Additives to have ?

[Emmanuel]

I would like to know what kind of additives/supplement is essential(at least) for maintaining a healthy reef tank.

Current inventory:

Seachem Reef Builder (raises carbonate alkalinity)

Seachem Magnesium

GroTech Calcium Pro

Caribsea Purple Up

May I know what are you guys dosing ?

Please list down brand also =)

Thanks.

[LaW]

yo Emm, your nick/name actually brings bad memories to me regarding someone close to me.

Ca: you have, Kent's + Cr

Mg: you have, Lab grade brandless

KH: you have, Seachem + Kent's

pH: Good to have, Seachem

Iodine: Better to have, Kent's + Tropic Marin

Strontium: Good to have, Kent's

Vitamins: very good to have, Human daily supplement (cant remember brand) for tank.

Amino: very good to have, Zeovit.

Trace Element: Two Little Fish, good to have but I seldom dose.

Those bolded will be of more importance.

AND TESTKITS!!! No testkit you dont know how much to dose.

For Coral:

Coral Food: Kent's chromaplex plankton Concentrate, zooplankton. Zeovit's Coral Vitaliser.

Those above are for water.

For fish, Amino: Zeovit Amino for fish, Selcon by American Pinpoint, Tropic Marin.

Vitamin: Kent Zoe.

Garlic: Seachems.

actually its subjective. Some tanks don't need anything and still do well as most of the time the owner do frequent w/c and depending on stocking as well as filtration efficiency. for a large skimmer, carbon used and ozone used, some of the things especially Iodine will be depleted faster than the rest.

can talk to me more on it. you know where to find me. and i dun have your number, only akinass's. pass me your contacts and add me in msn lost_law@hotmail.com. ask wenjie to add me as well.

[jackywongto]

I think LaW just about listed everything liao.

for water additives, I suggest you equip with these besides the usual Mg, KH, Cal

Iodine

Strontium & Molybenum

Amino acid

Trace elements

Corals additives/ food. There are so many varieties

Zooplankton, phytoplankton, oyster eggs, rotifers

Kent, Seachem, Brightwell, Prodibio, Zeovit, DT's, Reef Nutrition... they are all reputable products.

[Emmanuel]

ok .. Thanks lawrence .. Looks like I have got the "macro" additives already .. Probably I will Slowly get the rest of the additives.. Will get vitamin soon for those zoas that u gave me

now I've got very low dkH (5dkH) and am trying to push up slowly.. Hopefully it is not Caused by Mg issues .. Later go home use ur test kit for Mg..

yo Emm, your nick/name actually brings bad memories to me regarding someone close to me.

Ca: you have, Kent's + Cr

Mg: you have, Lab grade brandless

KH: you have, Seachem + Kent's

pH: Good to have, Seachem

Iodine: Better to have, Kent's + Tropic Marin

Strontium: Good to have, Kent's

Vitamins: very good to have, Human daily supplement (cant remember brand) for tank.

Amino: very good to have, Zeovit.

Trace Element: Two Little Fish, good to have but I seldom dose.

Those bolded will be of more importance.

AND TESTKITS!!! No testkit you dont know how much to dose.

For Coral:

Coral Food: Kent's chromaplex plankton Concentrate, zooplankton. Zeovit's Coral Vitaliser.

Those above are for water.

For fish, Amino: Zeovit Amino for fish, Selcon by American Pinpoint, Tropic Marin.

Vitamin: Kent Zoe.

Garlic: Seachems.

actually its subjective. Some tanks don't need anything and still do well as most of the time the owner do frequent w/c and depending on stocking as well as filtration efficiency. for a large skimmer, carbon used and ozone used, some of the things especially Iodine will be depleted faster than the rest.

can talk to me more on it. you know where to find me. and i dun have your number, only akinass's. pass me your contacts and add me in msn lost_law@hotmail.com. ask wenjie to add me as well.

[m12345y]

One thing to take note is to do tests *regularly* (like weekly) instead of adhoc timing as you like.

In this way, you can slowly establish a maintenance routine on how much and how often you should dose each of the additives.