Aquavitro Fuel

tonymission · Sep 26, 2014

Honkeysauce said:
I've heard you don't need to refrigerate it, I don't. No issues.

I would love to be able to auto dose this if possible. Anyone else not refrigerate it?

mrcoffee2 · Sep 27, 2014

Lol good thing I started this thread! I did not know you had to refrigerate it.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 27, 2014

Steven@ said:
Really like the complete AquaVitro line...

I don't. Take Aquavitro Balance. The claims for it are simply untrue:

aquavitro . balance

"raises pH without affecting calcium and alkalinity"

Nonsense. I don't know how they live with themselves.

Of course it boosts alkalinity. The active ingredient is hydroxide.

There may be some rare situations where this is a useful product, but for most situations where hydroxide is wanted, limewater (kalkwasser) is a better bet as it does not mess with the calcium/alkalinity ratio.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 27, 2014

darylb94 said:
Im keen to try this stuff out what parameters would need to be checked wjen using this stuff

There is nothing in it, except possibly iodine, that you'd normally test for.

Steve_Mac · Sep 27, 2014

spspirate said:
I use to use it and it worked great! I used Reef Plus before the Aquavitro line came out. Both are pretty much the same thing but I think that one has chlorella (single celled algae) in it. Chlorella is supposed to be packed full of goodies for the corals to utilize.

Why did you stop using it if it worked great?

mrcoffee2 · Sep 27, 2014

I dosed it into my DT and my toadstool shrunk down for 5 minutes. Thats strange

coral_addict · Sep 27, 2014

Interesting. Gota try it.

mrcoffee2 · Oct 3, 2014

Ok 2nd time and last time I will dose my DT with this... The first time my toadstool pulled some polyps in in reaction to dumping in .07 ML. This morning after I dosed .07ML it almost bent itself over and a lot of the polyps did not extend for 2hrs... Now it looks good but I don't really like that reaction. I think i'll stick to dosing my zoa dominated tank.

Waters · Oct 3, 2014

I seem to be in the minority here but every time I dose the stuff, most of my coral react negatively. I would say roughly 80% of my coral close up with just a few reacting positively to it. I kind of gave up on it....it has been sitting in the fridge for weeks now. This is kind of a generalization, but the soft corals seem to like it, while the LPS corals closed up. I didn't notice a difference with the SPS.

homegrowncoral88 · Oct 3, 2014

Just make sure not to dose too much. This stuff feeds algae like crazy but the corals love it too. Start with a low dose and work up. I dose 5 ml twice a week in a 180 and have gotten great growth and color. Especially sps.

rosieosieee · Oct 3, 2014

love it, just be careful with dosing. my ex was a little excited about it, and ended up with an explosion of hair algae everywhere....and couldnt get int back under control for months.

heathd.hd · Oct 16, 2014

Old thread but my lfs was talking to me about this stuff. Sounds like randy doesn't like it. Now I'm on the fence.

tonymission · Oct 16, 2014

heathd.hd said:
Old thread but my lfs was talking to me about this stuff. Sounds like randy doesn't like it. Now I'm on the fence.

I don't see where he doesn't like it. Not sure he's used it ?

heathd.hd · Oct 16, 2014

I reread he doesn't like the line of products. This product he really didn't say anything about. My bad.

tonymission · Oct 16, 2014

heathd.hd said:
I reread he doesn't like the line of products. This product he really didn't say anything about. My bad.

I think he was questioning their questionable marketing on one of the products. My experience tells me Fuel "ignites coral growth" just like the bottle says.

spspirate · Oct 16, 2014

Steve_Mac said:
Why did you stop using it if it worked great?

I broke down my system. I'll continue with Reef Plus.

heathd.hd · Oct 16, 2014

I was thinking I could simply add one dose into my ato water and just let it run. Anyone have any negative concerns with this. If I did it weekly?

RickyG · Oct 16, 2014

ive used it a couple times and my clownfish seems to react negative to it. It seems like it is irritating or burning it.

that Reef Guy · Oct 16, 2014

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
I don't. Take Aquavitro Balance. The claims for it are simply untrue:

aquavitro . balance

"raises pH without affecting calcium and alkalinity"

Nonsense. I don't know how they live with themselves.

Of course it boosts alkalinity. The active ingredient is hydroxide.

There may be some rare situations where this is a useful product, but for most situations where hydroxide is wanted, limewater (kalkwasser) is a better bet as it does not mess with the calcium/alkalinity ratio.

Have you tested it to see how much it raises the alkalinity?

I talked to one person and they said it worked great but he said that you had to use a ton of it