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12-05-2004, 05:58 AM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: WI
Posts: 238
|  Re: Good addititives?
B-Ionic is great stuff as is sechem. Kent stuff is pretty weak and i have trimmed most of it from my product line. Stay away from marc wiess products. Most places sell it because the mark up is awesome; not because it is a good product! | 
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12-05-2004, 10:52 AM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Amherst, OH,Ohio
Posts: 248
Karma: 43
 | Re: Good addititives?
Much agreed | |
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12-05-2004, 04:20 PM
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#13 (permalink)
| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clinton Twp, Michigan Age: 27
Posts: 479
Karma: 40
| Re: Good addititives?
For the do it yourselfer you can make a 2-part. It is easy to do and cheap. Here is a link 2-part mix
Just a note, the dowflake can be hard to find. The is instructions for using CaCl instead which is easy to find. CaCl is sold as a de-icer for pavment, just make sure you read the label and make sure it is Calcium Chloride.
Kent Turbo Calcium is Calcium Chloride just more expensive.
One last thing some 2-parters have trace elements that this mix may not have. I'm not 100% sure on this.
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Save a fishes life! Do some reseach before you buy your next fish.
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12-05-2004, 04:45 PM
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#14 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Good addititives?
B-Ionic has several other trace elements....  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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12-05-2004, 05:04 PM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northwest Ohio,
Posts: 50
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| Re: Good addititives?
Thanks everyone, looks like I will be ordering up some B Ionic ASAP! Let me aks, since this is a FOLWR setup, I really want to try and bring out my live rock's coraline, anything else with BI I can use along with it since I am only running minimal lighting? Purples, reds highly desired! I have about 4 differetn types of live rock so hopefully once all is said and done, it will get becoem encrusted as you pros say!
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Thanks for all of your help, this place is the best!&&55 Acrylic Hex FOWLR.
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12-05-2004, 06:50 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Good addititives?
Keep calcium around 400-450, Mag around 1300-1400, alk around 12 - 13 dKh and you should be good to go!
Once you get the numbers in line, use the B-Ionic for maintenance... | |
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