Benepets vs reefroids for corals

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I have used both and can't decide what is better. I am leaning towards reefroids...

whats everyone's opinion?
Reef Roids always causing nutrient spike in my tank. Dosing the same with benepets does not. I mix one teaspoon of benepets in with a few cubes of frozen food. I dose that all day every day. My nitrates are at 5 and my phosphates stay between .03 and .05.
 

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Reef Roids always causing nutrient spike in my tank. Dosing the same with benepets does not. I mix one teaspoon of benepets in with a few cubes of frozen food. I dose that all day every day. My nitrates are at 5 and my phosphates stay between .03 and .05.
Same here with reef roids. I have heard many claims of reef roids being amazing and perfect, but 1/4th of the doseage causes giant nutrient spikes in my nano. Good to know benepets works well for you.
 

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I think the reason why Benepets has become so popular is because of the effect that yeast has on the bacteria in our systems. It is more of a systemic 'food' whereas reefroids a more robust source of nutrient packed food, hence the high po4.
 

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I think the reason why Benepets has become so popular is because of the effect that yeast has on the bacteria in our systems. It is more of a systemic 'food' whereas reefroids a more robust source of nutrient packed food, hence the high po4.
They both serve their purposes. My one other nano with no filter for some reason is a nutrient sponge - tank always stays bottomed out even though corals thrive. I add reef roids all the time to that tank. My evo though has high and creeping PO4, so I never add Reef Roids and just Benepets. It seems to work out well!

Sometimes I wonder if plastic + silicon in a tank is a sole reason for massive PO4 absorbtion.
 

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heavy feeder here. I just can't resist lol
I feed 2-3 plus 1 heavy feeding right before water change weekly at a 1:0.5 ratio since reefroid do raises no3/po4 alot. I also run BRS GFO/cabon on a schedule and dose brightwell/red sea products to lower no3/po4.
 

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