Add anything during water changes?

[Reeferman1019]

Should I add anything during water changes such as stability, microbacter7 etc? Or any other product. My system is a BB with dry rock that is about finished cycling. Just use IO salt


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[bif24701]

Add salt to proper amount of water and mix. That's it.


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[Reeferman1019]

Add salt to proper amount of water and mix. That's it.


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that's what I just thought but after watching a MD video even they state to add during water changes microbacter7 or stability


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[scar79]

Eh, most will find it unnecessary.

IO salt is a little lower in Ca, so people who run SPS tanks (myself included) will add some calcium. Last batch I had tested out to 390, which if you're just starting out with no corals yet is just fine. Perfect for softies and lps too. Worry about stability now and try not to tinker too much!

 

[Reeferman1019]

Eh, most will find it unnecessary.

IO salt is a little lower in Ca, so people who run SPS tanks (myself included) will add some calcium. Last batch I had tested out to 390, which if you're just starting out with no corals yet is just fine. Perfect for softies and lps too. Worry about stability now and try not to tinker too much!

ok, yea I will be keeping mostly LPS, Zoas, Softies. Any recommendations to keep stability constant?


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[scar79]

Just to be clear, I meant keep your parameters stable. I wasn't referring to the product "Stability"

Do your water changes, feed your fish. I try not to dose anything unless there is a direct need for it. Wait for the need to arise before you go complicating your system and husbandry. Test your water regularly, but chasing numbers and knee-jerk reactions can cause unnecessary chaos.

 

[Reeferman1019]

Just to be clear, I meant keep your parameters stable. I wasn't referring to the product "Stability"

Do your water changes, feed your fish. I try not to dose anything unless there is a direct need for it. Wait for the need to arise before you go complicating your system and husbandry. Test your water regularly, but chasing numbers and knee-jerk reactions can cause unnecessary chaos.

yea I wasn't referring to "stability", thanks for the input and try to keep it simple


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[ReefsandGeeks]

Good advice from scar79. The most useful quote I've heard in the reefing hobby is "nothing good happens fast in a reef". The only thing I can think of that would be good to do fast is an emergency water change due to something accidentally being put into the tank. An example would be a kid dumping a bunch of extra food into the tank, or an accidental overdose. Just starting out, all you should need to do is monitor your tank for spikes in ammonia, and perform water changes routinely. Once you start adding your coral you can monitor Ca, Alk, and Mag (for LPS and SPS) and dose accordingly, or increase your water changes if your consumption is low.

Also keep some seachem "Prime" around in case you have a spike in ammonia. This is very safe to add to the tank to help combat ammonia in an emergency.

 

[tmz]

No need for bacterial supplements microbacter and/or stability etc.with water changes . When you add corals or coraline starts to grow monitor the alkalinity .calcium and magnesium and consider dosing some of each based on consumption.

 

[Reeferman1019]

thanks all


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[tmz]

you are welcome