adding additives

Hello again,

This forum has helped me tremendously, and I'd like to thank everyone for allowing this site to do just that. I come back to you all with another general question. I've been reading a lot about the different things to add to your tank that accomplish various things, ie. iodine for molting and whatnot.

I was just wondering, what additives do you all add to your tanks?

 

This is another topic that gets all kinds of opinions, and here is my grasp of it. The way I see it is if you dont do any WC's, you need/should add additives. If you do WC's then you shouldnt add anything. Some ppl havent done any WC in many yrs, so to replace all the nutrients that fish and corals consume, you have to add. Fore those who do regular WC, rarely add anything b/c its in the freshly made SW. I hope I explained it. Luna

 

additives

if you dont test for idione dont add it, same goes with any other additives. thats the only way to be safe

 

Even if you're regularly adding only 2-3 drops per week? I know "overdosing" on iodine can happen if you're not testing... but from what I hear the Iodine testkits have a fairly short shelf life, so i'm wondering if the kits we buy from our LFS' are even good?!

 

+2 on the test befor to add call, and in cases after too

But to answer your ? I am dosing Calcium regualy and thats it however as mentioned there are ohso many things that can be dosed but for whats worth dosing in my tank may not be worth dosing in yours its depending all on live stock.

 

If you or anybody is is dosing iodine, you might want to give this a read:

Chemistry and the Aquarium

 

Ditto...Water changes take care of all for me, along with some Ca dosing if you need more.

:-/

 

the only thing I add is the 2 part B Ionic 1 X per month

 

pretty cool, thanks a lot