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I agree, these are wonderful machines and have really allowed my coral to flourish with stable parameters. Definitely expensive machines, but if I add up coral losses over the years from unstable parameters, these machines paid for themselves in a short time.I also wanted to add more feedback about the real-world experience with how the Mastertronic has helped in the management of my parameters.
I have not had to make any adjustments to the build elements (All, Ca, Mg)- as it appears that my current dosing is meeting the demands of my system.
It would be unlikely that I would ever have the Mastertronic dictate automatic dosing, as I like being in total control of what is dosed to my tank.
Where I have found the MT has been most useful is with Nutrient Balance (No3 + PO4). I dose Nitrates weekly and it’s been a lot easier to keep these levels within my target range 5-10ppm. Before it was not as clear where my nitrate numbers were- I would either not be testing and dosing enough nitrates and my numbers would bottom out. Now, the Nitrate readings are more accurate and are done automatically each week, it’s overall just easier to manage.
I can say the same for Phosphate-I can see that when I am feeding more, my phosphates go higher (frozen food, reefroids, aminos, etc).
I have noticed within the last 3 weeks that the are slight improvements with the overall colour, health, and polyp extension. These have all improved with fine tuning these nutrients.