DIY Amino Acid Formula

[BoneDoc]

5g bcaa (unflavoured, no additives)
125 ml vinegar
375 ml ro water

Thanks for sharing this with us?

 

[BTimms]

Any updates?


I'm having trouble getting this to dissolve?

I make a one gallon jug and use it as top off a couple of times a week.
I definitely have noticed an improvement in polyp extension and overall growth.
I have cut the amount of aminos to about 2.5g . Because I find im USINg it more for top off.

 

[BTimms]

I have tried to include amino acid extracted from silkworm pupae, in addition to oyster peptides, into my homebrew coral food mix.

I would say both the feeding response and coral health is very good.

https://www.researchgate.net/public...pae_of_the_silkworm_Antheraea_pernyi_in_China

This is fantastic information! Thank you!

 

[homer1475]

Maybe I'm just being dumb, but what is BCAA?

 

[Reefology1]

Maybe I'm just being dumb, but what is BCAA?

Branching chain amino acids, BCAA is a general term for the essential amino acids valine, leucine, and isoleucine.

 

[LeftyReefer]

would DMSO help dissolve it?

 

[homer1475]

Branching chain amino acids, BCAA is a general term for the essential amino acids valine, leucine, and isoleucine.

Lol like I said, being stupid.

I know what they are, just could not put a name to BCAA.

 

[BTimms]

would DMSO help dissolve it?

I’m not sure why you need to dissolve it if it’s in powder form.

 

[ectoaesthetics]

From where I sit the hardest thing in the US would be finding BCAAs that are legit. From someone who used to run in bodybuilding circles the supplement industry is iffy at best. It is legitimately hard to find a company here that puts what they claim in the bottle/can. I could never imagine putting the stuff in my tank even though I used to put it in my body. The tank reaches toxicity way faster than I do and lacks kidneys and livers to clean up the stuff that should not have been in there.
My feelings would be very different if I lived somewhere where that was regulated. Or if I found a pharma grade BCAA…

 

[BTimms]

From where I sit the hardest thing in the US would be finding BCAAs that are legit. From someone who used to run in bodybuilding circles the supplement industry is iffy at best. It is legitimately hard to find a company here that puts what they claim in the bottle/can. I could never imagine putting the stuff in my tank even though I used to put it in my body. The tank reaches toxicity way faster than I do and lacks kidneys and livers to clean up the stuff that should not have been in there.
My feelings would be very different if I lived somewhere where that was regulated. Or if I found a pharma grade BCAA…

Yes, that would be a concern. Similar to the concern of what Might be seen in a bottle of reef specific amino blend?

Luckily I was able to get pharma grade bcaa.

 

[Superlightman]

Some testimony since?

 

[BTimms]

Some testimony since?

Things have been going well. I generally found healthier corals overall. Some noticeable growth in most corals.

I honestly think that any amino type formula will be fine. You could even dose the powder direct to the aquarium.
People get way too caught up in self perceived precision and whatever their opinion is or self honoured righteous expertise is. And yet the same people turn around and pound their aquarium with random store bought foods and aminos.

Just go for it at a moderate to slow rate to start.

That said, I stopped using aminos temporarily as I set up a new ato and just haven’t got around to dosing again.

 

[Nate’sTanks]

5g bcaa (unflavoured, no additives)
125 ml vinegar
375 ml ro water

You have a link for your BCAAs?

 

[rongy]

You have a link for your BCAAs?

Sorry to revive an old thread. Did you happen to find the BCAA product? Looks like Bulk Supplements has different BCAAs for sale, but I’m not sure what’s the difference

 

[DEGREGORIIS]

5g bcaa (unflavoured, no additives)
125 ml vinegar
375 ml ro water

Hi, how much dose per 100 liter in a mixed reef tank , please ?