I Dose, you Dose, we Dose! What are you DOSING?

[exnisstech]

Kalk via a dosing pump on one tank and 2 part in another smaller tank. If I had to dose all the stuff some of you are I would probably not be in the hobby. Or I would leave after I killed everything

 

[Spicy Reef]

Kalkwasser
Magnesium
Calcium- because kalk not enough evaporation yet… adding fans to help.
Baking soda for same reason.

I B chasing PH 8.29

 

[The_Skrimp]

All For Reef takes care of most of my dosing needs. I use the kamoer dosing pump with it.
Aside from that I add a little bit of nitrates and iodide to my top off water to keep up my numbers.
If aminos counts as dosing, I also like to feed AB+ every few days.

 

[Screwgunner]

I dose alkalinity every day I dose trace once a week. Calcium as needed same with magnesium.

 

[Derrick0580]

I dose kalk though an avast stirrer plus 2 part for calcium and alkalinity control. Just a few weeks ago, I started dosing vinegar to hopefully control nitrates and phosphates (I once again had a negative GFO experience). I also “dose” trace elements via AWC system.

I thought kalkwasser was all you needed for calcium and alk control? Or do you not have a continuous doser adding it?

 

[Derrick0580]

This is my question….if I’m told not to add anything I can’t test for, and I can’t test for trace elements, why does a lot of people dose them? Is it possible to OD the tank on them?

 

[Calm Blue Ocean]

I was manually dosing AFR and Elmi-NP but recently weaned my tank off carbon dosing so just AFR twice a day now.

I manually dose MB7 if I notice spots of cyano showing up since it seems to help if I catch it early, but that's very occasional.

Although I do have a dosing pump (two actually), I haven't been brave enough to automate. So many tank crashes seem to be caused by dosing pump failures. The minute that I convince myself that I can do it safely, I'll take dosing off my daily to-do list!

 

[Screwgunner]

My tank is mostly zoas lps and a couple sps so my calcium does not go down fast like alkalinity does. Just from adding trace my calcium is 450

 

[dwest]

I thought kalkwasser was all you needed for calcium and alk control? Or do you not have a continuous doser adding it?

Kalkwasser is great and is what I use when I start any tank. But, at some point, kalk alone doesn’t provide enough calcium and alkalinity for my tanks, so I also use 2 part.

 

[dwest]

This is my question….if I’m told not to add anything I can’t test for, and I can’t test for trace elements, why does a lot of people dose them? Is it possible to OD the tank on them?

This is the main reason I use only water changes to add back trace elements. Back in the day, my friend killed some amazing fish with what we believe was too much iodine dosing.

 

[RichReef]

Seachem Reef Builder.
Seachem Reef Advantage.
Iodine.

That's all

 

[DHill6]

Hand dose
TM carbo calcium
TM Bacto Balance (just started)
KZ ZeoBak , a couple times per week
KZ coral snow, a couple times per week
MB7 waiting on arrival( going slowly and watching reactions)
Weekly water changes @ 4 g (34g)

 

[jmoneyyy703]

All KZ products for full zeovit. Its a lot, but takes maybe 2-3min a day.

alk (soda ash)
bak
Start
Food
Sponge
Acropower
A
B
K
Amino
Coral love
Pohl xtra
Iodide
Iron
Coralsnow
Zym
Vitalizer
Coral booster
Flatworm

 

[Cali Reef Life]

All KZ products for full zeovit. Its a lot, but takes maybe 2-3min a day.

alk (soda ash)
bak
Start
Food
Sponge
Acropower
A
B
K
Amino
Coral love
Pohl xtra
Iodide
Iron
Coralsnow
Zym
Vitalizer
Coral booster
Flatworm

I'm curious to see a before and after tank image prior to using all of those products? I image you have to be SPS dominated to be dosing all of that. Plus how do you trust a fish sitter with that instruction list if you travel. I can hardly get my girlfriend to put a cube and add freshwater rodi. Reason I do weekly dosing of mag and Trace.

 

[Freddy0144]

I use the Tunze ATO for freshwater top off.
Bubble Magus for Calcium, Alk, and Mag. (I am not actually dosing Mag at the moment as it is like 1600)
Hand dosing trace elements as it is a relatively small amount I think it is going to be 1 ml per day. (Tropic Marin A and K)

 

[DeeFromBrooklyn]

Just seeing your signature and had to laugh and recognize your absolutely brilliant husband logic for the ages!

Oh yeah, Ca-Alk-Mg. Cheers!
curt

In dosing the kalk has your ph gone high? I had to cut back on the mix to top off ratio

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

ab+ and I am convinced it does good things for acropora
Iodine
Strontium
Aqua Medic Trace C

Running calcium reactor and some carbon. I dose manually, the AB+ daily and I dip the fish's morning feeding in it, the elements I add if the tank seems to 'want' something. Its not very scientific but I'm really happy with the health and growth of the corals.

How long have you been using ab+ ?

 

[cooksterni]

Daily
Reef Zlements z complete 2 part (includes trace elements)
Coral essentials CVE+
Coral essentials Power Amino
Coral essentials Power Gro
Coral essentials Bacteria food

Couple times a week
Coral essentials bio cleaner
Manganese
Iodine

 

[Brand00995576]

All for reef based on instinct prolly once a day or so 5-10 ml

 

[Joe's Coral Reef]

I only dose tm all for reef.