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05-14-2001, 02:50 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Yorba Linda, Ca, USA
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Who uses the LEAST amount of additives?
Hey guys, I?m confused about what additives (supplements) are really needed in a reef tank, so I wanted to ask you guys what you use? Please tell us what type of corals you have in the tank, how often and how big of a water change you do, and what brand salt you use>? If you have any other info on any supplements on their importance or if they suck don?t hesitate to say so! please list brand names! Thanks
I?ll start I have a 38 gallon: polyps, mushrooms, colt. I use ESV?s b-ionic 20 ml of each part every morning, aqua marines selcon in the food, and dt?s phytoplankton. The esv keeps my calcium and kh in check pretty good, I have to use a lot though. And the other two I don?t know if they?re any good or not? I just bought them to keep my corals and fish healthy and happy LoL!
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05-14-2001, 03:00 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 771
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dyno,
Unless there is a link somewhere that I am missing.....could you tell us a little about your tank?
Dennis
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05-14-2001, 05:27 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: The Void
Posts: 1,235
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My additives are
1) Top-off freshwater daily.
2) Kalk weekly (Kalk is cheaper, but two-part calcium boosters are theoretically better).
3) Fresh shrimp bits every couple of weeks or so.
4) Dark energy, focused every month.
hth
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05-14-2001, 07:05 AM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montana
Posts: 5,815
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Add calcium when needed.
top off water when needed
feed fish once a day at 4:30p.m.MST
Use Instant Ocean Salt
Do a 15% water change once a month/will be less as my tank matures.
That's it
Dark Horge remendy which is very special. Known only to Dark Horge! Johnny 
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05-14-2001, 07:30 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: TN, USA
Posts: 8,859
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Dyno,
For my softie and LPS tank:
1) 10% Instant Ocean water change every 2 weeks;
2) Kalkwasser drip for topoff water;
3) Daily feeding of fish: random alternation of variety of flake food; frozen brine; Formula One, Selcon. Occasional feeding of corals with frozen brine, Formula One, in a mix with Coral Heaven.
That's it!
Dick 
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05-14-2001, 10:11 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Dunellen, NJ USA
Posts: 114
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I use calcium reactors for calcium and alk...
I feed the sandbed with rotifers, naupaulii and sometimes phyto
intermittne water changes..
Nothing Else.... save you money.. don't buy miracle cures
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05-14-2001, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Kalk in top off a little restore now and again
water change
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05-14-2001, 05:32 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: TN, USA
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Just to be fair about this "contest", Horge's "tanks" are actually just parts of the real coral reef in his neighborhood, fenced off with some hog wire!
Dick
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05-14-2001, 08:23 PM
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Good boy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta, GA, USA
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Hi Dyno,
I do 10% water changes every other week. I dose B-Ionic ca buffer daily, and I feed DT's once or twice a week. I have softies (mostly leathers) and some SPS. All is doing well and growing fast.
HTH, Rick
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05-14-2001, 08:56 PM
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vvvvvvvvvvv
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: The Void
Posts: 1,235
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Uh-oh, FishDaddy's given my secret away...
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05-14-2001, 11:39 PM
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Tang Man
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Highland, Calif.
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I have quite a bit of corals in my 60g reef tank. I only use Reef Solution by Ecosystem and I add calcium when needed. That's it! Works fine for me.
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05-15-2001, 07:48 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: oregon
Posts: 36
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Just curious as to if anybody uses carbonate buffers. I have been trying to use Kalk and carbonate (not at the same time). Should I ditch the carbonate and drip Kalk 24/7 in my top off water. It seems like that is what everyone else is doing. Anyways sorry to but in on the post, but I use Kalk and carbonate buffers and do water changes every 2-3 weeks using reef crystals salt mix. It seems to be some what effective I can't quite reach the levels I am looking for.
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