So I have these supplements

cristine

cristine

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Is there any reason I can't/shouldn't mix up a "batch" (say, enough for a couple of weeks use) of these four supplements,PhytoPlex, MicroVert, ZooPlex, & Chroma Plex, so I don't have to add four different things each time I feed?
Thanks
Cris
 
ophiura

ophiura

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I wouldn't, personally.
I also wouldn't use those, personally, as you are investing a whole lot of money in water. I would invest in something a bit more concentrated - DTs phyto, oyster eggs, etc.
I would see no issues with just doing a rotation of one of those at a time. How often do you feed those?
 
cristine

cristine

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Thanks for the reply. I was told to give all four every other day (1/8tsp each). I've already purchased and used them, so I can't return them. This is for a 12 gal nano.
Cris
 
ophiura

ophiura

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Watch your parameters REAL carefully, as this is a small tank, and that would be A LOT of food. What exactly do you have in there? I would not feed all that in a 12 g nano! If this is the advice of your LFS, I would say they managed to do what they wanted, which is get you to buy 4 bottles and use it so that you will need it replaced soon.
That is a feeding rate, IMO, for a tank pretty heavily stocked with filter feeders. Even then (assuming you have no skimmer) it is a lot.
In the future, I would buy something more significant.
 
cristine

cristine

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The tank has pretty much all filter feeders except for a couple of small fish and small clean up crew. I have multiple polyps, one leather, feather dusters, mushrooms, pulsating xenia. When you say to go with something more significant in the future are you referring to tank size? I do have a 60 gallon also and was originally going to use the 12 gal as a quarantine tank, Just somehow became what it is now. I think I'm in a little over my head here because I've only been doing this for a little over a year, but at least my water quality continues to be excellent. I've been very consistant with my water change schedule and other than the first several months(going too fast and adding too much too soon) everything is doing quite well in both tanks.
Thanks for your input, I really appreciate all the help on this board.
Cris
 
ophiura

ophiura

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No I mean in terms of the "quality" of the product. Those kent products just aren't worth the price tag, IMO. So DTs, oyster eggs, etc pack more REAL nutrition than those products do. A little goes a long way.
 
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