justinkdenny
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What do you guys think would be the best for my 10 gallon nano?
Bionic 2 part vs Tropic Marin All for Reef?
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Depends on the tank maturity and what you plan to keep. Both products are great and can be manually dosed. There is a DIY recipe for TM AFR that makes it super affordable but with your tank size I don't think that matters. The dose amount would be small that off the shelf would be fine.
I think this is going to be a personal choice and quality of life. In that case AFR would be easier since it is a single dose.
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They should perform similarly, with the exception that All For Reef is a one-part and at first glance appears to be much more expensive. They both purport to supply trace elements to account for the rise in sodium and chloride that comes with most two parts.
The other thing to consider is that All For Reef contains calcium formate. As the formate is metabolized to release bicarbonate, you may get an effect similar to organic carbon dosing (lowering dissolved nutrients, depleting oxygen, etc). There also is an upper limit to how much you can dose because of how quickly the formate can be metabolized, and how much oxygen that process requires. These don't appear to be issues in most cases, but they're worth being aware of.
The other thing to consider is that All For Reef contains calcium formate. As the formate is metabolized to release bicarbonate, you may get an effect similar to organic carbon dosing (lowering dissolved nutrients, depleting oxygen, etc). There also is an upper limit to how much you can dose because of how quickly the formate can be metabolized, and how much oxygen that process requires. These don't appear to be issues in most cases, but they're worth being aware of.
