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[misslaina]

I want to know what additives everyone uses. Brand, amount, and why. Come on you pros. I look at that stuff on the shelves and read the lables, and still am not sure what to use or why. I am mainly looking to boost coraline spread.

 

[rickd]

Originally Posted by misslaina
I want to know what additives everyone uses. Brand, amount, and why. Come on you pros. I look at that stuff on the shelves and read the lables, and still am not sure what to use or why. I am mainly looking to boost coraline spread.
Im using B-ionic works good for me. to boost that coraline it need calcium and it goes crazy.

my is everyware it likes plastic the best.

 

[reefnut]

Well let's see...
110g Tank
Ball's Pickling Lime-- 2 tsp per-gallon of makeup water 27/7-- calcium & alkalinity
Calcium Reactor with ARM media-- runs 24/7-- calcium & alkalinity & magnesium
55g Tank
B-Ionic 2-Part Additive-- as needed-- calcium & alkalinity
Both Tanks
Kent Turbo Calcium-- as needed for adjustments-- calcium
Kent Superbuffer-- as needed for adjustments-- alkalinity
Seachem Magnesium-- as needed for adjustments-- magnesium

 

[misslaina]

thanks! I am taking notes. anyone else?

 

[peccavi18]

oceanic salt - keeps all my levels up good with a 5 gal weekly water change on a 37 w/20gal sump. getting amazing coraline growth, at about 2 months and probably half my rocks are covered.(90% were base/dead rock) other than that I've never dosed added anything, I'm scared to accually, everything seems good don't want to change it -pecc

 

[viper_930]

I do weekly 5 gallon water changes on my 36 gallon with Coralife salt. Then the only additives I use are Kent's Superbuffer dKH (powder form) and Kent's Liquid Reactor only for corrections.

 

[ssweet1]

Drip kalkwasser, soon you will have corraline everywhere, Carrie

 

[jjlittle]

150 gal reef
kalkwasser dosed with float valve evap water.Run fresh water for evap I use Kent Liquid calcium.Kent Iodine every other week,Stronium Kent brand every other week,Iron every week,Water changes with Instant ocean salt every other week .AZ-NO3 just started a week ago for nitrate removal to see if works so far so good makes your skimmer really work lot of muk.If i stretch a water change I add Kent essentail elements.

 

[promisetbg]

Originally Posted by misslaina
thanks! I am taking notes. anyone else?
Since you are also in Florida,you should get Ocean's Blend's alk/ph

and calc{A&B}.It's made by a great guy right in Central Florida.
Here is "why"~
Grown in 18 months

 

[promisetbg]

In the last pic notice the tortuosa..I got it in Dec 04'..here it is now~

 

[mudplayerx]

I drip kalkwasser every now and then. My coraline is pretty good and my calcium/alkalinity/ph have been steady ever since.

 

[golfish]

Originally Posted by misslaina
I neeeed it I want it

What we use means nothing at all....Why do you neeed it? your money is better spent on GOOD test kits that tell you what you need.