4 part doser milage

[Hhaynie]

Hello, i'm setting up a 20 gallon reef, and have a 4 part doser on the way. what are the best 4 additives to add in your opinion? I have reef fusion one and two (Seachem has yet to disappoint). Are there dosable coral foods? Any additives that you swear by?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Many liquid dosable foods require refrigeration. I fed arctipods that way, and other foods, keeping them in a cold box.

When you set up dosing Seachem Reef Fusion, just be forewarned that it is not properly designed for 1:1 dosing so the two heads are likely to need different dosing speeds.

Organic carbon (such as vinegar) can be dosed by doser.

 

[Hhaynie]

Many liquid dosable foods require refrigeration. I fed arctipods that way, and other foods, keeping them in a cold box.

When you set up dosing Seachem Reef Fusion, just be forewarned that it is not properly designed for 1:1 dosing so the two heads are likely to need different dosing speeds.

Organic carbon (such as vinegar) can be dosed by doser.

do you mean in terms of precipitation? Or that I just need to test and find the rate that keeps it at the right level? It's the Chihiros doser, so I can put each head on whatever setting I want. What does organic carbon do for the tank?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

do you mean in terms of precipitation? Or that I just need to test and find the rate that keeps it at the right level? It's the Chihiros doser, so I can put each head on whatever setting I want.

It means don't deliver the exact same alk and calcium dose based on alk measurements alone or calcium will slowly rise in most cases. For some reason, they put too much calcium in it:

Seachem Reef Fusion is not properly alk/calcium balanced for 1:1 dosing

A recent thread in the chemistry forum from someone who found that calcium increased with this product while maintaining alkalinity and using 1:1 dosing as advised by Seachem provoked me to check it's manufacturer specifications to see if it was a balanced additive. From Seachem's claims about...

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[Hhaynie]

It means don't deliver the exact same alk and calcium dose based on alk measurements alone or calcium will slowly rise in most cases. For some reason, they put too much calcium in it:

Seachem Reef Fusion is not properly alk/calcium balanced for 1:1 dosing

A recent thread in the chemistry forum from someone who found that calcium increased with this product while maintaining alkalinity and using 1:1 dosing as advised by Seachem provoked me to check it's manufacturer specifications to see if it was a balanced additive. From Seachem's claims about...

www.reef2reef.com

ok, thanks for letting me know