ron garnett
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Whats the best one step product for adding the necessary supplements to your reef tank if you're not doing water changes?
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Lavey29
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How do you plan to test for trace elements weekly to know if you are over or under dosing?
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All For Reef is the only one i'm aware of that has all the major and minor elements in a powder or liquid form.
One part dosing works for some but not others. I found it limiting and my tank didn't consume calcium fast enough. So my calcium climbed if I tried to maintain alkalinity.
A simple 2 part is much easier to keep things in balance IME
But if you want an all in one, than All For Reef by Tropic Marin is a good one. You will need to be ICP testing regularly to get away from water changes.
A simple 2 part is much easier to keep things in balance IME
But if you want an all in one, than All For Reef by Tropic Marin is a good one. You will need to be ICP testing regularly to get away from water changes.
ron garnett
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I'm dosing 2 part BRS calcium and alkalinity but I'm concerned mainly with the other basic trace elements that might come in liquid form. I have heard that Reef Essentials is a consideration.
ron garnett
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I'm presently using Red. Sea tests.
A Young Reefer
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Certain trace elements can’t be tested for via simple test kits. Take bromine for example.
However certain products such as AFR are made in a way such that by adjusting your alkalinity you could get everything balanced under normal circumstances. (Remember everything varies form one tank to another).
to answer your question; I recommend AFR by tropic Marin if your tank has a relatively low consumption.
A Young Reefer
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You dont have to test them weekly. Icp tests once in a while are sufficient
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Lavey29
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Nope, if your are dosing them you better be able to test them more then once in awhile or you can set yourself up for a problem.You dont have to test them weekly. Icp tests once in a while are sufficient
Lavey29
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That's for major elements not minor or trace. If you intend to forgo water changes then you need to add major, minor and trace elements to your tank.
A Young Reefer
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I disagree, many people (including myself) dose trace elements and they don’t test them weekly. Using your logic nobody would’ve ever dosed trace elements.
reefah
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all for reef hands down the best..... but I must say, it's a great single dosing solution, once you get your water parameters to what they need to be..
Lavey29
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Sure you can dose trace or not if you do weekly water changes but if you do dose you should be able to monitor the levels more then 2 or 3x per year via ICP. Have you always had perfect ICP results or is something low or high there?
A Young Reefer
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Trace element wise surpringly it was always perfect (according to triton). I use AFR.
Lavey29
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Well congrats to you most of us have at least some minor elements up or down a bit that may or may not affect corals.
ron garnett
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Thanks guys! I will try using All For Reef and continue dosing BRS 2 part calcium and alkalinity.
And of course, I will test my parameters.
And of course, I will test my parameters.
Lavey29
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Why would you dose 2 part when All for Reef includes calcium and alk?
ron garnett
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I guess, if All For Reef has calcium and alk as two of its components, I won't need to use my 2 parts cal and alk. That would be asking for problems. I'll just use All For Reef. Thanks.
