What trace elements program do you use when practising a method that involves zero water changes?
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Hitman
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I like the B-Ionic 2 part for the very reason the claim to have trace elements included. I haven’t done a water change in years and just last week sent off a ATI ICP test so we will see when my results are in.
Dilan Patel
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I am about to try brightwell replenish. I seen that Jake adams has used it and without testing it seemed like so I am going to try it
Hitman
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I’ve heard the ATI system is just as good just more expensive and I think they are available by you.
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Japtastic
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A combination of things really. No buckets everywhere and dry floors means a happy wife
350 US Gallons /1350 Litres makes it time-consuming, expensive and impractical for me. Anything up to 500 litres and I'd probably go the traditional route of water changes. The salt alone for a 10% water change per week would run me about $100 a month.That is also a good plan and something I will definitely consider.
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I use seachem trace and seachem reef plus.
A combination of things really. No buckets everywhere and dry floors means a happy wife
I can't fault you for not wanting to do water changes on that size a tank. I would still plan on having to do at least some, especially in the beginning. That being said, if I were going to go without wc's I would probably do the red sea program as it seems pretty straightforward.
1. Calcium Reactor
-Keeps Calcium, Magnesium, Strontium, etc......
A calcium reactor is basically all you need. It will take a while to get things dialed in. Now with the calcium reactor, I still keep the following powder supplements on hand should anything get out of whack or needs tweeked a bit here and there. It will be usueful to use once you get calcium reactor dialed in. You can use the powder to get things where you want them and the calcium reactor is used to maintain them. Thats the easiest way to use the reactor. As things grow your suppliment level usage will go up and you will have to adjust calcium reactor. Then you use the powder to catch it up and let the reactor maintain, etc etc.
1. Calcium
2. Magnesium
3. Strontium
4. Potassium
Additional Supplements, more advanced but not needed. You can start adding the following later for extra color once reef is really established.
1. Amino's
2. Vitamins
3. Additional Trace elements.
-Keeps Calcium, Magnesium, Strontium, etc......
A calcium reactor is basically all you need. It will take a while to get things dialed in. Now with the calcium reactor, I still keep the following powder supplements on hand should anything get out of whack or needs tweeked a bit here and there. It will be usueful to use once you get calcium reactor dialed in. You can use the powder to get things where you want them and the calcium reactor is used to maintain them. Thats the easiest way to use the reactor. As things grow your suppliment level usage will go up and you will have to adjust calcium reactor. Then you use the powder to catch it up and let the reactor maintain, etc etc.
1. Calcium
2. Magnesium
3. Strontium
4. Potassium
Additional Supplements, more advanced but not needed. You can start adding the following later for extra color once reef is really established.
1. Amino's
2. Vitamins
3. Additional Trace elements.
Hitman
Reefing One Day @ A Time!!!
The ATI system is almost identical to Triton just cheaper. ESV B-Ionic I believe is the only company that claims no other dosing of elements is needed.
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Japtastic
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Thanks for this, I'll be doing some research into the calc reactors now. What kind of corals do you have and in what proportion?
Yes, I like this setup. I have my sump setup as 1st chamber, (50%) refugium, 2nd chamber, Skimmer, last section, 2x 15,000 lp/h return pumps.
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I have a 255 gallon display with 100 gallon sump mixed reef aquarium with basically everything. I have zoa's, paly's, acans, brains, chalices, All kinds of lps, anemones and sps. I have over 50 sps colonies. Allot more now that I have been removing big colonies from my display to replace with new more colorful sps. I have a few pics of my aquarium in my build thread. The calcium reactor is basically all you need IMO. It will maintain your alk and stabilize your aquarium. I use reborn media in my reactor which is fossil skeletons. So basically everything that the fossil used to make its skeleton is melted back down and dripped into the aquarium for your corals to use. If you want your aquarium to take off, this is the way to go. In the big aquarium sizes, its the best investment. Really economical. Good luck with your decision.
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Japtastic
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Sounds like an awesome setup. Checking your build thread now.
Certainly sounds like the way forward, ultimately.
I’ll be starting very slow, with soft and LPS first. The calcium reactor seems a bit over kill for a couple of frags
I do have some DIY 2 Part sorted so will probably use that to begin with and migrate to the calc reactor a few months down the line. My wallet could also do with a little rest Big tank = expensive equipment as I’m sure you’ll understand [emoji106]
Certainly sounds like the way forward, ultimately.
I’ll be starting very slow, with soft and LPS first. The calcium reactor seems a bit over kill for a couple of frags
I do have some DIY 2 Part sorted so will probably use that to begin with and migrate to the calc reactor a few months down the line. My wallet could also do with a little rest
Big tank = expensive equipment as I’m sure you’ll understand [emoji106]
