So I have a bunch of the Red Sea Trace Colors sitting around, and I'd like to use them. I was wondering if dosing them according to ICP test results would work out like a cheaper, easier Reef Moonshiners method. Cheap as in not having to keep a dozen or more bottles of elements around all the time, and easier just having to dose 4 things instead of who knows how many.
My question is this... Each of the ABC bottles has a "major" element you can test and dose for. Iodine, Potassium, and Iron. What would you use for the D elements? As I understand it, D contains Silver, Gold, Vanadium and Tungsten. Would dosing according to Vanadium make sense? All of the dosing instructions in the manual and on the bottle are for dosing based on calcium uptake, whereas the others have instructions based on their "major" element. I use All for Reef currently (no direct measure of calcium uptake), so how would I even know where to start?
My question is this... Each of the ABC bottles has a "major" element you can test and dose for. Iodine, Potassium, and Iron. What would you use for the D elements? As I understand it, D contains Silver, Gold, Vanadium and Tungsten. Would dosing according to Vanadium make sense? All of the dosing instructions in the manual and on the bottle are for dosing based on calcium uptake, whereas the others have instructions based on their "major" element. I use All for Reef currently (no direct measure of calcium uptake), so how would I even know where to start?