Do you add anything to your tanks.
- Thread starter 05xrunner
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frankthetank
Active Member
Originally Posted by 05xrunner
Does anyone add anything, Like iodine, calcium, essential elements or anything.
or do you just let your water changes give you all you need.
To this point, I just go with my water changes. I've never had a problem thus far. But I do have some supplements if needed.
Does anyone add anything, Like iodine, calcium, essential elements or anything.
or do you just let your water changes give you all you need.
To this point, I just go with my water changes. I've never had a problem thus far. But I do have some supplements if needed.
b0bby1
Member
if u are using distilled water, which u can buy at walmart for .69 cents, for ur water changes u do not need any of that stuff for ur water. the distilled water comes wit all that stuff. but u do need calcium if u want ur live rock to have a purplish tint to it, otherwise there jus goin to stay brown/gray with algae.
mudplayerx
Active Member
First of all, if you can afford a RO machine, by all means buy one.
The only chemicals I dose are Purpleup calcium supplement and Kent Reef Builder (alkalinity buff). I used to dose Kalkwasser (the best calcium/alk buffer imo), but I got tired of premixing the stuff and letting it sit overnight.
With the Purpleup and alk buffer you can mix them with RO water and add them immediately.
The only chemicals I dose are Purpleup calcium supplement and Kent Reef Builder (alkalinity buff). I used to dose Kalkwasser (the best calcium/alk buffer imo), but I got tired of premixing the stuff and letting it sit overnight.
With the Purpleup and alk buffer you can mix them with RO water and add them immediately.
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xnikki118x
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I've heard bad things about Purpleup crashing peoples' tanks.
Don't dose calcium or iodine if you don't test for them!
Don't dose calcium or iodine if you don't test for them!
mudplayerx
Active Member
Originally Posted by xnikki118x
I've heard bad things about Purpleup crashing peoples' tanks.
Don't dose calcium or iodine if you don't test for them!
Dunno how Purpleup would crash a tank. All it contains is calcium. They may have been adding it without adding any alkalinity buffer.
I've heard bad things about Purpleup crashing peoples' tanks.
Don't dose calcium or iodine if you don't test for them!
Dunno how Purpleup would crash a tank. All it contains is calcium. They may have been adding it without adding any alkalinity buffer.
aztec reef
Active Member
kalkwasser & ro/di .
