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Do you dose with iron?
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Does anyone dose iron?
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10-14-2006, 11:31 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
Posts: 4,023
   |  Iron
I just want to know how many of you fellow reefers dose with iron?
Appearantly iron is beneficial to corals, anemone's and other photosynthetic organisms due to increased growth, coloration and expansion. Be careful however as to the type of iron you use. It must be ferric citrate or chelated with EDTA as these are the only forms that are, and remain stable, at the pH of natural seawater.
Free living algae and seaweed also benefits from iron dosing/supplementing, however, it should be done slowly or the outbreak of microalgae will be encouraged!  _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Cerianthid Stars Hermits snails Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria Kenyon Tree Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa)
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10-14-2006, 11:41 AM
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#2 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Sorry for the brain freeze!! Never did a poll before so the poll is messed up. Suppoose to be a multiple choice answer!
Do you dose with iron? :
a) always
b) occassionally
c) never
d) I will now that I have a better understanding of what iron does!
Last edited by coral reefer; 10-14-2006 at 03:28 PM.
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10-14-2006, 11:46 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
Posts: 501
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I think the poll is still messed up. I see two choices: 1) "Do you dose with iron?" and 2) "Does anyone dose with iron?" _________ -- SAW39 45 gal modified hex. Started and cycled August 2005.
2 Serpent Stars, Ocelaris Clown, Yellow Tang, 3 Green Chromis damsels, Macrodactyla dorensis anemone, 1 giant Bristleworm, 1 small Banded Coral Shrimp.
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10-14-2006, 11:47 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,200
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a) for me. It benefits the zooxanthellae and encourages growth. I dose once a week.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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10-14-2006, 12:06 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barberton, Ohio Age: 29
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(b) for me, I use it for my macro
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29g (9/04), 65 watt cf, coralife needle wheel, wet/dry, 1 koralia, 25# LF, coral beauty, b/w percula, yellow watchman
75g (8/07) 4x65watt cf, ASM G2, 2 koralia, 30 g refug, Quiet One 3000, 100# LF, Blonde naso tang, frogfish | |
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10-14-2006, 03:29 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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ignore the poll at the very top. The multiple choice question is the right question! | |
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10-16-2006, 09:35 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
Posts: 501
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In that case, I answer (d). | |
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