The DSR Method (Dutch Synthetic Reefing)

[glennf]

Hi Glenn, appreciate your thread. I have a question in another forum regarding iodide testing. I haven't been able to locate an iodide test in the states, it appears salifert used to sell one here, but I'm not sure they even manufacture it any longer. Do you test for iodide currently, or iodine?

Forget the test.
Start dosing 0,003ppm per day may keep the iodine available.

 

[glennf]

Love those sticks

 

[glennf]

LPS corals are doing just fine

 

[ryanuy]

Hi Glenn! Great method! I have a few questions about DSR?

1. I was wondering what the difference between the EZ carbon and the CarbonVS would be?
2. Do you also use GFO alsong with the liquid iron phosphate removal?
3. For the dry ingredients like KH+ and CA+, do you measure them in grams and then dose directly into the tank or do you mix them in a liquid and put them in a doser?

Thanks!!

 

[glennf]

Hi Glenn! Great method! I have a few questions about DSR?

1. I was wondering what the difference between the EZ carbon and the CarbonVS would be?

Thanks!!

The full DSR control all parameter separately and use the Excel calculator
http://dsrreefing.com/dsrcalculator/
Fe: controls PO4
CarbonVS: controls Nitrate
Both are liquids

Seing my results, many reefers wanted to get started, but complained about:
- they can't understand the excel based calculator.
- they also found it to much handling, to much work and to complicated for them to get started with.

So i took away all "problems" and design a new dosing system specially for them. I named "EZ" (EaZy ).

Now they start without a calculator, but with simplified baseline dosing from 4 bottles derived from many DSR running tanks. The EZ system get 90% result from the FullDSR with far less effort.

EZCarbon (unlike CarbonVS) is used to control both PO4 and NO3.
1 dosing channel less to setup[emoji6].

 

[glennf]

Hi Glenn! Great method! I have a few questions about DSR?

2. Do you also use GFO alsong with the liquid iron phosphate removal?

Thanks!!

DSR controls every parmeter without regular waterchanges.

You don't need anything else...
Anything you combine may be counterproductive.

Look up the technical requirements in here:
www.DSRreefing.com/technics

 

[David Cher]

The full DSR control all parameter separately and use the Excel calculator
http://dsrreefing.com/dsrcalculator/
Fe: controls PO4
CarbonVS: controls Nitrate
Both are liquids

Seing my results, many reefers wanted to get started, but complained about:
- they can't understand the excel based calculator.
- they also found it to much handling, to much work and to complicated for them to get started with.

So i took away all "problems" and design a new dosing system specially for them. I named "EZ" (EaZy ).

Now they start without a calculator, but with simplified baseline dosing from 4 bottles derived from many DSR running tanks. The EZ system get 90% result from the FullDSR with far less effort.

EZCarbon (unlike CarbonVS) is used to control both PO4 and NO3.
1 dosing channel less to setup[emoji6].

are you referring to this :http://dsrreefing.com/ez-dsr/?

this is only 3 bottles , what is the 4th bottle?

 

[glennf]

are you referring to this :http://dsrreefing.com/ez-dsr/?

this is only 3 bottles , what is the 4th bottle?

Iodine 0,003ppm/day

 

[Cory]

Hey Glennf im faciniated by your method. Particularly iron dosing to remove phosphate. Can you tell me what kind of iron to use and how much to dose?

 

[jason2459]

First post.

FE+

He has his own line now too I believe.

I lean towards Randy's opinion on it.

Explanation appreciated or not ?

it is a way to work without water changed and composing your own salt (as a base).

if appreciated i will go ahead and explain how it work for me and the dutch reefing community

this is a screenprint of the excel sheet i use for water correction

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Below i will be building an INDEX for all relevant posting:

My Tank thread on R2R
The original dutch DSR thread (Here it all got started)
Many obstacles:
Short summary of the DSR Method
Why DSR?
Cost for DSR
Getting rid of pests/algae's
DSR Method officially accepted on dutch forums (post [
DSR calculator v141122nib:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2144116
Carbon Dosing to reduce Nitrate
Recommended testkits

Latest DSR calculator for beta testing. V150218mn beta
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/index.php?posts/2204853

Why not sharing mixing formula's
https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?posts/2107352

sulphate correction
https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?posts/2685306

 

[Cory]

First post.

FE+

He has his own line now too I believe.

I lean towards Randy's opinion on it.

Ah ok. Ive read the whole thread, im just not familiar with what Fe+ or sera iron is. Iron sulphate or something?

 

[jason2459]

Ah ok. Ive read the whole thread, im just not familiar with what Fe+ or sera iron is. Iron sulphate or something?

Looks like there is a DSR supplement line now. I've seen mentioned iron citrate if I remember right. Which I just got through making up some and Randy has a article on making it with ingredients you can get off amazon now.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-the-diy-fe-ferrous-citrate-supplement.307168/

But I'm unsure its what Glenn uses.

 

[jason2459]

It's a Iron Chelate made of FeSO4 and a citrate . It's something similar to randy's formula but with a little twist, as i stated before, i will not reveal the solutions formula's and mixing ratio. I just explain how i use it to archieve results.

 

[Cory]

Perfect! Im sure ive seen some pills with this mix.

 

[glennf]

Hey Glennf im faciniated by your method. Particularly iron dosing to remove phosphate. Can you tell me what kind of iron to use and how much to dose?

Thanks!
My own [emoji6]
Follow these instructions
www.DSRreefing.com/Fepluscalc

 

[Jcm412]

Glen I am starting my first reef tank. I have been reading all our your threads. I am lean towards your DSR method. Is there anything different that needs to be done when starting a tank from scratch with the DSR method?

 

[glennf]

Glen I am starting my first reef tank. I have been reading all our your threads. I am lean towards your DSR method. Is there anything different that needs to be done when starting a tank from scratch with the DSR method?

This is the start procedure.
Use google translate do the dutch parts
www.DSRreefing.com/fulldsr

 

[TbyZ]

This is what I found out for po4 and no3. Now I keep both higher than NSW and i keep 180 species growing in here.
Few people who couldn't keep discusoma, zoa's, soft corals and lps like acan's alive, contacted,
me and tried this out and were succesfull.

what numbers do you maintain po4 and no3 at glenn ?

 

[TbyZ]

This thread should have been awarded a sticky, or better yet, given its own Forum.

 

[RamsReef]

First we need someone who can translate dutch to english....