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Thank you for your time and your experience is helpfulI'll give you my experience. Of course, every tank is different.
I keep a mixed reef. Softies, LPS and SPS. When my tank's demand for Alk and Cal became pretty darned significant, I started to wonder about trace. Sure I could replenish with water changes, but if my Alk/Cal demand was dramatically outpacing what was replaced with water changes alone(autodosing), what about trace elements?
Then I started to get some die off. Most effected were my zoas, birds nest, and oddly enough, my Hollywood stunner chalice and green slimer (supposedly bulletproof).
I decided to start dosing Red Sea Trace A/B/C/D. I went with a daily dose at 2/3 the recommended dose for Cal consumption. The effect was immediate and dramatic. All of my corals colored up. Polyp extension was amazing. These guys were hungry. Coral growth was visibly increased. And the corals that were struggling recovered and thrived.
Since then, I've kept the same dosing schedule. I don't worry if I miss a day or two, and the corals don't seem to mind.
I'm sure you will get other viewpoints, but in my experience dosing trace when you have a significant Alk/Cal demand can have a very possitive affect.