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Looking to get a good list of what folks are dosing regularly.

I'm going to be doing Kalk +2 with my RO top off, but interested in the "usual suspects" that others are doing.
 
Nothing yet, but I purchased Aquaforest Component 1+ 2+ 3+ on the black friday deals and have been using 2+ to get my Alk back up to 8 dKH.

My chaeto isn't growing, but I have plenty of phosphates now (0.06ppm), so I'm thinking of dosing Iron.
 
Was tempted at the Vertex calcium reactor as BRS had it at doorbuster pricing ($150 off), but according to it's specs it's only good for 120g for SPS dominant which IMO doesn't seem like enough for me. Plus I don't need to start the pile of junk before the tank gets water in it!

So currently Kalk and that's it.
 
sfsuphysics said:
Was tempted at the Vertex calcium reactor as BRS had it at doorbuster pricing ($150 off), but according to it's specs it's only good for 120g for SPS dominant which IMO doesn't seem like enough for me. Plus I don't need to start the pile of junk before the tank gets water in it!

So currently Kalk and that's it.
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Yeah, that Ca Rx was tempting as hell, but opted out of it just due to the reviews on it.

Was dosing 3 part, but just cut Mg since it's barely being dosed. I'm tracking if weekly water changes is enough to replenish it. So right, now, BRS Ca and Alk, with Reef A/B for the aminos.
 
sfsuphysics said:
Was tempted at the Vertex calcium reactor as BRS had it at doorbuster pricing ($150 off), but according to it's specs it's only good for 120g for SPS dominant which IMO doesn't seem like enough for me. Plus I don't need to start the pile of junk before the tank gets water in it!

So currently Kalk and that's it.
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The ratings are wrong cause it depends on how often you need to replenish the media. When I had it it barely budged in my 210. You'll need to pack it with spa to the max.


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scuzy said:
The ratings are wrong cause it depends on how often you need to replenish the media. When I had it it barely budged in my 210. You'll need to pack it with spa to the max.
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Well yeah I realize that, if you have very little calcium/alk uptake obviously it'll last longer. It has two ratings, one for a 240g (I think) the one I quoted was for an SPS dominant tank. Now what exactly that means? Like those walls o' acro tanks you see?
 
In the past, I tried all sorts of things. Never really helped.

Now:
Vinegar + Alk (baking soda) + Ca (diy bulk) + auto-water-exchange + Mg (via water exchange).
The salt water is standard IO with added Mg.
 
rygh said:
In the past, I tried all sorts of things. Never really helped.

Now:
Vinegar + Alk (baking soda) + Ca (diy bulk) + auto-water-exchange + Mg (via water exchange).
The salt water is standard IO with added Mg.
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How much vinegar does your tank get per day?
 
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