Keng Yew, Leong Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Ok,my tank is only 4 gallons but i wanna dose to iimprove coraline and coral growth.Should I dose?How much?What to dose? Link to comment
Satchmo Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 The thing you'd want to dose for coralline growth is Calcium and alkalinity. Everything else is taken care of through water changes. B-Ionic is good stuff. Any of the 2-part Ca/alk products will work. There's no way of saying how much to dose. Every tank is different. Dose lightly at first, testing your levels till you get them where you want them. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 if you end up dosing do it on a daily versus weekly basis. the sudden (large, relatively speaking) influx of additives (buffers, chemicals, etc.) on a weekly basis will be traumatic to the system. i use separate dropper bottles for smaller systems for repeatability of the dosages and preventing cross-contamination. i'll second the b-ionic. Link to comment
Satchmo Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Agreed, daily is the way to go. I use small syringes, the doser's greatest tool. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 (satch at the pharmacy) "i need to purchase some syringes." "oh, i need it because i'm a reefer." "um, i use it for growing coral and clams." "why are you calling the police?" ??? Link to comment
Satchmo Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 I had my family over one day and my mother was looking at my nano. Her eyes wandered to the shelf beneath the tank where I keep all my reef toys. She immediately spotted a hypodermic needle and some scattered white powder I led her on at first, until she looked like she was ready to cry. Had a fun time explaining what kalkwasser was and why I was injecting things in the tank with it. "No, mom, that's kalk. I would never let the heroin just lay around like that." And there's no pharmacy needed. I work in hospitals- or as Crakeur dubbed it, the Reef Supply Headquarters. Link to comment
ross76053 Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Keng Yew, Leong... I just started dosing my 3 1/2 gallon Kritter Keeper reef daily w/B-Ionic. I'm using 2ml Alk & 3ml Ca per day. I'll measure water quality in a week and adjust accordingly. Link to comment
Keng Yew, Leong Posted January 19, 2003 Author Share Posted January 19, 2003 Thanks 4 all the replies.Im going to my LFS to buy the chemicals now....(maybe a coral frag too Link to comment
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