What unusual additive are you adding to your reef tank?

[Salty_Northerner]

Ive seen this stuff which I believe is red in color and turned my nose at it , but now you got me wondering

Yeah I hear ya.

Here are a few links to it, good reading material about it.

Diazotrophic Bacteria in the Reef Aquarium (The Most Important Article You'll Ever Read About Coral)

Tropical coral reef ecosystems are oligotrophic (i.e., nutrient-poor) environments with nitrogenous macronutrients such as ammonia in very short supply. This explains—at least in part—the relative scarcity of algae there. However, it makes the characteristically high prolificity of...

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Removing Phosphate with PNS Bacteria

Phosphorus pollution is a common frustration of both freshwater and marine aquarists. Phosphorus is easily imported via organic sources such as fish foods, but is much less easily exported. The most reliable method of export, water exchange, is costly and laborious. Chemical filtrants such as...

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How to Dose the PNS Products

It’s totally understandable if you have a few questions about dosing the PNS (purple non-sulfur) bacteria-based products PNS ProBio, PNS Substrate Sauce and PNS YelloSno. For one, they’re all unusual products and it’s likely that you haven’t worked with anything like them before. Also, as with...

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[vetteguy53081]

Mines not super unusual as far as what it is but how I prepare it is! My lionfish nala hates big chunks of food (yeah weird for a lion I know) so I have to cut her predator food into small pieces for her to show interest!

I have to resort to this for my tang gang often

 

[vetteguy53081]

H2O2 with UV for parasite management. I don't know if its working yet, but I haven't had any disease related fish deaths yet.

Are you aware that UV unit actually breaks down peroxide? Likely having the UV is doing the job

 

[Baka Mop]

Are you aware that UV unit actually breaks down peroxide? Likely having the UV is doing the job

Yeah that's the idea. To increase oxidation and break down organics in the water using the reaction of UV and H2O2. There's a big thread on Humblefish forums regarding the method and alot of anecdotal evidence that it does help keep parasite population down, compared to just using UV, enough that there is no measureable levels on an eDNA test after several months of dosing. I'm going to add ozone later, but I want to see if there would be any adverse reactions with H2O2. I don't think there should be, but better safe than sorry. Probably would just avoid adding them at the same time.

 

[Tangs-A-Lot]

I think really if folks didn't add strange stuff to their tanks we may not have the advancement we have had some of the products developed that are useful additives. People used to put pennies in their tanks and now we have copper treatment. I don't see a bannana treatment anytime soon tho.

You mean you’re not going to fall for a banana in the return pipe ?!?

 

[reefadam]

I use DIY coral snow after blowing off rocks as it helps with water clarity. At least I think it does.
Other than that nothing unusual , 2part, kalk, mb7, bacto balance, and acro power. Not all goes into one tank, I have several and each is different in requirements.

Calcium carbonate powder? I just ordered some. It’s been a while since I’ve used it, but remember great results.

 

[Red_Beard]

Stump remover! (Just kidding, but was a thought crossing my mind, in the hypothetical...) but really though, what would potassium nitrate do? Like dosing potassium and nitrate? Chemistry always bites me, thinking i know what something is but forget that adding other somethings the the mix causes yet another set of undesirable somethings :/

 

[jmatt]

... and even flatworm Exit for SPS and stony coral health.

Never heard of it but probably need it. I have some kind of first-time outbreak of rectangular brown flat worms all over the glass and sand. Glad I peeked at your thread!

 

[Red_Beard]

stump remover. not sure its really that uncommon, but it sounds funny, its just potassium nitrate, to boost my nitrate.

Awe dip! You beat me to it!

 

[Red_Beard]

Awe dip! You beat me to it!

Uuh, i mean NyQuil. My fish got a cough and needed some help sleeping. Poor guy, i got the vapo rub out and he acted like he really liked it. Kept poking his belly up so i could put more on.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I don't consider it unusual since it is a common natural process in the ocean (acetate metabolism), but I dosed vinegar to boost growth of bacteria, filter feeders, corals, sponges, etc.

Edit: Aw, never mind, I just had to read a little further


I'm curious, how often do you do this. What vinegar do you use and how much per 25 gallons. I think a small article on this would be cool.

Thanks

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

BRAWNDO "It's got electrolytes"...

 

[Miami Reef]

The most unusual thing I dose is Ozone, most people don’t use it.

Another is sodium silicate (water glass).

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Stump remover! (Just kidding, but was a thought crossing my mind, in the hypothetical...) but really though, what would potassium nitrate do? Like dosing potassium and nitrate? Chemistry always bites me, thinking i know what something is but forget that adding other somethings the the mix causes yet another set of undesirable somethings :/

Yes. Folks used it for nitrate boosting, but it leads to excessive potassium in some cases and is not recommended.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Edit: Aw, never mind, I just had to read a little further


I'm curious, how often do you do this. What vinegar do you use and how much per 25 gallons. I think a small article on this would be cool.

Thanks

People who organic carbon dose, such as myself, add it every day, often many times a day to spread it out. It's a very common methodology. There are commercial versions (such as NOPOX) if you prefer paying someone else to put it in special bottles.

 

[mijan]

When I was setting up my latest tank I didn't have any shrimp to help with the cycle. I wasn't going to run to the store just to get it but as I was cutting up chicken for dinner I tossed in a 1 inch cube of that. It worked just fine.

 

[sjfishguy]

I still use the 50lb bags of calcium chloride driveway salt and magnesium driveway salt for my two part like I did 15 years ago. Tried the brs stuff for a little while, no difference. Went back to the driveway salt and still have never had a problem, all acros look great

 

[Rmckoy]

The only thing i dose would be diy coral snow for clarity . But only after scraping the glass and blowing off the rocks .

 

[Propane]

I’ve been dosing ammonia since May. Here on reef2reef it seems normal but tell your local LFS that and they pretty much tell me everything is going to die.

 

[DIFish]

Does mud count? 1 tsp every week or so. https://aquaforest.eu/en/product/af-life-source/
I’ve been led to believe that it increases biodiversity but have never ordered a test.