Keeping corals without a CR

[uLtRaMaN]

Bros,

Is it possible to keep corals without a CR? I am thinking of dosing calcium manually. Will this b bad for the corals in d long run? What r d pros n cons of having a CR n any other things to take note besides this? Thanks!

[samuel88]

Bros,

Is it possible to keep corals without a CR? I am thinking of dosing calcium manually. Will this b bad for the corals in d long run? What r d pros n cons of having a CR n any other things to take note besides this? Thanks!

yes definitely its possible. IMO if its a nano tank i'd rather do manual dosing, but for larger tanks a CR is more convenient.

if you're keeping soft corals like mushrooms and zoas and leather corals you don't even need to dose calcium at all (some people say that calcium and carbonates help coralline growth though)

oh yes, if you're dosing calcium, you have to dose carbonate as well, cause they're tied together in some way if i'm not wrong.

[jetski250]

Besides CR and manual dosing, you can also use a doing pump.

[thairun]

Some SPS keepers here just doing the dosing with successful result such as Hijackng and Klyve. You may ask them how their simple dosing system works for them. Thanks for them as my CR system even cant keep up with the Ca, Mag and Kh demand and now doing their simple dosing, I can maintain them well.

Cheers

[uLtRaMaN]

yes definitely its possible. IMO if its a nano tank i'd rather do manual dosing, but for larger tanks a CR is more convenient.

if you're keeping soft corals like mushrooms and zoas and leather corals you don't even need to dose calcium at all (some people say that calcium and carbonates help coralline growth though)

oh yes, if you're dosing calcium, you have to dose carbonate as well, cause they're tied together in some way if i'm not wrong.

Thks for d advise pal, will try to.find out more fm experienced reefers

[uLtRaMaN]

Besides CR and manual dosing, you can also use a doing pump.

Yup this will b another option for me

[uLtRaMaN]

Some SPS keepers here just doing the dosing with successful result such as Hijackng and Klyve. You may ask them how their simple dosing system works for them. Thanks for them as my CR system even cant keep up with the Ca, Mag and Kh demand and now doing their simple dosing, I can maintain them well.

Cheers

Pls teach me more when we meet up later haha

[lcf425]

just need to do more testing on how much your corals take in then dose back the amount^^

[straydum]

i keep corals and i've never owned a CR

[uLtRaMaN]

just need to do more testing on how much your corals take in then dose back the amount^^

Learnt something new again tks

i keep corals and i've never owned a CR

Wow nice to hear dat man. Bro if u dun mind can I call u to understand more? Or u can oso call me at 91081181, tks!

[Ketchup]

I think it depends on what type of corals you need. If it's SPS, i believe you will need to dose more often and thus, dosing pump or CR prob make sense. If LPS, you can prob get by manual dosing after water change.

[uLtRaMaN]

I think it depends on what type of corals you need. If it's SPS, i believe you will need to dose more often and thus, dosing pump or CR prob make sense. If LPS, you can prob get by manual dosing after water change.

U r right. Hmmm not going into sps at d moment so manual dosing shld b gd enough for me.

[dnsfpl]

may i know what do i need to dose for LPS tank?

[mengyang_neo]

may i know what do i need to dose for LPS tank?

Actually u can try iwarna top up, I used that last time when I am keeping zoa and softies. That alone should be enough liao.

[thairun]

Actually u can try iwarna top up, I used that last time when I am keeping zoa and softies. That alone should be enough liao.

+1.........

Am doing the same too before jump into this arduous SPS keeping about 2 years back.

[dnsfpl]

i dose app 5ml of 5 in 1 coral food daily & 300ml of iwarna top up every other day

looks like this is sufficient

thanks all