AcroPower

[Jim Tansey]

The directions with AcroPower state it can be used once a week or as often as daily, I have been using it once a week and not seeing a big difference. For those that use it how often do you add it?

Thanks,

Jim

 

[reefstarter]

I add a cap full a day on 550 gallons I only put a cap a week in my 90

 

[PSU4ME]

From my experience, it hasn't done anything for my acros. Other state that it has. I tried the weekly and the daily dose during the day but nothing different.

 

[JohnnyD88]

i dose 10ml every day in the morning and my sps color is deeper and the ploy extend longer

 

[frank180reef]

What's in it?
That is what it comes down to

 

[JohnnyD88]

What's in it?
That is what it comes down to

i would love to know what's in it too.
aropower is like crack for my SPS lozl

 

[reefstarter]

Probably tin

 

[JD46]

I put about 8ml per day (when I remember) in my 180. I don't know that the corals look any better or grow any faster than before. Maybe they do. But, the stuff doesn't seem to hurt anything so I keep using it.

 

[JasonandSarah]

I use the recommended amount for daily, but I do it every other day. Haha.....
Does seem to bring out colors and PE. I ran out and wasn't going to get it again and my acro's were fine but got a little drab.

 

[reefstarter]

Nobody got the joke huh ?

 

[drsalomon]

Nobody got the joke huh ?

i got it. Seriously is it not just amino acids like it says on the label. I feel my corals grow faster with it. I run it on dosing pump. I do have elevated Sn...

 

[dz6t]

Acropower is a blend of amino acids and that is all.
One of the amino acid is known to trigger coral feeding respond hence the polyp extension.
There is no tin in it.

 

[reefstarter]

yeah that stuff is great , I watch the polyps come out as soon as the water carries it by . its amazing

 

[reefstarter]

and I know there is no tin , that was a stab at another thread just joking around

 

[dz6t]

It is known that coral can uptake various amino acids, nitrate and ammonia directly.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2014/3/corals

 

[JasonandSarah]

Not only polyp extention Ime but they also do this....
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=142572
Witch is also a feeding response and I've found more of my colonies do this when they are being supplemented with acropower.
When I looked at this thread I also noticed that a few of the others that were getting this response from their Sps were also using acropower.

 

[saltwaterB]

We have been dosing it at the rate of 2ml every 3 hours into a 500 gallon mixed reef system for just over 3 months now, and have noticed much better coloration and polyp extension on both the SPS and LPS in this system...
I also add it to our food mix at the shop so it get fed out a few times a week at the shop, and I will let our Corals speak for themselves as to their liking....

 

[dz6t]

Acropower is not a snake oil. But it is expensive.
What you can do to save you some money is to dose this:

http://www.puritan.com/now-foods-br...N9ZgwZRz0w6B-_NbzRN0KezX0J1buRMW_AaAiaX8P8HAQ

 

[dz6t]

For matter of fact, if you see immediate positive result from dosing acropower, it means your coral is starving. If you see no difference, it actually mean your system is pretty good.

 

[Jeff.:P]

are my corals gonna grow muscles? i have noticed increased growth with dosing acropower

Acropower is not a snake oil. But it is expensive.
What you can do to save you some money is to dose this:

http://www.puritan.com/now-foods-br...N9ZgwZRz0w6B-_NbzRN0KezX0J1buRMW_AaAiaX8P8HAQ