seamandrew
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Originally Posted by renogaw
have you EVER used copper in your tank?
iodine helps with molting, and if it is a new crab, then sometimes they have an early molt. but, since you do water changes every week, then your salt mix should have some iodine in it.
i sorta disagree with "don't feed your clean up crew". my tank is virtually algae and detritus free as far as i can tell. i don't see anything wrong with giving my bigger crabs something to munch on when i feed my anenomes silversides, and when i feed my sun coral i always squirt some food onto the sand for the hermits/nass snails.
No, I do not use Copper and I test monthly for it just in case though I don't even use tap water. But I test just in case the RO Salt water I get from the LFS has Copper in it. Results are always 0.
I used to use Purple up but my Calcium was up to 600 ppm so I decided to stop. I do add Iodine to the tank as a separate supplement about twice a month. Same with Strontium and Molybdenum.
have you EVER used copper in your tank?
iodine helps with molting, and if it is a new crab, then sometimes they have an early molt. but, since you do water changes every week, then your salt mix should have some iodine in it.
i sorta disagree with "don't feed your clean up crew". my tank is virtually algae and detritus free as far as i can tell. i don't see anything wrong with giving my bigger crabs something to munch on when i feed my anenomes silversides, and when i feed my sun coral i always squirt some food onto the sand for the hermits/nass snails.
No, I do not use Copper and I test monthly for it just in case though I don't even use tap water. But I test just in case the RO Salt water I get from the LFS has Copper in it. Results are always 0.
I used to use Purple up but my Calcium was up to 600 ppm so I decided to stop. I do add Iodine to the tank as a separate supplement about twice a month. Same with Strontium and Molybdenum.
