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Coral Food Recommendations
- Thread starter DYIguy
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Reef roids it’s great but spikes your phosphate too high. I would try AB+ reef energy wish it’s going to be easier on your phosphates.
I have them both right now but only use reef roids like 2 to 3 times a month now
I have them both right now but only use reef roids like 2 to 3 times a month now
Can AB+ be put in a doser to dose?
DYIguy
NJRC Member
I switched from Reefroids to Benepets and have no more issues with phosphates. Has anyone heard of/ used Marc Weiss reef bugs?
I’ll keep putting some reef roids here and there as I noticed better results then AB+ but AB+ its easier to keep lower phosphates level.
Kamoer Micro is single and around $60 on Amazon.
I have credit at Marine Depot so I can get it there plus it’s Bluetooth which I like.
For now I found my Jebao Dp4 I forgot about tucked in closet. Gonna use that. Ordered Ab+ I am in process of finding a good place To put doser and run lines
So thanks to you I set up my doser amd will be dosing AB+ as soon as I get it. Since I have 50 gallons of water I will dose approx 8ml every night. This handy dandy Neptune calibration fluid container will be my weeks supply of coral food which will dump into my return section of tank directly above pump
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In system like ours it’s very difficult to keep low phosphate..
I have a 45 gallons tank.
in my next tank I’ll make sure I get a good sump.
The more water in your sump the better
Let us know how it goes.
DYIguy
NJRC Member
Will do, it can't hurt and I think I have enough for a year lol
DYIguy
NJRC Member
I don't see a way to edit a post, but had a couple of thoughts on the reefburger-it's live microbes, doesn't affect any other type of food/ feeding. You put in tank water about a half hour before use- so I can use it for those filter feeders who dine after dark with no spot feeding- I'll see I guess
Just spent a couple minutes of my life googling this stuff called ReefBurger... I mean sure it could be some sort of burger patty looking block that you chip away it and feed your tank... Or just some restaurant in Florida
Curious to know how this stuff works for you though. I currently dose Acropower on Wednesdays and AB+ on Sundays. I went way overboard when I first got AB+ just dosing 1/2 recommended daily and got the worst cyano outbreak I've ever had. Always best to take it easy.
DYIguy
NJRC Member
LOL, it's a powder- smells like yeast- I'll keep you posted though
DYIguy
NJRC Member
Try benepets- it's finer and doesn't seem to affect phosphates
Used everything in the past few years.
Settled on ReefRoids and/or Coral Frenzy, but they were messy and added to detritus and phosphates.
Totally sold on RedSea AB+ with first use, no phosphate spikes, corals love it, no waste, dissipates and breaks down into aminos or such for the tank if not eaten or some such sciency thing like that.
Got some serious activity and polyp extension when dosing, and growth and colors were off the wall.
Its a bit pricey and needs to be refrigerated, so you cant auto dose it, but a few mils a day (or 1 larger dose weekly) isn't too much hassle.
Settled on ReefRoids and/or Coral Frenzy, but they were messy and added to detritus and phosphates.
Totally sold on RedSea AB+ with first use, no phosphate spikes, corals love it, no waste, dissipates and breaks down into aminos or such for the tank if not eaten or some such sciency thing like that.
Got some serious activity and polyp extension when dosing, and growth and colors were off the wall.
Its a bit pricey and needs to be refrigerated, so you cant auto dose it, but a few mils a day (or 1 larger dose weekly) isn't too much hassle.