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Old 01/02/2008, 01:45 PM
lsudiva lsudiva is offline
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Reef Suppliments

Hi everyone! I'm wondering what types and brands of supplements you use for your system (other than calc, alk and Mag). I've been using Reef Solution (I think that's the name of it) but it's a bit pricey and I just didn't know if there's something better or if this stuff is worth the price tag.

Thanks in advance!
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Old 01/02/2008, 01:48 PM
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Vitamin C!!!

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Old 01/02/2008, 02:09 PM
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What are you dosing for? Most people never add anything just go by water changes.
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Old 01/02/2008, 02:46 PM
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LOL, Jeff you beat me to it!
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Old 01/02/2008, 02:46 PM
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What's in Reef Solution?
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Old 01/02/2008, 03:04 PM
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Good stuff from what i hear (don't ask what's in it i seriously don't know) but all i know it contains all trace elements and other stuff so all you need to dose is calcium (got this info from premium aquatics, they use it).
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Old 01/02/2008, 03:08 PM
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I do dose in some Kent's Essential Elements or Lugol's iodine, if I haven't cone a WC in a while.
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Old 01/02/2008, 03:16 PM
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LOL, Jeff you beat me to it!
Probably because I rolled my butt out of bed before 1:00 in the afternoon
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Old 01/02/2008, 03:17 PM
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But I'm online till 3am helping folks out with their fish!
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Old 01/02/2008, 03:40 PM
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I was dosing just to add trace elements and such. Although I do water change quite frequently, so maybe I don't need it at all?
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Old 01/02/2008, 03:42 PM
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They shoud come with your salt. I don't do too many WC on my main tank so I add some. My smaller tanks, I do much more WC on, so I don't add EE.
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Old 01/02/2008, 05:37 PM
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I use ESV B-ionic stuff, Love it.
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Old 01/02/2008, 07:07 PM
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B-ionic calc and alk, and their mag stuff and vita-chem.
 


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