Hoping for recommendations on switching to All For Reef. Tank is 3 year old 100.3 stable mixed reef (mostly soft and LPS). I maintain KH with soda carbonate in the ATO and manually dose calcuim, magnesium, and trace elements (TM A- and K+). Testing is weekly, ICP every 6 months. Religious 15% water changes weekly. With the coral growth the dosing amounts are increasing. I am wanting to set up automated dosing and I see 2 options:
1. Start with small doses of AFR (far below recommended amounts), increase testing 2X week. Taper off soda carbonate, calcuim, and magnesium as the AFR increase permits. Seems easiest/best solution long term, just concerned on the risks of the change.
2. Just automatically dose what I am dosing manually (soda carbonate via ATO, calcium, magnesium, A-, K+ via doser).
I don’t want to crash this tank and looking for feedback on anyone’s experience on switching to AFR.
Current target parameters:
KH - 9
Calcium - 450
Magnesium - 1450
Nitrate - 8
Phosphate - .1-.15
1. Start with small doses of AFR (far below recommended amounts), increase testing 2X week. Taper off soda carbonate, calcuim, and magnesium as the AFR increase permits. Seems easiest/best solution long term, just concerned on the risks of the change.
2. Just automatically dose what I am dosing manually (soda carbonate via ATO, calcium, magnesium, A-, K+ via doser).
I don’t want to crash this tank and looking for feedback on anyone’s experience on switching to AFR.
Current target parameters:
KH - 9
Calcium - 450
Magnesium - 1450
Nitrate - 8
Phosphate - .1-.15