any acropora keepers that KISS? using just 2 additives?

[acropora4u]

I am currently dosing kalkwasser thru a kalk stirrer and dosing this daily as well...what are you dosing thats simplistic and only that????

 

[blaxsun]

Nothing this simple, unfortunately.

 

[acropora4u]

Nothing this simple, unfortunately.

it works for me...great Pe and growth

 

[Chrisv.]

I use AFR, aminos, iodine, and nitrate. Not too bad.

 

[hart24601]

It’s pretty similar to what I dose although I do use awc so it’s dosing and removing tiny amounts daily. As the tank has matured it has gotten a bit more complex though with phosphate demands and needing to supplement kalk due to despite having a basement sump 2x the DT volume evaporation not being enough for kalk only.

 

[youcallmenny1]

2 part, aminos and phyto are all I use.

 

[Ancient Mariner]

Ca reactor and 20% water change every 2 weeks. That’s it. No nitrate or phosphate supplements although both are basically 0. No trace elements. No amino acids. No coral food. I had been using 2 part alk/calc on top of calc reactor until I figured out how to max out the reactor (100 bubbles/minute!).

 

[ReeferB28]

I've been using ATI essentials Pro 2-pt
Excellent product, and I haven't looked back.

 

[Arego]

I do kalk, aminos when I remember. That is all.

 

[homer1475]

2 part and phyto, with weekly 10G WC's.

Never felt the need to add all that c*@! people put in their tanks.

 

[The Farmer]

I use what ever is laying around lol mainly kalk stirrer, tm part c, phyto, calc reactor

 

[Arego]

I was using RS adcd for a year and I've since stopped about 3mo ago to see if I really needed it. I've yet to see anything noticable as of yet.

 

[homer1475]

I was using RS adcd for a year and I've since stopped about 3mo ago to see if I really needed it. I've yet to see anything noticable as of yet.

Pretty much my experience with pretty much all that coral food/amino acid/whatever is the new thing to add to your tank to make SPS thrive.

Never noticed any difference between when I dosed it, and when I didn't. Only thing I can honestly say was a difference, was my nutrient levels.

 

[Labridaedicted]

I don't use a gazillion supplements, but more than 2. I use CoralKolor, Coralamino, and a calcium reactor for the rest.

 

[Arego]

Pretty much my experience with pretty much all that coral food/amino acid/whatever is the new thing to add to your tank to make SPS thrive.

Never noticed any difference between when I dosed it, and when I didn't. Only thing I can honestly say was a difference, was my nutrient levels.

Same, I've always run nutrients higher than most would consider acceptable so I didn't get much movement there. I'm always open to try new things, besides kalk nothing else has really made a difference outside of having a finely tuned mature tank

Honestly amino dosing makes me feel better if I'm honest haha.

 

[Chrisv.]

Pretty much my experience with pretty much all that coral food/amino acid/whatever is the new thing to add to your tank to make SPS thrive.

Never noticed any difference between when I dosed it, and when I didn't. Only thing I can honestly say was a difference, was my nutrient levels.

Where I noticed a difference is when I add no3. Left on its own, my tank zeros out no3 pretty quickly. When I add nitrate, I see better PE, better growth, and better color. This is after years of being quite proud of having basically no nitrate. I guess there is always something new to learn.

 

[homer1475]

I keep what most would consider super high nutrients(No3 15 to 20, PO4 .1 to .2 I like to feed my tank. I've subscribed to the theory of heavy in - heavy out, and it has worked well for many years now.), and would notice a much higher increase when dosing anything but 2 part and phyto.

I'm not looking for maximum growth either. I have a smallish tank, thats well matured and grown in. The less pruning I have to do, the better.

 

[Chrisv.]

I keep what most would consider super high nutrients(No3 15 to 20, PO4 .1 to .2 I like to feed my tank. I've subscribed to the theory of heavy in - heavy out, and it has worked well for many years now.), and would notice a much higher increase when dosing anything but 2 part and phyto.

I'm not looking for maximum growth either. I have a smallish tank, thats well matured and grown in. The less pruning I have to do, the better.

That makes sense. I really have a hard time getting nutrients up even when I feed heavily.

 

[jda]

Calcium reactor, water changes and iron. Not 2, but also not much.

 

[DivingTheWorld]

I dose only BRS Calcium & Soda Ash (Alkalinity). Technically I sometimes add some BRS magnesium to my WC water if it’s not high enough, but I dose nothing else. I live by the KISS principle.