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Seth 
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 Topic: do i need supplement for a reef
Posted: March 29 2007 at 4:51pm |
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do i need to put iodine, calcium, strontium molybdeum in my reef
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Posted: March 29 2007 at 4:59pm |
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Depends, what are you keeping? I dose only ca and alk to keep my sps happy.
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Posted: March 29 2007 at 5:01pm |
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i dont have one type i get wat looks good
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Posted: March 29 2007 at 5:46pm |
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Well you may want to try some other things before dosing... water quality, movement and lighting are all very important and should be considered before adding a bunch of chemicals.
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Posted: March 29 2007 at 6:03pm |
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i already am useing those things i was wondering if i could stop
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Posted: March 29 2007 at 6:07pm |
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only add what you test for, and regular water changes are the best "medicine" for a tank.
those additives are usually in the quick fix cure category, and usually make things worse in the long run. IMHO
I recently started changing water at 5 gallons per week, tank is doing much better, and salt is cheep compared to all of those additives.
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Posted: March 29 2007 at 6:24pm |
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wat would happen if i stoped today would the coral die
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Posted: March 29 2007 at 6:38pm |
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It depends on what type of corals and their needs. The only way to know is to test or stop and see if they thrive, survive, or die.
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Posted: March 29 2007 at 6:40pm |
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test don't guess.
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Posted: March 29 2007 at 11:01pm |
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All I do is add about 5 gallons of fresh tap water to my tank about once a week and they all seem to be doing fine.(corals) I have not had any problems I used to do water changes then I stopped because I was still having to add water quite often.
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Posted: March 30 2007 at 1:59am |
If you do regular water changes, you shouldn't have to add any "additives" to your tank. All of that stuff is just so these "companies" can make money off of you! Having said that, depending on what are keeping, there are some additives that are needed to be kept around just in case something is a little off. I think the base additives that should be kept around are Calcium, Alk, Magnesium. That is pretty much all I add to my tank and the two of the three are provided in Kalkwasser.  I am a big believer in regular water changes to keep your tank happy. you are actually doing a couple things when you change your water: 1) replenishing your tank with needed additives (iodine, strontium, trace elements, etc). 2) Export excess nutrients (nitrates, phosphate, etc). I change out 8-10% of my water every week and my corals are growing and doing very well. Oh, I also add amino acids here and there. My SPS seem to love it.
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