Iron

rich19020 · 08/03/2011, 05:48 AM

Ok, I have a 14 gallon biocube. 1 Clown, 1 Blue yellow tail damsel, 1 long tenacle anemone, patch of clove polyps, colt, and a green stripe brain. Also a Turbo snail, 4 small other snails, 10 blue leg hermits and a bubble bee snail.

Here is my question I test for iron 1 time a week and it always shows zero. So I add a supplement and test again week later. I do water changes 1 time a week. Why would my iron keep going to zero? Is iron something I should worry about?

I have been using the Red Sea testing kit with the appropriate supplement to go with the test.

rich19020 · 08/03/2011, 05:59 AM

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heritage · 08/03/2011, 06:31 AM

Why are you dosing iron ?

IslandCrow · 08/03/2011, 06:44 AM

You should really have no reason to dose iron. It's sometimes dosed by people growing macroalgaes, but for your setup, I don't see a reason to either test for it nor dose it.

rich19020 · 08/03/2011, 06:52 AM

Thanks,

I just bought the Red Sea testing kits I figured that would help.

What would you recommend I should test for?

bnumair · 08/03/2011, 08:22 AM

with the livestock u got, i would only check for nitrates, alk, cal, mag thats about it. phos as well

08/03/2011, 05:48 AM	#1
rich19020 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 389	Iron Ok, I have a 14 gallon biocube. 1 Clown, 1 Blue yellow tail damsel, 1 long tenacle anemone, patch of clove polyps, colt, and a green stripe brain. Also a Turbo snail, 4 small other snails, 10 blue leg hermits and a bubble bee snail. Here is my question I test for iron 1 time a week and it always shows zero. So I add a supplement and test again week later. I do water changes 1 time a week. Why would my iron keep going to zero? Is iron something I should worry about? I have been using the Red Sea testing kit with the appropriate supplement to go with the test.

08/03/2011, 06:44 AM	#4
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	You should really have no reason to dose iron. It's sometimes dosed by people growing macroalgaes, but for your setup, I don't see a reason to either test for it nor dose it. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

08/03/2011, 08:22 AM	#6
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	with the livestock u got, i would only check for nitrates, alk, cal, mag thats about it. phos as well __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

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08/03/2011, 05:59 AM	#2
rich19020 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 389	...

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heritage Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: PHILLY Posts: 561	Why are you dosing iron ?

08/03/2011, 06:52 AM	#5
rich19020 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 389	Thanks, I just bought the Red Sea testing kits I figured that would help. What would you recommend I should test for?