Red Sea's new Reef Energy AB+ is a fail.
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otyrrell
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Thanks Alot... now I want to get one of these and set the stuff up on a doser... well I would, but I would really miss seeing my flow neon green every night. This is easily the best way to see how my flow actually moves.
Steve Elb
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Keep what you don’t need refrigerated
Can someone show me the troll emoj for bubbles lol. Dude, Robin keeps the lights on for thousands by the way!
I must have a heavy trigger finger lol.
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ANDREW PRITCHARD
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I don't see why it needs to be refrigerated I've bin using since come out in my sps tank and haven't noticed anything unusual to make me want to refrigerate just left the litre bottle hooked up to doser until ran out
This stuff is helping increase growth and color I like it
amino acid suspensions w sugars/carbs etc will grow bacteria at room temp, refrigeration lessens it
fewer bacteria digesting substrate / lasts longer
the effect of the product isn’t shocking it’s subtle, i bet it’s not hurting anything sitting out for a week before use
my tank only gets three our four drops a week max so it’s in the fridge. In a pico reef only drops are required it’s very strong algae feed if overdone in my estimate
I believe the sps pics from above it has sped up my sps too. Superman monti moving along well
mine hasn’t antlered yet. It’s a chip of super man glued onto a piece of plastic trash and magneted into place. the reef energy has sped up trash substrate coverage
today’s dosers will grow sps anywhere apparently
This is only a supplement not my main feed. It's not a complete diet.
amino acid suspensions w sugars/carbs etc will grow bacteria at room temp, refrigeration lessens it
fewer bacteria digesting substrate / lasts longer
the effect of the product isn’t shocking it’s subtle, i bet it’s not hurting anything sitting out for a week before use
my tank only gets three our four drops a week max so it’s in the fridge. In a pico reef only drops are required it’s very strong algae feed if overdone in my estimate
I believe the sps pics from above it has sped up my sps too. Superman monti moving along well
mine hasn’t antlered yet. It’s a chip of super man glued onto a piece of plastic trash and magneted into place. the reef energy has sped up trash substrate coverage
today’s dosers will grow sps anywhere apparently
This is only a supplement not my main feed. It's not a complete diet.
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mr2beaster
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Why not add the 28ml to water and up the amount your dosing pump pumps in then you have no trouble priming just my thoughts i don't use a dosing pump but thats what I'd do ??
mr2beaster
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Why not add the 28ml to water and up the amount your dosing pump pumps in then you have no trouble priming just my thoughts i don't use a dosing pump but thats what I'd do ??
works for me.
Barnabie Mejia
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I know this thread is old, but has anyone noticed any increase of Nutrients after using this long term (3+ months)? I did read where someone asked if it caused an algae bloom, but didn't see a response to the post.
I have been using this for 2 weeks, but honestly I dose 8mls into a 75g/ 20g sump and have only done this twice....
I just don't want to deal with the algae bloom, been busting my tail keeping this tank clean of eyesore algae amounts.
Thanks,
Barnabie
I have been using this for 2 weeks, but honestly I dose 8mls into a 75g/ 20g sump and have only done this twice....
I just don't want to deal with the algae bloom, been busting my tail keeping this tank clean of eyesore algae amounts.
Thanks,
Barnabie
I think I posted earlier in this thread, but yes, I had a massive algae bloom after using a modest amount of AB+ for about 3 weeks. I had made no other changes to my tank.
It took me almost 3 months to get on top of the bloom and I lost a few SPS along the way. I've since stopped using AB+. I wasn't using AB+ long enough to notice any beneficial effects, although dosing it into the tank under night time blue lighting is super cool.
It took me almost 3 months to get on top of the bloom and I lost a few SPS along the way. I've since stopped using AB+. I wasn't using AB+ long enough to notice any beneficial effects, although dosing it into the tank under night time blue lighting is super cool.
I 100% believe too much w bloom eventually I see it in mini testing all the time. However I’m getting real growth boost off drops, no overdose needed. Make it a trace supplement I’d continue with it. Ill buy more when its out. I can see a change in sps i link to a few months of drops in top off water. That red blue monti above I forgot to move it for two weeks it sealed right in place, polyps on glass locked. Not a bad pest to have.
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I know you said in your pico you were using drops. What would be the amount that you are using? say 1/2 of the recommended dose for your size tank? 1/4?
Redsea recommends 16ml for my tank, but I used 8ml once per week 1-2 days before a water change. I don't know if I should continue this? I know on your pico, you are doing 100% water changes, and i'm sure that has something to do with the algae bloom not occurring in your tank.
BTW Brandon, I my sand it vacuumed once a week and is super white! I can take a baster to the sand and there is 0 cloud! huge difference from my 29 gal. I went bare bottom on the frag tank, and I just vacuum out the trash when I hit a water change.....
I agree totally there B about half to a quarter dose before wc and not left as a lingering daily addition is great, something less than full dose seems perfect I’ll keep using the product its a convenient feed source and it’s making a slow difference on color and mass growth too
The recent posts to this thread have revolved around results and nutrient issues, so I will share my experiences.
I have used the old Reef Energy for years. I am not currently running it right now. Daily use of this will increase the growth and health of corals. Any coral by the way, not just SPS. It will be most evident in tanks where the nutrition is lacking and the corals are suffering as a result.
On the flip side, it will increase the nutrient load on the tank and can lead to algae and cyano outbreaks where the export of the tank is not sufficient to accommodate the excess nutrients. My suggestion in this case, is to reduce the dose until you see less nutrient buildup issues. Eventually coral growth will catch up and you can then slowly increase the dose, trying to balance it against the coral biomass.
Dennis
I have used the old Reef Energy for years. I am not currently running it right now. Daily use of this will increase the growth and health of corals. Any coral by the way, not just SPS. It will be most evident in tanks where the nutrition is lacking and the corals are suffering as a result.
On the flip side, it will increase the nutrient load on the tank and can lead to algae and cyano outbreaks where the export of the tank is not sufficient to accommodate the excess nutrients. My suggestion in this case, is to reduce the dose until you see less nutrient buildup issues. Eventually coral growth will catch up and you can then slowly increase the dose, trying to balance it against the coral biomass.
Dennis
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