What to dose a mushroom heavy tank?

[biologicalme]

I’ve decided to focus on filling my tank with mushroom varieties. I already have a lot of different ricordea yumas and rodactus mushroom and they’re doing great but I wonder if maybe I should dose iodine, aminos and trace elements?

Anyone willing to give advice to share some experience?

I also have some zoas, 2 anemones a few acans, a hammer and a bubble coral.


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[solitude127]

I would go with water changes primarily. W/C's will have the trace elements needed for softies.

 

[joseserrano]

Probably just food, I don't think they require much else. Can probably handle dirty water too

 

[biologicalme]

Anyone try iodine?


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[joseserrano]

Anyone try iodine?


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What do you think/why do you want to add iodine?

 

[biologicalme]

What do you think/why do you want to add iodine?

I’ve heard it’s good for soft coral tissue generation and coloration and that it’s the first thing that’s depleted in any reef.


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[joseserrano]

Its a difficult thing to dose. Most ppl do a drop or 2 of loguls every other day, but that's mostly in sps tanks. Foods can replenish it, and... Danger is overdosing, which can be easy to do. If you want to do something to try and replenish everything at optimum levels, look into triton.