Budget_Reef
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Hey I am getting into dosing and was wondering how to set up and what to buy for my first dose ( preferably under 200)
Dosing
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frank180reef
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Good test kits first
coralfishreef
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For a 30 gal tank, if water changes can’t keep up, I’d manually dose either 2-part, Kalkwasser, or All for Reef.
frank180reef
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What's all in reef
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Budget_Reef
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How would I know how to dose all in reef if it contains all elements, my tank consumes them at different speeds so how will I tell when to do it?
Cheddah93
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Just an all in one dose, contains alk cal mag in pre proportioned doses to how much the coral uses them, basically dose according to alk consumption and it levels the other two.
haven’t used it myself I personally use esv b ionic two part
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daves-reef
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# 1 is you will want test kits to check anything your dosing.
Its All For Reef from tropic marin. Only cost effective for nano.
www.tropic-marin-smartinfo.com
But if you want just the 2 part combined there is Carb Calcium (Alk + Calk).
Its an alternative for Kalkwasser with out PH swing.
Comes in liquid or powder. Has no mag or trace elements like all for reef.
www.tropic-marin.com
Then there DIY all for reef which is Carbo Calcium, Bio-Magnesium, plus trace elements.
Same stuff in the liquid all for reef.
www.bulkreefsupply.com
I am actually trying the DIY all for reef now but with a lower mag mix and very little trace elements.
Started with just Carbo Calcium. Too early to make clear recommendation yet. But have been happy so far.
Heard a lot of anecdotal good things about all for reef. A single dosing liquid has some apeal.
There are a lot of 2 part options out there . I think if I had a smaller tank and didn't want to try all for reef.
I probably go with ESV. But that's not the only one. I sure you will get other recommendations.
Its All For Reef from tropic marin. Only cost effective for nano.
Tropic Marin | Aquarium | Produktinformationen
Tropic Mairn - The aquatic life science company. Wir stellen hochwertige Salze, Additive und Wassertests vorwiegend für Meerwasseraquarien her. Korallen, Fische und Wirbellose in Ihrem Aquarium fühlen sich mit unseren Produkten wohl.
www.tropic-marin-smartinfo.com
But if you want just the 2 part combined there is Carb Calcium (Alk + Calk).
Its an alternative for Kalkwasser with out PH swing.
Comes in liquid or powder. Has no mag or trace elements like all for reef.
Carbo-Calcium | Produktinformationen
www.tropic-marin.com
Then there DIY all for reef which is Carbo Calcium, Bio-Magnesium, plus trace elements.
Same stuff in the liquid all for reef.
Tropic Marin DIY All-For-Reef Kit
Bulk Reef Supply - Saltwater Aquarium Supplies for Reef Tanks
www.bulkreefsupply.com
I am actually trying the DIY all for reef now but with a lower mag mix and very little trace elements.
Started with just Carbo Calcium. Too early to make clear recommendation yet. But have been happy so far.
Heard a lot of anecdotal good things about all for reef. A single dosing liquid has some apeal.
There are a lot of 2 part options out there . I think if I had a smaller tank and didn't want to try all for reef.
I probably go with ESV. But that's not the only one. I sure you will get other recommendations.
FishieBusiness
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I use ESV 2prt. This is what I did.
Test alk daily for a week, check ca every other day. Dose as needed daily. At the end of the week you should have your daily dose needed.
Mix water for wc. Test wc water. Dose as needed to match tank parameters. You should be able to maintain your number this way.
I use this http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html Got it from @Chris A.
Test alk daily for a week, check ca every other day. Dose as needed daily. At the end of the week you should have your daily dose needed.
Mix water for wc. Test wc water. Dose as needed to match tank parameters. You should be able to maintain your number this way.
I use this http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html Got it from @Chris A.
