SigEpLucas
Nano Reefer
Just curious,
What types/brands/varieties of supplements or additives does everyone use in there aquariums?
What types/brands/varieties of supplements or additives does everyone use in there aquariums?
supplements?
- Thread starter SigEpLucas
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Piggy
Reef enthusiast
The rule on using supplements is if you don't test for it don't add it. About all I use is the two part solution.
stagofdoom
Phi Kappa Psi
All I have is calcium, ph and thats about it, just in case it drops low..
+1 piggy. if you dont test it then dont add anything for it.
+1 piggy. if you dont test it then dont add anything for it.
Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
I just made a thread about this last week. Not sure why it doesn't appear on the related threads list except for one I made a year ago.
cthegame
Reef enthusiast
I have never used supplements. I yet have to lose my first coral or anemone (Knock on wood)
Water changes seem to do the trick for me.
Water changes seem to do the trick for me.
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Alexander
Reef enthusiast
Caribsea aragamilk once a week, and temporarily kent tech m magnesium, trying to raise the mag to 1500 to kill off algae
ccCapt
Reef Hacker
DIY 2-part:
Arm&Hammer baking soda
DowFlake - calcium chloride
MagFlake - magnesium chloride hexahydrate
Epsom salts - magnesium sulfate
Arm&Hammer baking soda
DowFlake - calcium chloride
MagFlake - magnesium chloride hexahydrate
Epsom salts - magnesium sulfate
lightcs4
Loving to learn
Calc at the moment, but may have to do some baking soda if alk goes down much.
I was using Kent Calcium Chloride, Iodine and Molybdenum/Strontium for several months. In my tank none of the additives really helped or hurt. My corals and other critters did well before I started adding and they appear to be doing fine since I stopped a few weeks ago.
I stopped because I am having an algae problem. I was reading the bottles and they claim "contains no phophates". The first thing that came to mind is if they went out of their way to mention they don't have phophates many additives might - including these.
Anyway since my critters seem to do well with or without additives I decided to quit just to see if it impacts my algae growth. Since it's only been a couple weeks its a little early to tell on the algae.
For the record - I'm completely speculating on additives of any brand/type containing phophates. I've done no research at all on the issue. I just thought I'd try stopping the additives as long as they didn't seem to be doing anything for me. If my algae clears up it might have nothing to do with the additives as I have stepped up water changes, filter cleaning, etc. at the same time.
I stopped because I am having an algae problem. I was reading the bottles and they claim "contains no phophates". The first thing that came to mind is if they went out of their way to mention they don't have phophates many additives might - including these.
Anyway since my critters seem to do well with or without additives I decided to quit just to see if it impacts my algae growth. Since it's only been a couple weeks its a little early to tell on the algae.
For the record - I'm completely speculating on additives of any brand/type containing phophates. I've done no research at all on the issue. I just thought I'd try stopping the additives as long as they didn't seem to be doing anything for me. If my algae clears up it might have nothing to do with the additives as I have stepped up water changes, filter cleaning, etc. at the same time.
yote
In Memoriam
I generally use some Brightwells calcium,Baked baking soda for alk,and Brightwells magnesium,and trying out some Brightwells Bio Reef Fuel.
reeffreak
Reef pro
Centrum Silver
Metamucil
Advil for my arthritis
Viagra
Flomax
Metamucil
Advil for my arthritis
Viagra
Flomax
yote
In Memoriam
Hows that Centrum silver treating ya Reef ? Keeping your calcium levels up?:mrgreen:
d.french
Reef enthusiast
water changes replenish trace elements but when you start getting into sps coral and even lps they start using up calcium and other elements. Right now i dose with pickling lime cause its cheap and easy.
reeffreak
Reef pro
yote
In Memoriam
Yeah,another year or 2 and we'll be sitting in the rocking chairs at the Cracker Barrel rocking and watching the traffic go by:Cheers:
lightcs4
Loving to learn
I hope not Yote ... your younger than I am.
Reef,
I just about laughed myself out of my chair at that one!
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Hahaha! NDB is only 33 and he's already on *most* of those. ;)
bullitt21
Reefing newb
all i add is water and food.lol
reeffreak
Reef pro
I thought I was the oldest regular on here.
How old are you Light?
How old are you Light?
lightcs4
Loving to learn
You may well be the oldest. I'll only be 41 years *young* in a couple months. I think Yote is a few months younger than me. However, with age comes wisdom ... or at least I hope.
