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	required supplements for a marine tank
ian2313 Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 525 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Dec-2003	setting up an order for stuff to dose when i set up my reef tank...this is what i have to order so far...i just want to know if i need all of them or is there something else i need... all Kent brand: pro buffer DkH, liquid calcium, strontium and molybdenum, super iodine, micro-vert food, coral accelerator.... i also wanted to know what ppl find necessary to dose in their reef tanks...thanx
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	Kalk, Keeps the calcium up. Dan Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
ian2313 Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 525 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Dec-2003	i read somewhere that u have to add kalwasser a drop at a time to prevent pH from changing too rapidly...is that true? that's main reason y i was opting for the liquid calcium instead to maintain my calcium...is that not going to b sufficient?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	I set up an auto top off and use kalk for that. If you can get an IV drip, that would work real well to just drip it in the tank. Dan Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
bboyin4lyf Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 83 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	yeah kalk has to be dripped very slowly as its hydrogen concentration will quickly alter the ph of your tank. i would scrap all the products you listed and just go for a 2 part additive and regular water changes. ive never dosed anything but instead do regular natural saltwater changes and my corals are growing well and water chemistry is spot on.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41


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