What do I need to dose? (Posted params, p.2)

Discussion in 'SPS Corals' started by aquariaman, Jan 16, 2012.

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  1. aquariaman

    aquariaman Pajama Cardinal

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    I am starting to jump into sps coral and i have heard that if u want good growth you need to dose fairly often. What do u dose and when? I just got a bunch of things for christmas (list below) and wanted to know when to how to use them?

    Purple Up
    Coral Accel
    Zooplankton
    Reef Code A
    Reef Code B
    Strontion
    Magnesium

    Any comments or suggestions are appreciated! ;D
     
    Last edited: Jan 19, 2012
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  3. Mobalized

    Mobalized Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I dont dose, but I only keep a few small frags of sps. And a couple small and medium lps. Just lots of water changes for me.
     
  4. cosmo

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    go to liveaquaria and read up on them to see what levels they need! Do you have test kits for all that! Ya won't really know what to dose if you don't know what is low!;)
     
  5. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    how often do you do water changes and how much?
     
  6. Mobalized

    Mobalized Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Weekly between 17-20%
     
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  9. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    i dose for cal, alk, and mag, but I test for them regularly. My advise is to never dose for anything you are not testing for.
     
  10. aquariaman

    aquariaman Pajama Cardinal

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    Yes, I'm testing for all of that except strontion. I just want to know how to go about it all.
     
  11. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    Basically, I tested and went three days without dosing, then used that find what i needed to dose daily. hope that helps, if not, shoot me a PM
     
  12. sticksmith23

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