Reef supplements
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Topic: Reef supplements
Posted By: mikebrennan
Subject: Reef supplements
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 12:52am
| I use fuel, calcium, and carbonate buffers, iodine, and lastly zoomed. Are there any recomendations for other chemicals brands. Are they really even needed? |
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Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 8:26am
| I think you have all of the supplements you need. I dose calciium, magnesium, strontium once a week |
Posted By: Ryan Thompson
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 9:29am
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Magnesium is definitely needed in my opinion. Don't use Seachem Magnesium though.
I get all of my supps from Bulk Reef Supply. I know that Sklyer(exoticreefonline) can bring Bulk Reef Supply stuff too. He has way good prices and is awesome to work with. |
Posted By: mikebrennan
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 9:50am
| Hmmm bulk i never thought of that, i keep reading about stratonium so i willing probably adding that to the mix, thanks guys |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 10:26am
I don't see Mg listed? What is zoomed? When you say "Carbonate buffers" are you speaking of sodium bicarbonate to add Alkalinity? ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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mikebrennan wrote:Posted By: mikebrennan
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 2:33pm
| Sorry typo. I meant zoomax. An yes on alkalinity buffer |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: July 23 2010 at 8:13am
Some of the "trace elements" we often hear about like Sr and I are replenished in the foods we feed and in the water changes. Some of these are found in easy multi-component additives. Unless a lot of coral is being grown and harvested, I have found little need to add much beyond Baking Soda and Ice Melt weekly as needed and maybe a little Epsom Salt a couple times/year.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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