Some Red Sea additives instruct to keep chilled and combine mixed (A&B) solution for introduction to display tank with skimmer off.. No.ox3. says to ad to sump with skimmer off. calcium/alkalinity/mag has it's own directions. In all, it takes takes at least an hour to dose my tank. Can I mix my add's and introduce all at once ?
Mixing additives ?
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Reefer5640
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No unfortunately you can’t due to precipitation. Some brands of additives you can mix the trace elements in with the major elements but you need to do your research on each brand before you do because not all are the same. I will send you some links in a little bit.
Reefer5640
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It’s a lot to read but worth reading the whole thing for sure. Also just try searching @Randy Holmes-Farley on here or just on the internet and almost anything you want to know about reef chemistry he will have already written an article or post regarding the matter. Hope this helps.
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Anything i dose, i add before the return pump and in intervals, never at the same time allowing each one to get distributed evenly before adding another.
Reefer5640
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You could always employ a dosing pump. They are a huge time saver and your tank will improve from the consistency you will gain. They take a few min to setup then you check the accuracy every now and then and you’re set. I use a couple different brands but on my grow out tank I use this;
