Is AP the real secret for SPS?

Diesel · Feb 17, 2014

Power-up your Acro's or not?
Who else has used AcroPower from the makers of twolittlefishies.
The reviews are good but usage along the board walk speaks for it self.

http://reefbuilders.com/2013/12/05/acropower-review/

http://reefbuilders.com/2012/10/09/acropower-amino-acid/

I have been using it now for about 4 months and it speaks wonders.
Will post some pics later this week.
Mean while share your stories good or bad.

ngvu1 · Feb 18, 2014

How is this compared to red sea reef energy? Should we only use 1 type at a time???
Thanks

Diesel · Feb 18, 2014

ngvu19 said:

Yep, I had a full ZEO tank for 18 months and corals were awesome looking.
They grew slow due to the low nutrients in the water.
That's why you get these pastel colors.
But I was ready for a new challenge that's why I did some research on Ap.
I started dosing 1 ml a day and still doing ZEO amino's.
But after 4 weeks I was dosing 7 ml on AP, none on ZEO amino's.
Now I'm completely of the ZEO and dose only Acro Power aka........... Coral Crack!
I dose also potassium as this is what a lot of reefers skip, but you need to test for potassium before you dose to know your levels.

SchnitzelReef · Feb 18, 2014

Diesel said:

Yep, I had a full ZEO tank for 18 months and corals were awesome looking.
They grew slow due to the low nutrients in the water.
That's why you get these pastel colors.
But I was ready for a new challenge that's why I did some research on Ap.
I started dosing 1 ml a day and still doing ZEO amino's.
But after 4 weeks I was dosing 7 ml on AP, none on ZEO amino's.
Now I'm completely of the ZEO and dose only Acro Power aka........... Coral Crack!
I dose also potassium as this is what a lot of reefers skip, but you need to test for potassium before you dose to know your levels.

What brand of potassium do u dose?

Diesel · Feb 18, 2014

SchnitzelReef said:

Using the Elos brand, it's a little stronger than the rest.

ngvu1 · Feb 19, 2014

Thanks Ben for the information. I will definitely try this out. The Red Sea Reef Energy also has a small portion of Amino in it. My corals are responding to reef energy but not as I expect.

Diesel said:

SchnitzelReef · Feb 19, 2014

Diesel said:

Ok. I've been using Brightwells potassium and I'd like to think I've noticed a difference. Besides acropower and Elos potassium, do u dose anything else?

I just ran out of my Brightwell potassium, and can't seem to find Elos potassium online. Where did u buy yours at?

Diesel · Feb 19, 2014

I feed my corals every other day.
Fill up a bottle 100ml of tank water mix in 20 tiny scoops of reef chilly 15 ml of oyster feast 5ml of selcon.
I do a same bottle but use phyto feast in there.
Dose about 25 ml every other day in the sump return section.
I keep this in the refrigerator.
Also every evening as part of feeding fish I dose 10 ml of R.O.E (real oceanic eggs) fish and corals can take that to them.

brizhound · Feb 21, 2014

Ben we've got to see pics of your tank. Does AP affect your nutrient levels?

CamelMD · Feb 21, 2014

you can just us NOW brand potassium , its much cheaper and pharmacy grade. really cheap at iherb.com

SchnitzelReef · Feb 21, 2014

Let's see what happens

wickedfish · Feb 21, 2014

Later that day...... still nubs.

CamelMD · Feb 21, 2014

i was using acropower and unless you u got your other parameters in check its hard to see if AP was making the difference. I don't see how they're amino are different then whats found in food or other brands.

Diesel · Feb 21, 2014

I'm no means a expert, just loving this hobby.
Did ZEO for 15 months with great results.......... and I hear you thinking why a went away from it.
Plain simple that I like challenges.
After reading plenty about Acro Power aka Coral Crack I told myself lets try it.
In worst case scenario my tank would crash and had to buy again 30K in corals.
As of now and that is since November I have good..............super good results.

Not a photographer but here are some pics.

Pegasus · Feb 21, 2014

i too use zeo and im on my last bit of it left. i recently placed an order for AP so will see what happens. i had amazing results with zeo, but like diesel said im down to try something new.

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