Sps - What's your go to trace element supplement?

Smite · Mar 7, 2016

I've been using Kent's Essential Trace Elements but I'm about to run out. So I was curious what everyone's go to trace supplement?

I'm looking at giving Fauna Marin balling trace elements a try but I'm not sure how I'd pair those with my calcium reactor. It sounds appealing as they claim it can be place on a doser, which I have lying around. Does anyone here use and stand by this stuff?

I'd like to hear of your Amino Acid of choice as well, if any.

aaron23 · Mar 7, 2016

Water changes

rickybrooks05 · Mar 7, 2016

I've used acropower and like it a lot. But I don't have a calc reactor, I use BSR 2part. What else are you looking to dose?

nhat · Mar 8, 2016

If you have carx reactor, you do not need to dose any chasing elements. But you can dose K, Iron, Amino Acids, ect to color up your corals.

I personally recommended KZ products. They are great and quick improvement. But the price is little expensive compare to others.

Smite · Mar 8, 2016

aaron23 said:
Water changes

Well I do plenty of those so maybe I'm good. I have a maxima and thought they were known to really suck up calcium, iodine along with other trace elements. My sps are growing very well and I just want to make sure they stay that way

rickybrooks05 said:
I've used acropower and like it a lot. But I don't have a calc reactor, I use BSR 2part. What else are you looking to dose?

I'm not sure. I've used acropower in the past and saw good polyp extension. Maybe I'll give that a go again.

nhat said:
If you have carx reactor, you do not need to dose any chasing elements. But you can dose K, Iron, Amino Acids, ect to color up your corals.

I personally recommended KZ products. They are great and quick improvement. But the price is little expensive compare to others.

Good to know!
I've thought about dosing potassium ect. I think I'm going to do a triton test first and see where im at.

I've wanted to try the KZ amino and other supplements, but was worried it might be a waste if I wasn't doing a full zeo system. Maybe I'll start with their amino acid and see how it goes.

Thanks for the input everyone.

authentic · Mar 8, 2016

recently started Fauna marin elements added to BRS 2 part and their color program,tank looks great
also adding KZ Plus occasionally

revhtree · Mar 8, 2016

Following!

FarmerTy · Mar 8, 2016

I rotate my amino acid brand each time I run out. Currently, it's a nice rotation of Red Sea Energy, Fauna Marin Ultra Amin, and TLF Acropower.

nhat · Mar 9, 2016

Smite said:
Well I do plenty of those so maybe I'm good. I have a maxima and thought they were known to really suck up calcium, iodine along with other trace elements. My sps are growing very well and I just want to make sure they stay that way

I'm not sure. I've used acropower in the past and saw good polyp extension. Maybe I'll give that a go again.

Good to know!
I've thought about dosing potassium ect. I think I'm going to do a triton test first and see where im at.

I've wanted to try the KZ amino and other supplements, but was worried it might be a waste if I wasn't doing a full zeo system. Maybe I'll start with their amino acid and see how it goes.

Thanks for the input everyone.

You can also try ME amino acids. I heard good reviews from them as well

Smite · Mar 10, 2016

I've tried his magnesium. Great stuff, mixed very well with no sediment at the bottom of my jug.

I'll try his amino acid next. I picked up some Pohl's amino & coral vitalizer.

Sabellafella · Mar 10, 2016

Smite said:
I've tried his magnesium. Great stuff, mixed very well with no sediment at the bottom of my jug.

I'll try his amino acid next. I picked up some Pohl's amino & coral vitalizer.

I use me aminos and its ben good so far. As of trace elements the balling or b ionic method is awesome, i use bionic in conjuction with (not so much considered trace element) potassium dosing seemed to do the trick for me

FL_Reefer · Mar 10, 2016

I use Red Sea reef energy A&B and also dose their Colors A,B,C,D. I've always followed this program and have great colors across the board in all of my corals, not just SPS

BryanS4 · Mar 10, 2016

Water changes for trace and I just starting using Acropower.

rickybrooks05 · Mar 10, 2016

Zeovit systems are really nice. But you don't have to use the full system to use some of their products. I'm going to give spurenelemental a try; trace elements.

reefwiser · Mar 10, 2016

I am currently doing Aquaforest products. In the past 30 years of SPS keeping I have used everything.

I have always found supplements to be helpful corals take up a lot of elements and while they can survive with less they flourish with more. Most people in the US want water changes to do it all which would require a whole lot of water changes daily to achieve the results that Aquaforest ,Zeovit or Fauna's zeo system demonstrate.

Smite · Mar 10, 2016

Sabellafella said:
I use me aminos and its ben good so far. As of trace elements the balling or b ionic method is awesome, i use bionic in conjuction with (not so much considered trace element) potassium dosing seemed to do the trick for me

Nice, what brand of potassium are you dosing? I've been considering that for a while. The Pohl's stuff is a little pricey

Smite · Mar 10, 2016

FL_Reefer said:
I use Red Sea reef energy A&B and also dose their Colors A,B,C,D. I've always followed this program and have great colors across the board in all of my corals, not just SPS

I loved the Energy A&B on my 66g, but for some reason I got some seriously strange algae when dosing it this time around. I still have it in the fridge and may try it again once the system matures a little bit more.

nitro · Mar 10, 2016

Tagging along

jvb89 · Mar 10, 2016

Triton elementz for me!

FL_Reefer · Mar 10, 2016

Smite said:
I loved the Energy A&B on my 66g, but for some reason I got some seriously strange algae when dosing it this time around. I still have it in the fridge and may try it again once the system matures a little bit more.

Maybe try not dosing every night