Most economical amino acid product or DIY amino acids?

[madlos123]

I see no difference from Brightwells.

do you get the polyp extension right after when you dose he diy?

 

[csb123]

Only since using amino acids, do I get any polyp extension....I have a couple of nippers.

 

[Ellery]

Will have to give this a try but the initial cost is pretty high if it doesn't work at $125/500g on Amazon. But glad you looked into it. I may give it a shot after I run out of AcroPower.

 

[csb123]

I’d see if aminos work in your tank with a bottle of commercial product. I they work, buy the powder and you’ll realize the immense savings

 

[HB AL]

Acropower works great and is inexpensive, just use liberally, if you start seeing an excess of algae then you dosed to much

 

[chicago]

Any updates. For those with large tanks dosing aminos can become very costly

 

[csb123]

I’m still having great results from my DIY aminos. My current recipe is 125 mL Vodka, 375 mL RO water, 10 grams amino acid powder, with 1/2 teaspoon sodium hydroxide. It dissolves well and doesn’t grow anything when store at room temperature.

 

[chicago]

why the sodium hydroxide.. keep bad bacteria an other nasites out. ?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I like both acro power and polyp lab amino

 

[csb123]

The vodka acts as a preservative and the sodium hydroxide helps to completely dissolve the amino acid mix.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

The vodka acts as a preservative and the sodium hydroxide helps to completely dissolve the amino acid mix.

so you can store this at a room temperature like Acropower? do you have this on a doser?

 

[Kenneth Wingerter]

amino feast. it's actually formulated by a phd biologist who has studied how corals take up aminos, and includes only the ones that are essential to corals specifically. new product. i don't know if it's the "cheapest" but it might be the best made for reef aquarium use. https://willowsreef.com/product/amino-feast-8ozz

 

[csb123]

so you can store this at a room temperature like Acropower? do you have this on a doser?

I store it a room temperature. I dose by hand, however putting it on a doser is fine.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

I store it a room temperature. I dose by hand, however putting it on a doser is fine.

This is awesome. Thank you very much. As soon as I run out of my brightwell aminos I’ll try this.

 

[HARRO1991]

I’m still having great results from my DIY aminos. My current recipe is 125 mL Vodka, 375 mL RO water, 10 grams amino acid powder, with 1/2 teaspoon sodium hydroxide. It dissolves well and doesn’t grow anything when store at room temperature.

Given the fact that you are using vodka in this could you class it as a form of carbon dosing. Are you still using the same formula or have you made any further alterations?

 

[csb123]

My current recipe is:
100 mL vodka
400 mL R/O water
10 grams of amino acids
1/2 tsp. Sodium Hydroxide (handle powder with care)

It dissolves well and looks shelf stable.

The vodka is a bit of a carbon source, so keep that in mind.

 

[HARRO1991]

My current recipe is:
100 mL vodka
400 mL R/O water
10 grams of amino acids
1/2 tsp. Sodium Hydroxide (handle powder with care)

It dissolves well and looks shelf stable.

The vodka is a bit of a carbon source, so keep that in mind.

Are you using this daily as some of the more well known brands recommend to do with their AA products?

 

[csb123]

I stopped a 30 mL per day (350 water vol) ... I saw a bit of algae at a higher dose (1 feed the fish 9 x a day, also.)

 

[chicago]

Thoughts on Max Amino. Maxamino by brightwell.

 

[csb123]

Never tried it. I don’t think you can go wrong with any brand of amino acids. They all utilize the same amino acids, they just vary in strength and ratios of the different aminos...I presume. And, of course, price.