I am using Red Sea Coral Pro and my tank looks amazing, grows really fast, and great color. I use it because of all the extra stuff in it which I know is there because you have to use more of the mix to get the same salinity. Plus I don't want to have to add Alk and Ca in water change, convenience is priceless. As well as dosing trace elements and all the other stuff in RSCP at the rate that it gets used is a practical impossibility, so doing water changes with it already at the right quantities/proportions is the key there. I live in a remote area and so haven't seen many other reefers tanks but I can tell you, that out of the 6 other tanks I have seen, of which use IO or IORC, my coral has brighter color, longer polyp extension, and grows faster. But maybe I am just biased cuz its mine
Or it could be any of many other reasons (one guy uses tap water lol). I just think it adds a little extra spice. What do you other guys think that are using RSCP?
Randy, you really use just regular IO? And you obviously have great success as you clearly know what you are doing. Good color, health, and growth? How do you handle all the trace element dosing/testing? What do you dose? What do you add in water change water?
