Does anyone only dose all for reef?

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Can you please inform me how you start dosing and your setup or a basic setup to start or suggest what your currently using? Looking to start using all for reef because it’s only one part and only need one dose pump
 
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I dose it and according to directions
 
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I use it as a true all-in-one solution. Dial in the dosage by Alkalinity level. I found that I need to supplement Mag every so often to keep that level high. Otherwise, it seems to work great for me. My tank is Acropora dominant with frags and mini-colonies.
 
I plan to Dose AFR in my new Aquarium I know its pricey but I like using one Dosing Pump for the application saves some space in my sump.
 
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I plan to Dose AFR in my new Aquarium I know its pricey but I like using one Dosing Pump for the application saves some space in my sump.
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Get the new powder. Makes it much cheaper to run. You just mix it up with your own RO water and dose
 
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vetteguy53081 said:
You can but it may raise the current alk. Let water tests determine your needs
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I'm running a calcium reactor, which lowered the pH of the tank. Also found that the reactor couldn't keep Alk & Calc where I wanted them. (High demand tank) Started dosing Kalk to get pH back up, which also got alk.

Was wondering if I could start dosing AFR and less Kalk to get my numbers where I wanted. Would like the benefits of the trace elements that AFR provides.
 
PeterC99 said:
I'm running a calcium reactor, which lowered the pH of the tank. Also found that the reactor couldn't keep Alk & Calc where I wanted them. (High demand tank) Started dosing Kalk to get pH back up, which also got alk.

Was wondering if I could start dosing AFR and less Kalk to get my numbers where I wanted. Would like the benefits of the trace elements that AFR provides.
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That’s a maybe. Add more tank air and what is bubble count?
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If you know what your current tank consumption is daily is there not a calculator somewhere that will give you an estimate on how much AFR you will need? It would be nice to free up a dosing pump, but if I have to use it to figure out how much I'll need then I can't figure out the cost to see if I am willing to switch.

I currently use Randy's diy recipe 1 and dose about 70ml of each. Is there a way to figure out how much AFR that I would need?
 
Gtinnel said:
I'm sure I've missed something but you only need to dose 16ml in a 600 gallon tank to maintain alk/cal/mag? If I understand the directions correctly the recommended starting dose for that size tank is 115ml.
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Meant 1.6 not 16
 
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