suppliments
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miaheatlvr
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Originally Posted by bizoid
which suppliments if any are necessary. 75 gal in-line sump with chiller. i don't want to waste any more cash if thats what i'm doing?
. x15 small corals. 75lb lr
Some people just say keep up with water changes, some will say calcium, iodine and strontium, Kent additives.
which suppliments if any are necessary. 75 gal in-line sump with chiller. i don't want to waste any more cash if thats what i'm doing?
Some people just say keep up with water changes, some will say calcium, iodine and strontium, Kent additives.
jmick
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With regular water changes you should not not have to suppliment any trace elements and depending on what you have in your system you may or may not have to add calcium. Keep any eye on your alk, that is something that does need to be buffered from time to time. Also, Magnesium is the only trace element I test and add.
IMO, most Kent products are garbage (marketing in a bottle). Finally, you should really only add what you can test for, that's a solid rule to follow for long term success.
IMO, most Kent products are garbage (marketing in a bottle). Finally, you should really only add what you can test for, that's a solid rule to follow for long term success.
snaredrum
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Originally Posted by Jmick
With regular water changes you should not not have to suppliment any trace elements and depending on what you have in your system you may or may not have to add calcium. Keep any eye on your alk, that is something that does need to be buffered from time to time. Also, Magnesium is the only trace element I test and add.
IMO, most Kent products are garbage (marketing in a bottle). Finally, you should really only add what you can test for, that's a solid rule to follow for long term success.
One Kent product that I do like is Tech I. I use it with great success. I also add B-Ionics.
With regular water changes you should not not have to suppliment any trace elements and depending on what you have in your system you may or may not have to add calcium. Keep any eye on your alk, that is something that does need to be buffered from time to time. Also, Magnesium is the only trace element I test and add.
IMO, most Kent products are garbage (marketing in a bottle). Finally, you should really only add what you can test for, that's a solid rule to follow for long term success.
One Kent product that I do like is Tech I. I use it with great success. I also add B-Ionics.
jmick
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Originally Posted by bizoid
thanks for confirming my hunch. what percentage & how often should water changes be done? are any salts better than others?
I do 10-15% every 10 days and I use Reef Crystals. Again, the percentage will vary depending on what you have in your tank. What type of system are you running and what kind of bioload do you have?
thanks for confirming my hunch. what percentage & how often should water changes be done? are any salts better than others?
I do 10-15% every 10 days and I use Reef Crystals. Again, the percentage will vary depending on what you have in your tank. What type of system are you running and what kind of bioload do you have?
bizoid
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devil dog
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Originally Posted by bizoid
i have x15 fish in the tank. run in-line sump with lr filtration. also 125 gal coral-life skimmer in the sump. many snails, crabs, shrimps,& corals of x15 or so. the sump is a mega-flow III. how bad is my bioload??? how often & what percentage do water changes need to be done. do i need to flush some fish?
NO flushing is needed... if you use a good salt mix like Marinemix Plus orTropic Marin and add calcium you should be fine...
IMO
NO flushing is needed... if you use a good salt mix like Marinemix Plus orTropic Marin and add calcium you should be fine...
sk8shorty01
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Originally Posted by bizoid
i have x15 fish in the tank. run in-line sump with lr filtration. also 125 gal coral-life skimmer in the sump. many snails, crabs, shrimps,& corals of x15 or so. the sump is a mega-flow III. how bad is my bioload??? how often & what percentage do water changes need to be done. do i need to flush some fish?
15 fish in a 75 (thats what your profile lists you having) seems like quite a bit (depending on the species). What all do you have in there fish wise? Its hard to say what the bioload is on a tank without specific fish to go by. for instance 15 damsels have very little bioload, but 3 puffers would have much more (probably with less fish inch wise). I would say you have quite a big bioload though and will probably need to do water changes on the same 10 day cycle as mentioned. I do my changes every other week in my 55 (I do 15% and I have 6 fish in there). Do you have a UV sterilizer or anything? just wondering...
15 fish in a 75 (thats what your profile lists you having) seems like quite a bit (depending on the species). What all do you have in there fish wise? Its hard to say what the bioload is on a tank without specific fish to go by. for instance 15 damsels have very little bioload, but 3 puffers would have much more (probably with less fish inch wise). I would say you have quite a big bioload though and will probably need to do water changes on the same 10 day cycle as mentioned. I do my changes every other week in my 55 (I do 15% and I have 6 fish in there). Do you have a UV sterilizer or anything? just wondering...
bizoid
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2bluedamsels,2clown,1saddle,2neongobi,1dragongobi,2helsinky,1bangai,1domino,1flameangel,1lemonpeel,1purple hesinky. i have 75lb fuji (THE MANMADE DONUTS). i also have the mega-flow lll sump. i have no idea how much water is in my system? help me!!!no uv sterilizer. i heard that they are bad for the ecosytem.