dewboy1127
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Does anyone dose amino acids in tank and if so what kind and how often...i currently have elos aminos and like fact that i can see it when added to tank and shows me the coverage im getting over corals
Amino Acids..does anyone use
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dewboy1127
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When i tried fuel i would always end up with a cyano outbreak. ..havent had that issue with elos...i also tried acropower but the clear liquid thing i couldnt see in tank i just didnt like
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dewboy1127
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Do you manually dose it i have heard of those dosing with dosing pumps ...how often do you use it
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Marine snow has worked well for me
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May I ask why?
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I am unclear yet but cyanobacteria showed up once I started dosing as recommended.
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Elos is one of the best. Dose as recommended and you should be fine
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dewboy1127
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I watched a Mike Paletta video on YouTubeand he used it on there when i seen it go into the tank and heard him talking about it i figure it must be decent and id give it a try
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I used too but found that if your feeding your fish foods like mysis, cyclopeez, squid, brine shrimp etc your corals are getting the needed aminos found from those foods. Now....if you trying to run a very low nutrient environment then using an amino supplement would probably benefit.
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I used it for many yrs. I'm using the zeovit right now but it's not better than Elos
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dewboy1127
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My biggest thing with it is no one stocks it locally...i lucked out and one my lfs ordered a bottle in once and i bought it as soon as i seen it on the shelf but havent seen it since..so its one those i have order things and sometimes i just like be able get my product right when i pay for it lol
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Yes I always got it from aqua cave which is no big deal just don't let it run out order an extra one when you are low.
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I have been using the Acro power for almost 2 years. I have never had an issue with algae outbreaks, I have recommened it to at least 10 people. One person did have a cyano issue after starting acro power, but she also had a lot of variables in play, so you couldn't say it was just the Acro power that caused the issue.
I was using the Salifet Amino acids for about 10 years. Salifert products seem to be getting harder to find, the Acro Power was cheaper and I am able to buy the 1 gallon bottles. A gallon lasts about 5 weeks.
I had good colors before using the Acro Power, with the acro power the color on a majority of corals got stronger/better/brighter/richer.
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I was using the Salifet Amino acids for about 10 years. Salifert products seem to be getting harder to find, the Acro Power was cheaper and I am able to buy the 1 gallon bottles. A gallon lasts about 5 weeks.
I had good colors before using the Acro Power, with the acro power the color on a majority of corals got stronger/better/brighter/richer.
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FWIW, even though you cannot see dissolved amino acids, the readily disperse through the tank just like a calcium additive. So there's no concern about coverage, IMO.
