samuel90 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hey guys- am after aiptasia x, no3/po4 x, phytoplankton etc for a reef tank. Where is the cheapest place? What store do you use? What supplements/brands do you use and recommend? Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 I use Living Reef in ChCh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuel90 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 I use Living Reef in ChCh. cool-and what do you recommend brand/supplement wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Sorry I can't help with that. I am very new to marines which is why I use Living Reef. The brand of salt I have purchased removes the need for some of the supplements, that much I do know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Wont you need to dose as the corals use up the minerals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuel90 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Wont you need to dose as the corals use up the minerals? That is what I would like to know....which minerals do corals use? So I can buy some now.... so I have all the stuff when I do my reef tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Amazon is good. 500g purigen costs 110 here, was like 39us or something from there. Just order quite a bit of stuff at once to get free shipping. If prices aren't too drastically different though, support local stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnadian Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Wont you need to dose as the corals use up the minerals? Depends on the size of the tank. If it is small, regular water changes is all the "dosing" you need. If it is large, you will need some dosing. For calcium/alk I would recommend DIY dosing. See here: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php Note that if you are doing this kind of dosing, you NEED good test kits like Salifert. Crap like API test kits just won't cut it, you may end up doing more harm than good by over-dosing. For other supplements, I would recommend overseas. With shipping they are often half the price, and from amazon only take around 5-10 days to get here. Red Sea Aiptasia-X is better than Joe's Juice, and cheaper. Purigen is one of the better phosphate removers. And you can regenerate it 5-10x. Other options are GFO (granulated ferric oxide) in a reactor (more expensive, better for larger setups). Phytoplankton is usually not needed, it just nutrient-overloads your tank. It's mainly good for growing pods if you have a mandarin dragonet, and if you have a skimmer it will remove the phytoplankton immediately. You only need something like this if you actually have corals that need to eat food (hint: nearly all corals don't, they survive purely through the symbiotic relation with zooxanthellae via photosynthesis). Most corals just eat fish/food detritus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Dont dose if you dont test! Golden rule! I dont dose anything. Regular water changes with a good salt mix contains what i need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Dont dose if you dont test! Golden rule! I dont dose anything. Regular water changes with a good salt mix contains what i need. +1 to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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