the bottles in the fridge. Please help. Rgds, AR |
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No it is not necessary to refrigerate
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