Hey all, I have been reading about All for Reef in R2R. I decided to order some but it did not come with instructions so I am a bit unsure how to use it. Could someone help me out, please?
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Hey all, I have been reading about All for Reef in R2R. I decided to order some but it did not come with instructions so I am a bit unsure how to use it. Could someone help me out, please?
What Tahiti said. Also i recommend getting a magnetic stirrer. It takes a while to fully dissolve and you can get a magnetic stirrer off amazon for $25 and let it do all the work. All-for-reef includes trace elements so if you were already dosing trace elements you won't need to anymore or you risk overdosing.Hey all, I have been reading about All for Reef in R2R. I decided to order some but it did not come with instructions so I am a bit unsure how to use it. Could someone help me out, please?
Dig in the powder a bit. They are usually buried in there with the scoop.Hey all, I have been reading about All for Reef in R2R. I decided to order some but it did not come with instructions so I am a bit unsure how to use it. Could someone help me out, please?
Yep, found it. Thank you all. That was helpful.Dig in the powder a bit. They are usually buried in there with the scoop.
Key is to have your parameters where you want them before you start the AFR.Yep, found it. Thank you all. That was helpful.
This is the problem I'm dealing with. I recently switched from Red Sea to all-for-reef. Ran it 5 ml per day (29 gallon tank but with rock and coral, it's closer to 25 or 26 gallons). ALK got up to 12 dkh, calcium at 460 and mag at 1380. Not crazy high but I'm trying to be in the 9/450/1350 range. I stopped dosing altogther. it's been over a week and nothing is budging. the corals aren't consuming anything but they are blooming and look great. It's the strangest thing.Key is to have your parameters where you want them before you start the AFR.
My tank is predominantly a macroalgae/softie tank and I never dosed at all. I did a 7% or so water change weekly to make up elements plus I dosed a capful of Coral vite for trace elements. I use IO salt so I know that it's low on the big 3 compared to other salts but since the coral I had did not consume much it worked great. Now the tank is 8 years old and very stable because of maturity I am not doing as many water changes, about 5 gallons a month in an 80 gallon system. That is why I am starting All for Reef. I doubt that I am going to need very much, less than most folks.Key is to have your parameters where you want them before you start the AFR.
Just start with a small dose and work your way up. The recommended starting dose is too high, unless you have a tank full of SPS. For example, I use only 6ml daily in my Reefer 300 G2 with mixed softies and LPS to maintain 8.5/430/1300.My tank is predominantly a macroalgae/softie tank and I never dosed at all. I did a 7% or so water change weekly to make up elements plus I dosed a capful of Coral vite for trace elements. I use IO salt so I know that it's low on the big 3 compared to other salts but since the coral I had did not consume much it worked great. Now the tank is 8 years old and very stable because of maturity I am not doing as many water changes, about 5 gallons a month in an 80 gallon system. That is why I am starting All for Reef. I doubt that I am going to need very much, less than most folks.
That is my plan to start out with a small dose and maybe every other day. Do you know about how many gallons your tank is? My tank is also a mixed softie/LPS display.Just start with a small dose and work your way up. The recommended starting dose is too high, unless you have a tank full of SPS. For example, I use only 6ml daily in my Reefer 300 G2 with mixed softies and LPS to maintain 8.5/430/1300.
There's lots of good YouTube videos by Luo Ekus talking about All-for-reef
Theres a lot more interview videos worth watching. Also watch Dr Tim’s all-in-one from the same event MASNAThank you, that was a very good video and it helped me understand why things worked the way I knew they did. I am weak in chemistry. Biology is where my strength is. He showed how the chemistry and biology worked together which is cool.
This is the problem I'm dealing with. I recently switched from Red Sea to all-for-reef. Ran it 5 ml per day (29 gallon tank but with rock and coral, it's closer to 25 or 26 gallons). ALK got up to 12 dkh, calcium at 460 and mag at 1380. Not crazy high but I'm trying to be in the 9/450/1350 range. I stopped dosing altogther. it's been over a week and nothing is budging. the corals aren't consuming anything but they are blooming and look great. It's the strangest thing.
Another question,,,when I figure out what is the right dose for my tank, can I just add a week's worth in my ATO reservoir since it lasts for a week?
Not a good idea since evaporation rate and afr consumption are not the same.Another question,,,when I figure out what is the right dose for my tank, can I just add a week's worth in my ATO reservoir since it lasts for a week?
Not a good idea since evaporation rate and afr consumption are not the same.