Dosing All for Reef

[oliverw953]

I have tbe 'all for reef liquid, I have worked out roughly how much my tank loses in evaporation and therefore I know how much and how often I top up my ATO, iys every 5 days and that pretty consistent. Would It be a wise idea to put my 5 day dose of all for reef liquid in there and then it would in effect top up my tank by day with that? Or is it a big no?

 

[Spare time]

The consumption of all for reef won't be equal to the amount of water evaporated, so that might get difficult

 

[oliverw953]

I am basing it on the recommended per 100 litre. Which for my 150 i think is around 6ml daily. My mg is 1440 and ca 500, alk is 9.3 and PH 8.2. So my mg and ca ca is a little high. I only have torch, zoas, gsp, and Duncans. Tank is only 2 months old, should I keep dosing or just weekly changes and lay back on the dosing?

Thanks

The consumption of all for reef won't be equal to the amount of water evaporated, so that might get difficult

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

You can't possibly have enough consumption to be dosing at this point. Just do your water changes and monitor your parameters. When they start slipping more than can be corrected with WC's. That's when it's time to start dosing.

Just my opinion of course.

 

[oliverw953]

You can't possibly have enough consumption to be dosing at this point. Just do your water changes and monitor your parameters. When they start slipping more than can be corrected with WC's. That's when it's time to start dosing.

Just my opinion of course.

Much appreciated thank you

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

Stability will be a problem with that method.evaporation varies too much to make this a stable method of dosing.that seems a high amount of AFR for the corals you have.
Invest in a dosing unit you won't regret it!
If you want to add SPS in future your consumption will rise dramatically & you will need more precision than the ATO method allows IMO

 

[oliverw953]

Stability will be a problem with that method.evaporation varies too much to make this a stable method of dosing.that seems a high amount of AFR for the corals you have.
Invest in a dosing unit you won't regret it!
If you want to add SPS in future your consumption will rise dramatically & you will need more precision than the ATO method allows IMO

Thanks!! I am going to strip back to just water changes for a bit and monitor the parameters. And then I'll install a dosing pump when needed

 

[finley]

I have tbe 'all for reef liquid, I have worked out roughly how much my tank loses in evaporation and therefore I know how much and how often I top up my ATO, iys every 5 days and that pretty consistent. Would It be a wise idea to put my 5 day dose of all for reef liquid in there and then it would in effect top up my tank by day with that? Or is it a big no?

Hi I have a question, I am a beginner and am getting a 20 gallon nano tank and was planning on having a few fish and a few corals I was just wondering do I need to add all for reef or not ?

 

[Buckyboy]

Yep, I do weekly water changes and no dosing. Try that for a while and keep testing and if the levels start to drift then you can start dosing if needed. If you do not have to dose then there is no need to start until your tests consistently show that it is needed. Just my thoughts