thoughts on brightwell replenish?
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" Instructions and Guidelines
Basic: Shake product well before using. Add ½ ml (~10 drops) of product per 25 US-gallons of aquarium water every other day. When used in this fashion, 250 ml treats up to 2,500 US-gallons (9,464 L).
Advanced: With the exceptions of iodine and iron, there are no hobbyist-grade test kits that provide reliable measurements of the concentrations of many minor and trace elements present in marine aquaria. It's therefore not possible to chemically determine exactly how much of a trace and minor element supplement to dose; rather, you must rely on the appearance of the livestock to make that determination. We encourage new users of this product to dose 1 ml per 10 US-gallons weekly for the first four weeks of use; this corresponds to dosing 0.14 ml (~3 drops) per 10 US-gallons each day. Then, gradually increase the weekly dosage to 2 ml per 10 US-gallons over the following four weeks and maintain this dosage. Starting at a low dosage will not cause any harm to the livestock, and will enable you to notice subtle changes in the appearance of the system that indicate the effectiveness and need for the product. Daily dosing maintains more stable concentrations (and a more natural environment) than dosing weekly, in which the concentration of elements spikes just after dosing and then gradually decreases throughout the course of the week. Though trace elements are essential in reef and fish-only aquaria, the gross overdosing of a trace element supplement can be harmful to aquarium inhabitants. Minor and trace elements are made unavailable in marine aquaria largely by adsorption to particulate organic matter (POM); therefore, it is recommended that protein skimming and other means of POM removal from the aquarium be in operation at all times."
Basic: Shake product well before using. Add ½ ml (~10 drops) of product per 25 US-gallons of aquarium water every other day. When used in this fashion, 250 ml treats up to 2,500 US-gallons (9,464 L).
Advanced: With the exceptions of iodine and iron, there are no hobbyist-grade test kits that provide reliable measurements of the concentrations of many minor and trace elements present in marine aquaria. It's therefore not possible to chemically determine exactly how much of a trace and minor element supplement to dose; rather, you must rely on the appearance of the livestock to make that determination. We encourage new users of this product to dose 1 ml per 10 US-gallons weekly for the first four weeks of use; this corresponds to dosing 0.14 ml (~3 drops) per 10 US-gallons each day. Then, gradually increase the weekly dosage to 2 ml per 10 US-gallons over the following four weeks and maintain this dosage. Starting at a low dosage will not cause any harm to the livestock, and will enable you to notice subtle changes in the appearance of the system that indicate the effectiveness and need for the product. Daily dosing maintains more stable concentrations (and a more natural environment) than dosing weekly, in which the concentration of elements spikes just after dosing and then gradually decreases throughout the course of the week. Though trace elements are essential in reef and fish-only aquaria, the gross overdosing of a trace element supplement can be harmful to aquarium inhabitants. Minor and trace elements are made unavailable in marine aquaria largely by adsorption to particulate organic matter (POM); therefore, it is recommended that protein skimming and other means of POM removal from the aquarium be in operation at all times."
LeftyReefer
2500 Club Member
at what rate are other reefers dosing Replenish?
Are you dosing daily? every other day? weekly?
The description on Brightwell website, which was noted above states 1/2 ML per 25G every other day.
my bottle says 5 ML per 50g at least twice per week, up to every other day.
If I had a 50G aquarium....
option #1 would have me dosing 1 ML, every other day. so roughly 3.5 or 4 ML per week.
option #2 would have me dosing 5 ML, every other day. so roughly 18 to 20 ML per week.
Thats quite the variance in dosing something that I can't really test for (other than ICP)
Are you dosing daily? every other day? weekly?
The description on Brightwell website, which was noted above states 1/2 ML per 25G every other day.
my bottle says 5 ML per 50g at least twice per week, up to every other day.
If I had a 50G aquarium....
option #1 would have me dosing 1 ML, every other day. so roughly 3.5 or 4 ML per week.
option #2 would have me dosing 5 ML, every other day. so roughly 18 to 20 ML per week.
Thats quite the variance in dosing something that I can't really test for (other than ICP)
LeftyReefer
2500 Club Member
I don't know.... ICP test said several trace elements in my tank needed boosting. Figured dosing a trace element product like Replenish would do that. I didn't really want to get into buying a bunch of random trace elements individually.
Figured I'd give it a try and see if I noticed any changes, so I grabbed a bottle when it was on sale recently.
ICP says my tank was low in:
Major Elements; bromine, flourine
Minor Elements; lithium, iodine, manganese, vanadium
FishboneReef
New Member
I was wondering if anyone diluted Replenish in RODI to dose on an auto doser?
GSnake
Well-Known Member
trying this today
goldfish423
Active Member
How has this worked out? any update ICP tests? how did you end up implementing it?
GSnake
Well-Known Member
Haven't done icp yet, probably in May. I dose it daily about 1-2 ml through dosing pump. Visually Did make a difference to color within the first week, noticed greens come back very fast on some coral that lost / never had it in my tank. Ie forest fire digi
Louielouie08
New Member
I have been dosing fifty milliliters per day on my five hundred gallon system, and my corals are looking amazing! Colors that they once had only when I first purchased them are now starting to come back.
