Dosing RedSea Colors...

TD13 · Jan 4, 2016

I'm using Fritz Calcium Chloride to drip calc into my tank. I am also using the Red Sea colors program. I understand how to calculate how much to put in and all that noise. My question is can I mix all that stuff in a jar and dose it too?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 4, 2016

Red Sea doesn't really say what is in each in exact enough terms to know for sure what you can mix, but you may be able to mix some of them into a typical calcium additive solution. Look for any milkiness or precipitation, which means it didn't work.

biom · Jan 4, 2016

Only Colors C could be problematic since it is chelated iron

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 4, 2016

Yes, that might be a concern if the chelate switched to calcium and left the iron to precipitate in the container or the tank.

Kungpaoshizi · Jan 4, 2016

Iirc they advise against it. Probably a question for those who know the ingredients.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 5, 2016

FWIW, this is what Red Sea claims about mixing them (which is not excctly the same as putting them into another solution in more diluted form, but worth considering):

http://www.redseafish.com/faq/?cat=254

I want to use dosing pumps to dose Coral Colors can I mix them to reduce the amount of dosing pumps I need?

No. Corals Colors come in four different types A, B, C & D and it is important they are not mixed, in order to prevent any interaction between the elements and to ensure that each group can be adjusted singly if necessary.