Amino acids

[adamsfour]

Anyone DOS or add Amon Acid. I have needed really added any in the past. But Just read an article and seems to help coral growth and color. Must admit I know very little on the topic but if worth while would give it a try. Also looking for recommendations on what product to use.

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Yes, I dose both amino acids and carbohydrates. The color and growth really improved for all of my corals once the dosing regimen had been in place for about a month.

 

[adamsfour]

Cool. May I ask what products you use. Thanks for the help

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I use the Red Sea products for amino acids, carbohydrates and trace elements. Others have used Aquavitro or Quantum BioEnhance with good results.

 

[Braves Fan]

Were you dosing the recommended amount and were you dosing everyday?

Yes, I dose both amino acids and carbohydrates. The color and growth really improved for all of my corals once the dosing regimen had been in place for about a month.

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Were you dosing the recommended amount and were you dosing everyday?

I'm probably not doing neither. LOL. I dose the aminos/carbs 10 mL twice a week for my 125 gallon system. I dose trace elements 20 mL every other week. I've been doing it that way since the beginning. I'm considering adding a dosing pump, but I haven't done that yet mostly because I would need another pump that has five heads to complete it all. I already have a 4-head pump in my sump cabinet and little spare room.

 

[Braves Fan]

I am just starting to dose amino acids ,, I read yesterday where some have said it was causing a algae problem in their tanks, had me thinking I should dose less than the recommend dosage and maybe not dose everyday ,, not sure what I should do ,, yesterday would have been my 5th day ,, I skipped the dose ,,

This is just off the top of my head ,, I only know what the directions on the bottle say I am not sure using a dosing pump would be best for amino acids ,, it says to turn your skimmer off for a bit while dosing ,, I guess you could put the skimmer on a timer or use a apex ,,

 

[adamsfour]

Do you actually turn off protein skimmer or just add. I don’t like turning pumps off as generally it leads to problem in the long run

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I do not turn off my skimmer. It may help a bit if I turned it off, but I just have not been in the habit of doing that.

 

[Braves Fan]

I just pull the collection cup off the skimmer and let it keep running ,, now my skimmer gets cleaned everyday lol