Should I start dosing?

[abryant]

Currently I have a 32 gal biocube not sure if I need to be dosing, been in the hobby about 6 months now ranks been doing great I’ve been seeing to keep corals you need to be dosing but I’ve also heard people say you don’t need to so I’m just not sure. I do a 5 gal weekly water change to so I figured I don’t have to but am still not sure.
Coral list.
-zoas
-gsp
-purple cloves
- toadstool
-sinulara
-mushrooms
-favia
-hammers
-frogspawn
-torches
-bta?

 

[Stephen8169301]

Currently I have a 32 gal biocube not sure if I need to be dosing, been in the hobby about 6 months now ranks been doing great I’ve been seeing to keep corals you need to be dosing but I’ve also heard people say you don’t need to so I’m just not sure. I do a 5 gal weekly water change to so I figured I don’t have to but am still not sure.
Coral list.
-zoas
-gsp
-purple cloves
- toadstool
-sinulara
-mushrooms
-favia
-hammers
-frogspawn
-torches
-bta?

No you don’t need to

 

[abryant]

No you don’t need to

So I heard if you keep easy corals like those you don’t need to right? But if I wanted to keep acro and stuff like that I would as they consume more?

 

[Stephen8169301]

So I heard if you keep easy corals like those you don’t need to right? But if I wanted to keep acro and stuff like that I would as they consume more?

I have quite a few and sps/ acans I only do 3 gal water changes a week 33 gal tank

 

[exnisstech]

Test and see if your consuming more than is being replenished then decide if you need to dose, assuming your talking about alkalinity, calcium and magnesium. Many people get by with water changes. I did for several years until I had enough coral that alk was being consumed faster than water changes could keep up with. To be honest if everything is doing well I wouldn't even consider it. It's not something to look forward to. One more thing to do. Manual or auto? More equipment with possible failures if you go doser etc. Not to mention expense.

 

[Hats_]

if you keep sps in a relatively small tank you most certainly have to dose

 

[abryant]

I have quite a few and sps/ acans I only do 3 gal water changes a week 33 gal tank

Tank looks good, okay I should be fine then but this weekend I’ll test my alk, CA, and mg and see how much is being consumed daily

 

[Stephen8169301]

Tank looks good, okay I should be fine then but this weekend I’ll test my alk, CA, and mg and see how much is being consumed daily

Thanks Check one day check 2 days later then another two days check again

 

[nereefpat]

If you keep stony corals, you should be testing, at the very least:
Salinity
Alk
Calcium
Temp

The only way to know if you should be dosing or not is to test and calculate.