Amino Acid supplements?

[Quiverfull]

Looking for some information on amino acid supplements:

1. When do you decide you should use them?

2. What supplements are you using?

3. Do you follow the directions on the bottle for dosing?

4. What are the potential problems you can have with them and what do you watch for?

 

[RF17]

I've been using Acropower, Reef energy, and Polypbooster. all of them work well but i would have to say Acropower is probably best for results but Polypbooster for polyp extension.

Dose amino acids within the first hour the lights come on, the corals consume the Amino acids to produce their own "Sunscreen" to regulate the amount of lite it is exposed to. It also uses it to grow its flesh and skeleton but it is best dosed in the morning.

1. I always use it everyday

2. Acropower / Polypbooster

3. i usually dosed 1/2 recommended if tank wasn't fully stocked, if fully stocked, i would do full dose.

4. It can really junk up your system so make sure you have a good skimmer and running carbon if you dose like I do.

Good luck!

 

[cFloor]

I've been using acropower for a while now. I dose 8 ml. a day on my 190. gallon reef. I've experimented with dosing up to 35 ml. a day and I haven't noticed much difference. I decided to drop my daily dosage down a few months ago when i started dosing fauna marin color elements.