How much are you dosing in your nano tank?

[Schraufabagel]

If you have a nano tank (for argument sake, let's say under 40 gallons), how much do you dose daily of each element? And what kinds of corals do you have?

I have a 25 gallon mixed reef spread pretty evenly between LPS and softies, and will be adding a decent amount of SPS soon. Currently I dose alk and chaetogro daily. Ultimately trying to gauge if I'll need to dose a lot of Ca or Mg down the line (probably).

 

[wonroc]

You dont need to dose on a nano if doing substantail h20 changes every week. Heck on my 10g, i change about 40-45% every week. With high quality tropic marine reef salt.

 

[Lavey29]

Don't regular water changes usually take care of everything for you? Does your alk really drop that much? I have an LPS and soft tank to 65g display and 15g sump pretty well coral stocked and weekly 10g water change suffices fine. I guess if you want to limit your water changes then eventually some dosing is needed but LPS doesn't use much cal or mag so maybe just alk.

 

[wonroc]

Keep it simple. Just change the water
Some say smaller tanks are harder to care for. Keep their h20 clean and that should take care of most issues

 

[DeniseAndy]

None. I do water changes once a week or once every two weeks. I even have baby clams that are growing nicely.

 

[Schraufabagel]

Don't regular water changes usually take care of everything for you? Does your alk really drop that much? I have an LPS and soft tank to 65g display and 15g sump pretty well coral stocked and weekly 10g water change suffices fine. I guess if you want to limit your water changes then eventually some dosing is needed but LPS doesn't use much cal or mag so maybe just alk.

I currently do a 15% water change weekly. My alk drops 0.2 dkh per day. I'm looking to move to biweekly water or less frequent water changes. Purely for the easy of use; I don't mind doing water changes

 

[Jubei2006]

I have to dose alkalinity (sodium bicarbonate) fairly regularly. Seems topping off with RODI burns through it pretty quickly. About 1/4 tablespoon daily in the top off. Was using Red Sea AB+ powder and my calcium got up to about 550 to 600 trying to keep up with the alkalinity

 

[jeffww]

I run a ~10g sps nano. Dose roughly 10ml of each esv solution daily. But I dilute it to half strength and dose as 20ml at hourly intervals. I think this comes out to around 2dkh of alk each day? Water changes are a must to control salinity…

 

[Schraufabagel]

None. I do water changes once a week or once every two weeks. I even have baby clams that are growing nicely.

What size tank are yours clam in? I've always been fascinated by them, but I think my tank is probably too small

 

[Lavey29]

I currently do a 15% water change weekly. My alk drops 0.2 dkh per day. I'm looking to move to biweekly water or less frequent water changes. Purely for the easy of use; I don't mind doing water changes

I wonder why your alk drops so much? I have about 20 corals, good size pieces and I don't even get .1 per day alk drop maybe .05.

 

[jeffww]

I wonder why your alk drops so much? I have about 20 corals, good size pieces and I don't even get .1 per day alk drop maybe .05.

Alk drop has a lot to do with the mass of coral to water volume, growth rate, and types of coral being grown so every tank is different.

 

[Schraufabagel]

I wonder why your alk drops so much? I have about 20 corals, good size pieces and I don't even get .1 per day alk drop maybe .05.

I have just over 20 corals. My anthelia is a weed and has been growing nuts, but I cut a lot out. My xenia and GSP are also growing a lot. As for the rest, I have basic softies, LPS, and a single birdsnest frag. I will be adding 3 more SPS frags and then that will be the last of the coral that will be added anytime in the next year most likely.

 

[Hairyteeth]

I have a evo and dose 13 ml of all for reef a day, packed full of corals spa and lps

 

[Lavey29]

I have just over 20 corals. My anthelia is a weed and has been growing nuts, but I cut a lot out. My xenia and GSP are also growing a lot. As for the rest, I have basic softies, LPS, and a single birdsnest frag. I will be adding 3 more SPS frags and then that will be the last of the coral that will be added anytime in the next year most likely.

I have been looking at the Red Sea 2 head doser for alk and cal as im sure my tank will need it at some point also once I start adding some SPS.

I guess the goal is to keep consistent numbers week after week and avoid fluctuations so if what you are currently doing with your tank is working well then don't change it up.

 

[Lavey29]

Alk drop has a lot to do with the mass of coral to water volume, growth rate, and types of coral being grown so every tank is different.

So obviously everytime you add or remove corals this number and others will change accordingly?

 

[GHOSTLY]

.5 ml of live phyto, aminos, and tigger feast each day

 

[Schraufabagel]

I have been looking at the Red Sea 2 head doser for alk and cal as im sure my tank will need it at some point also once I start adding some SPS.

I guess the goal is to keep consistent numbers week after week and avoid fluctuations so if what you are currently doing with your tank is working well then don't change it up.

Yeah, I currently keep it stable with manual dosing for alk. I haven’t noticed much change in Ca or Mg day to day

 

[Lavey29]

Yeah, I currently keep it stable with manual dosing for alk. I haven’t noticed much change in Ca or Mg day to day

I don't really see any fluctuate in cal or mag either. Have you had an ICP test to check everything?

 

[Schraufabagel]

I don't really see any fluctuate in cal or mag either. Have you had an ICP test to check everything?

I’ve thought about it, but not yet. I’ve mainly been waiting for my bryopsis problem to resolve, which should be another week yet. Then I might do one of those tests

 

[Lavey29]

.5 ml of live phyto, aminos, and tigger feast each day

How do you manage your phosphate number with daily coral food x3?