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Unread 09/04/2008, 08:59 AM   #1
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Additives or Supplements to keep SPS happy

I just start with SPS, and I want to know what Additives or Supplements to keep SPS happy besides Calcium and Alkalinity.


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Unread 09/04/2008, 09:12 AM   #2
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Unread 09/04/2008, 01:47 PM   #3
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Unread 09/04/2008, 03:32 PM   #4
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zeovit supplements, like aminos, coral vitalizer, pocci glow

in my tank they did a great job

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Fish poop, good reef salt Kent 2 part or B-Ionic, kalk drip and metal halides.


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Unread 09/05/2008, 04:36 AM   #7
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And the magic water change. 10% a week.


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Unread 09/05/2008, 05:45 AM   #8
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should also keep the mag levels up as well.

But the most important thing is stability!!!!! Try not to have the levels change much if not at all.


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Unread 09/05/2008, 04:07 PM   #9
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Cool! I'll became a SPS expert very soon.
What I need to do different is to monitor Mag level. I guess I need to buy the test kit and the supplement.
Also, I need zeovit supplements.
Any good online place to buy that stuff?


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Unread 09/06/2008, 12:46 PM   #10
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Elos Magnesium test kit (Marine Depot)

zeovit supplements (zeovit usa)


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Unread 09/06/2008, 02:45 PM   #11
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Cool! I'll became a SPS expert very soon.
What I need to do different is to monitor Mag level. I guess I need to buy the test kit and the supplement.
Also, I need zeovit supplements.
Any good online place to buy that stuff?
No one needs Zeovit, Prodibio, amino acids or any of those other supplements. You can maintain very healthy and colorful SPS with just maintaining calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium and giving your caorals proper flow, lighting, and good skimming. Regular water changes and feeding are also important whether it be in the form of feeding your fish or getting soemthing like DT's oyster eggs or rotifers to feed your SPS.


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Unread 09/08/2008, 12:40 AM   #12
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Why a good skimmer so important?
I keep the Nitrates un detectable not to mention Ammnia, and Nitrite.
Still need a good skimmer?


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Unread 09/08/2008, 01:30 AM   #13
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...No one needs Zeovit, Prodibio, amino acids or any of those other supplements....
Most of the time people are referring to KZ Zeo supplements like amino acids, or potassium, and not necessarily parts of the KZ line that are part of their proprietary Zeo Bac driven system...

No, you don't need amino acids, but the overwhelming anecdotal evidence from reef hobbyists is that this source of carbon nutrients has very good and consistent results.

Other supplements such as potassium or iodide are more controversial, for sure, but for those looking for stronger and deeper colors, they may well be worth checking out, again, going by the anecdotal evidence of other reef aquarists...


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