Additives??

[pc fisher]

There are so many different additives out there, which should be the basic ones to have to keep everything bright and healthy? I am in the process of setting up a 55 FOWLR.

 

[bang guy]

Tyndall... Air Force, eh
i used to use a lot of different additives. After two decades I've dwindled the necessary additives to:
Fish food
Calcium source
Carbonate source
Occational water change
That's it. For Calcium and Carbonate I use Kalkwasser but a Calcium reactor or any balanced additive is fine.

 

[steamboat1569]

Bang Guy, I like your style. People keep telling me to use buffers and additives, but, I seem to be doing fine with Kalkwaser, Essential Elements, and water changes. I have no need of buffers, uppers, downers, etc. Why do I need all these when there is nothing for them to fix?

 

[steamboat1569]

Oh, one mor thing. I do feed the fish.

 

[trompet3]

You're suppost to feed the fish? Nobody ever told me that. No wonder all my fish die!
Just kidding...I couldn't resist.

 

[steamboat1569]

There's one in every bunch!

 

[troy mcclure]

For the fish- food,vitachem,garlic elixir,and sometimes buffer.
For me- Some ice cold Bud. <img src="graemlins//confused2.gif" border="0" alt="[confused2]" />

 

[demosthenes]

Hmm...Troy, what are some of the movies I might remember you from? "When Damsels Attack", "Where's My CBS?", and maybe even, "Why Does SW Taste Sooo Good?"