What brands do you use for dosing your reef tanks?

[Keko21]

Just wondering what brands everyone uses for dosing your corals for foundation elements and nutrition? I was considering Red Sea's products, but they are a bit pricier than some other brands out there. Any suggestions?

 

[shakacuz]

red sea, aqua forest, are two big names.

i personally use @PSXerholic's "reef moonshiner method". using ATI test kits i find what my tank is deficient in and i dose accordingly to his calculator.

 

[subaru watxher]

red sea by far is the best in my expirence.

seachem is by far the worst dosing brand i have used expect for their reef plus which was pretty nice.

 

[Saltees]

I'm with Tropic Marin for their salt therefore their traces elements. Bacteria wise with Dr Tim's Biopellets and Waste Away.

 

[Ghost25]

I've been using All For Reef for the last 7 months. So far, I'm very satisfied. I'm happy to never think about dosing strontium or selenium.

I also use Red Sea Reef Energy AB+, Reef Roids, and recently started dosing phytoplankton, but I don't have regular schedule for those and I don't consider them necessary.

 

[homer1475]

In 20+ years in the hobby, never dosed any of that stuff.

Feed the fish, weekly 10% WC's, dose ALK, CAL, and MAG.

ICP never shows I'm deficient in anything.

 

[Gtinnel]

For alk/cal I use BRS and Arm & Hammer. For trace elements I use tropic Marin, and I also dose two little fishies Acropower.

 

[blaxsun]

Nyos.

 

[TheyGaveItToMe]

All For Reef, Reef Roids, OceanMagik, Brightwell Aquatics Restor

 

[LeftyReefer]

ATI Essentials Pro
(2-part with traces)

 

[Tonycass12]

Red sea for alk and calcium, two little fishes neo phos and neo nitrate and acropower

 

[Sylvester]

ESV only

 

[yusufhadiwinata]

iam using full red sea solution, simply they have recipe to follow for beginner reefer like me
iam still to early to give review this product, my 1st reef tank is still on 3 month

 

[Reef and Dive]

Fauna Marin
Salt, Balling light, supplements

 

[Angeld480]

ESV

 

[cancun]

Just wondering what brands everyone uses for dosing your corals for foundation elements and nutrition? I was considering Red Sea's products, but they are a bit pricier than some other brands out there. Any suggestions?

ESV 2 part and Red Sea NOPOX and Red Sea AB+

 

[bakbay]

I used to experiment with different bottles as people mentioned but have stopped completely. Honestly, I didn’t notice any change in growth and/or coloration in my tank.

CalRX + Alk (in ATO) seem to be working well for me…

Good luck with your dosing experiment! Just remember to only change one param at a time.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I do 25 percent water change every 2 weeks, in between I use 1/2 doses of Fusion 1, 2 if cal and mag are low, full dose of reef+ zooplankton and phytoplankton nothing else

 

[Gary67]

Red Sea PRODUCTS siometimes seaschem and on a occasion i will double check the main items that i'm pouring out Cal, alk, everything else i do by hand

 

[Reef Quest]

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