Calcium magnesium and other element supplements

[Vashichino7]

Hey guys; so once a week or every other week i test my water an add calcium, reef traces and plus with iodine etc...

What are the best products to use? I cureently am with seachem. Liquid iodine, powder calcium, powder alk, reef plus and trace liquid form.

Is that an all in one i can use? How can i make this easier.

Its a 50 gal reef/fish. What do you guys think? Need somepointers and products like a magnesium strontium all in one something that i can replace with all the current supplements. Thank you

 

[Vashichino7]

any feedback will be appreciated...

 

[jhnnle]

Calcium reactor or 2part dosing are popular. I think it depends on how much sps you have.

 

[toromp]

What's your coral load?
How many clams do.you have?
How much do your params fluctuate every week (how much cal alk mag is eaten up weekly)

What's your coraline algea growth like?

 

[Vashichino7]

I want to have a few sps, currently i have some soft corals, mushrooms, torches, frogspawns, and star polyps.

I want a cheap calcium reactor, heard there are ways of converting some phosban reactors to pellets and all..

I dont know what you think about this?

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem.aspx?idproduct=TL4311&idCartRow=29409617&isKit=0&child=TL4311

 

[Vashichino7]

What's your coral load?
How many clams do.you have?
How much do your params fluctuate every week (how much cal alk mag is eaten up weekly)

What's your coraline algea growth like?

Not that much corals yet
No clams
Weekly additions of 1-3 teaspoons of calcium and alk
Coraline hasnt grown yet, very little sparks here and there.

 

[toromp]

Imo you don't have enough depletion of cal alk mag to run a cal reactor, or dosing pump. Just keep doing what you are doing and you will be fine. If it ain't broke, dont fix it. Just my 2cents

 

[lovingacans]

Imo you don't have enough depletion of cal alk mag to run a cal reactor, or dosing pump. Just keep doing what you are doing and you will be fine. If it ain't broke, dont fix it. Just my 2cents

Great advice..

We use brightwell products and love the results. If theres ever anything you need we would be happy to help.

 

[Vashichino7]

i see.. okay great feedback thanks! continue with the current seachem stuff then yeah?

 

[toromp]

Yeap that works, or try kalk in your a.t.o. water.. but that takes a science and if you add too much you could make it snow in your tank. But if u wanna give it a try I have a ton for free.. Lmk

 

[SchnitzelReef]

As long as ur using quality salt and doing reg water changes u should NOT have to dose anything, especially with only soft and lps corals. NOW if u had a tank full of SPS then u will probably need to dose alk calcium and maybe mag. For example I use Red Sea Coral Pro salt and it has all the trace elements, and correct alk ca mag etc in it so everything gets replenished with a water change. What I've always been told is don't dose what u can't test for. It will end up saving u money too.


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