Derek's 225g - Magnifica / SPS Reef
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Literally just posted about this on the prior page
I am dosing CG now.
So I had an old 48" T5 hybrid fixture - gave it to @Kensington Reefer for a while, then gave it to @under_water_ninja for a while. After seeing Kenny's new tank and texting with @dangalang I got a bit of a wild hair and decided to get the fixture back and use it myself!
Before: 6x A8SE, 2x quantas
Now: 4x A8SE, 4x 48" T5 bulbs
Some quick and shitty cell phone pics, sorry for all the glare:
Spread or death!!!
Before: 6x A8SE, 2x quantas
Now: 4x A8SE, 4x 48" T5 bulbs
Some quick and shitty cell phone pics, sorry for all the glare:
Spread or death!!!
psidriven
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Sorry, I did read it but my question wasn’t clear. Are you using TM “Elements” A+K along with CG and ESV 2part? I couldn’t tell if you stopped the TM or not.Literally just posted about this on the prior page
All good - I have stopped adding A+K to my 2 part mix. It's expensive stuff and I was adding a LOT (like 1,000ml into 5,000ml - my 2part was basically 20+% trace elements), but without actually getting any elements to show up on ICP. I started with a very small CG dose (6ml a day into my 300g system) and immediately started getting iron and manganese readings on ICP. And it's way cheaper.
I am still using ESV yes, although ESV does not ADD traces net - it simply adds traces to offset the dosing. There have been several good articles and podcasts on this, but the bottom line is that what ESV does is good (prevents your water from getting diluted over time) but it isn't the same as dosing additional trace elements.
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AquaticLife 48" T5 Hybrid fixture w/ ATI bulbs - 2x coral plus and 2x blue plus. This is just the bulbs that were in there, but seems to be a traditional combo?