Dose RedSea reef colors ABCD or don't bother?

[b4tn]

I currently have a very low demand 80 gallon total volume tank. Coral wise I have a flowerpot, two Duncan heads, an open brain, two separate Zoa frags with about 15-20 heads, Xenia colony, and a GPS colony. I have some halimeda algae and coralline is starting to grow in spots.

I feel like I have my levels stabilized for about two weeks now. Dosing 10 ml daily BRS soda ash and 10 ml BRS calcium and 5 gallon water changes weekly with reef crystals. With that my levels are 1300 mg, 430mg, 9.2 dkh.

Now the reef colors according to BRS should be dosed 1ml per 50ml of calcium so that would come out to 1ml every 5 days. My question is, is it worth the effort for such a small load? I do have red, greens, blues, and purples. So there is a chance it could help with colors and coral health. But it just seems like such a small amount to make any kind of difference.

 

[goldy26]

I highly recommend Reef Colors. Started using it on my 60 and saw a huge difference in colors, health, and growth. Now I've got a 150 and I never miss a dose of the colors program. IMO, it's worth it, especially if you plan on adding more coral.

 

[jsker]

I highly recommend Reef Colors. Started using it on my 60 and saw a huge difference in colors, health, and growth. Now I've got a 150 and I never miss a dose of the colors program. IMO, it's worth it, especially if you plan on adding more coral.

Are you dosing weekly or daily?

 

[b4tn]

Not sure about goldy but I did my second dose this weekend. Just 1 ml of each since I am only using 10 ml of 2 part solution a day. So far no bad signs but its only been a couple weeks.

 

[goldy26]

Are you dosing weekly or daily?

I dose 5 days/week.

 

[twilliard]

Be careful as to not overdose.
The testing methods give a lot of leeway

 

[jsker]

Not sure about goldy but I did my second dose this weekend. Just 1 ml of each since I am only using 10 ml of 2 part solution a day. So far no bad signs but its only been a couple weeks.

you are dose every other week?

 

[jsker]

I dose 5 days/week.

your tank much us a lot of calcium

 

[jsker]

Be careful as to not overdose.
The testing methods give a lot of leeway

Thank you @twilliard for jumping in. Yes I brought this thread back to life after I found very little on actual comments about using the colors kit. @b4tn post came up in a google search so I am asking all the question I can

My Parm's
mg 1480
Ca 400 burning through 20ppm a week
alk 10.5
po4 .08
No3 .4
Ph 8.2
salt 25
Fe 0
I2 .03
K 300

I have 61 gal water volume in a 72 bow front with HOB skimmer, I was battling PO4 for the last 6 months by adding dry rock with soaking it. Now Rawa in a reactor

 

[b4tn]

you are dose every other week?

I use 50 ml of two part every 5 days. BRS recommended 1 ml per 50ml of used calcium so I dose 1ml of each after my weekly water change