What Do you all Like to dose in your reef systems?

[Haim]

Randy doses it for sponges

Thanks,

 

[DancingShark]

Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime.
That's it.

 

[Orm Embar]

Nothing besides Ca/alk (mag is maintained with partial water changes using Fritz which is on the high end for Mg), but I've debated iodine and iron - for cespitularia/xeniids and macroalgae. I haven't found any good references that talk about dosing either, though.

I should look into silicate dosing for sponges - I have a few that I would like to keep around

 

[TbyZ]

I should look into silicate dosing for sponges - I have a few that I would like to keep around

http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/feature.htm

 

[Gowap]

kalium. sr. boron. amino. iodine. mn. and no waterchanges.

 

[Gowap]

 

[Dilan Patel]

beautiful tank

 

[LoneStarReef]

Curious to hear why you dose Iron and Silicate? Not doubting you (I know waaaay better than that!!)...just a new reefer trying to learn more.

Iron and silicate.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Curious to hear why you dose Iron and Silicate? Not doubting you (I know waaaay better than that!!)...just a new reefer trying to learn more.

Iron primarily for macroalgae, but all photosynthetic organisms use it and it depletes pretty rapidly.

Silicate for sponges, snails, and other organisms that use it.

These have more:
Chemistry And The Aquarium: Iron In A Reef Tank ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/chem.htm

Chemistry And The Aquarium: Iron: A Look At Organisms Other Than Macroalgae ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/chem.htm

Feature Article: Silica In Reef Aquariums ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog
http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/feature.htm

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

kalium. sr. boron. amino. iodine. mn. and no waterchanges.

For those who do not speak Hollandish ( ), those presumably are potassium, strontium, borate, amino acids, and manganese.

 

[Gowap]

For those who do not speak Hollandish ( ), those presumably are potassium, strontium, borate, amino acids, and manganese.

thanx.

 

[Frozn]

Randy, what iron supplement are you dosing?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Randy, what iron supplement are you dosing?

This is the DIY I recommend:

http://www.cvs.com/drug/fergon/oral-tablet/27mg

Take 1 tablet and dissolve in 100 mL RO/DI (overnight soak). Let the solids settle out and use the liquid. Then I dose about 1-5 mL to my 200 gallons (dose is not critical) occasionally.

 

[Frozn]

This is the DIY I recommend:

http://www.cvs.com/drug/fergon/oral-tablet/27mg

Take 1 tablet and dissolve in 100 mL RO/DI (overnight soak). Let the solids settle out and use the liquid. Then I dose about 1-5 mL to my 200 gallons (dose is not critical) occasionally.

Awesome! Thank you for the recipe!

 

[keddre]

I hand fist phyto and a little zooplankton multiple times a day. I get the required effects as my scallops are still alive

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Awesome! Thank you for the recipe!

You're welcome.

Happy Reefing.

 

[Oldreefer44]

Dose Acropower once a week otherwise follow the Red Sea recipe. Have run all of the other systems and have found this to be the most bang for the buck.

 

[LoneStarReef]

Nice! Thanks.

Iron primarily for macroalgae, but all photosynthetic organisms use it and it depletes pretty rapidly.

Silicate for sponges, snails, and other organisms that use it.

These have more:
Chemistry And The Aquarium: Iron In A Reef Tank ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/chem.htm

Chemistry And The Aquarium: Iron: A Look At Organisms Other Than Macroalgae ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/chem.htm

Feature Article: Silica In Reef Aquariums ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog
http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/feature.htm

 

[Gowap]

kalium. sr. boron. amino. iodine. mn. and no waterchanges.

next to this i use a iron supplement(dsr Fe+) and a sugar/vinegar mix (dsr Carbon vs)

 

[Gowap]

next to this i use a iron supplement(dsr Fe+) and a sugar/vinegar mix (dsr Carbon vs)

And i dose Po4 and No3 to keep nutrients Stable.