Seven supplements needed for a mixed reef ?

[Aussie_Saltwater]

Hi guys, I am completely new to reef keeping and I just got this online recipe from the Red sea website. Are these all required or a some pointless.

 

[Jekyl]

Get your feet wet first. As your tank matures and you get accustomed to dealing with parameters your answer will present itself

 

[Reef.]

You are running before you can walk, the answers will come when you need those kinds of supplements, some never use them.

Concentrate on getting your water parameters stable.

 

[mdb_talon]

None are pointless - but that does not mean they are all useful in every scenario. As others said if you are just starting dont get bogged down in dosing things they really are not needed initially. Only possible exception is the nopox if you have a high nutrient scenario and want to carbon dose to reduce.

Eventually if all goes well and you have a decently stocked tank with a good deal of lps and/or sps then alk/calc/mg usually become a necessity. You will know it is time when your alk is consistently dropping daily.

The "colors" are i think mostly trace elements(i dont use red sea i am kind of guessing here). Many people sucessfully dont dose them at all and just rely on water changes. Others swear by them. I been in hobby decades and never really used until recently...and i can definetely notice a good positive impact. Again though no need until you have a well established tank with growing corals.

The "reef energy" is amino acids and similar. I do notice a significant difference with my sps when using amino acids, but again i would not call them essential