lets debate this.

[ddc0715]

why should you not dose the all in one products like seachems reef trace, red sea abcd and replenish for example? FYI this is not product bashing thread

 

[blaxsun]

1. You perform frequent water changes (every 1-2 weeks).
2. You're cheap.
3. You have a FOWLR tank.

 

[ddc0715]

i do not do water changes 1.5 years since the last one.
DEFINALTY NOT CHEAP
yes i have a fowler and 2 reef tanks.

 

[hexcolor reef]

It all depends on your reef consumption.
Also i guess a lot of reefers don’t own test kits for trace elements. But if your coral are consuming a lot even after water change then I would dose. I dose trace elements .03ml daily

 

[ddc0715]

i beleive and i think that we all can agree that we should only dose what our tank needs. if you have 5 elements that are low in your system / in high demand by your corals and you can only get those five elements thru one product that conatins 15 addtional elements, then would one agree the your oding the tank on the 15 elements that are not being used by your corals as fast as the 5 you need?

 

[KrisReef]

i beleive and i think that we all can agree that we should only dose what our tank needs. if you have 5 elements that are low in your system / in high demand by your corals and you can only get those five elements thru one product that conatins 15 addtional elements, then would one agree the your oding the tank on the 15 elements that are not being used by your corals as fast as the 5 you need?

Generally, yes. I think this is the argument against "All-n-1" not being the right way to deal with elements, especially in your case where you don't want to do water changes for replenishments.

 

[Kylesreeftank]

Generally speaking Calcium Formate can form Formaldehyde via biological pathways in reef tanks.

There's ways it breaks down to carbon dioxide such as UV, oxidation, Pseudomonas, Methylobacterium via metabolic processes.

My two cents: you probably get more growth without afr, but then you give up the convenience of afr. Whether or not the formaldehyde has an effect on the basis of dilution, the above processes, UV, etc, seems to be determined, but I haven't seen people's tanks crash because of the product and I could just be picking cherries in my memory with that statement.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

why should you not dose the all in one products like seachems reef trace, red sea abcd and replenish for example? FYI this is not product bashing thread

Maybe you do not need one or more of the components.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Generally speaking Calcium Formate can form Formaldehyde via biological pathways in reef tanks.

There's ways it breaks down to carbon dioxide such as UV, oxidation, Pseudomonas, Methylobacterium via metabolic processes.

My two cents: you probably get more growth without afr, but then you give up the convenience of afr. Whether or not the formaldehyde has an effect on the basis of dilution, the above processes, UV, etc, seems to be determined, but I haven't seen people's tanks crash because of the product and I could just be picking cherries in my memory with that statement.

Did you post on the wrong thread?