Aminoacids and vitamins, what?
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Peter Eichler
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I recommend you save your money and don't add them. Get some good quality appropraitely sized food instead. Corals synthesize their own amino acids and there's really nothing to suggest we need to add them to the water column.
bogg
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there is a big controversy over the topic of dosing well anything.... but people who do does aminos lean towards the zeo aahc. with good results. to each is own and everyones tank is different if you feel like you want to try something new by dosing aminos then try it, then stop, to see if it is doing what you want it to.
Peter Eichler
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Phytoplankton is not food for SPS and the zooplankton must be tiny for it to be usable for SPS . Dt's oyster eggs, smaller rotifers, and the smallest golden pearls are all possible SPS food to consider.
F15-hornet
In Memoriam
I have good result to dose this Aspartic Acid (Amino Acid Supplement).
http://www.iherb.com/Source-Natural...oz-100-g/998?utm_source=gb&utm_medium=f3&at=0
http://www.iherb.com/Source-Natural...oz-100-g/998?utm_source=gb&utm_medium=f3&at=0
Yes, it will, but it will also add phosphates to your tank. When the excess food decomposes you will also be adding nitrates.
If you wish to try Amino Acids please do so, a lot of people have obtained good results. As suggested, Elos Omega and Zeo AAHC are good brands to try for SPS.
I really dont see how amino acids is any different than feeding other than being a more focused/specific feed. proteins in food are broken down into amino acids for use. all amino acids do is cut out a bunch of the other crap and save the corals from having to break down the proteins into amino acids themselves.
there are a bunch of aquariums being dumped specialized coral food that dont benefit from any additional nutrients and are wasting their money too. I dont think its a amino specific issue, its a nutrient issue. tanks that can use additional nutrients benefit from amino acids period (just like they'd benefit from feeding if that were chosen instead). the proof is in the pudding. those who add aminos and see the difference should do it and those who do it and see no difference are obviously likely just wasting their money.
CleveYank
20 Years and Over
The whole dosing thing is just a created niche within the hobby. From carbon dosing to all these additives. Other than good natural and dry foods in small particle size and what you feed your fish, a small shot of stront/moly, and maybe some trace elements once in a while is all you need. Those with attention to water changes and Alk and Ca MG levels (water parameters) are what is needed. The whole dosing thing is load of poop. Carbon/bacteria dosing brings an intrinsic achilies heel of high alk sensitivity to the table which in the SPS game is tough enough as it is if you get caught not paying attention or life happens and you can't watch the tank everyday. The additives linked with dosing administered by the heavy hand can also crash a tank faster than a jackrabbit on a date.
After trying carbon dosing and seeing an 11 month trial of it almost go very wrong 3 times in my systems, I realized I was having to counter and correct for things that the carbon dosing was causing. Thus, bought a huge skimmer and another chemical media reactor and tossed the Carbon dosing BS aside where it should be. And wow my systems are flourishing and imagine my high end SPS are beginning to actually look the way they are supposed to!!!!
Pulling things down to ULNS only to have to add it back to recolor your SPS is about as effective or makes about as much sense as having that thing you pee out of on your forehead. But hey that's just my nuts and bolts opinion.
After trying carbon dosing and seeing an 11 month trial of it almost go very wrong 3 times in my systems, I realized I was having to counter and correct for things that the carbon dosing was causing. Thus, bought a huge skimmer and another chemical media reactor and tossed the Carbon dosing BS aside where it should be. And wow my systems are flourishing and imagine my high end SPS are beginning to actually look the way they are supposed to!!!!
Pulling things down to ULNS only to have to add it back to recolor your SPS is about as effective or makes about as much sense as having that thing you pee out of on your forehead. But hey that's just my nuts and bolts opinion.
sjfishguy
Active member
I agree, these people that say they get good results from "amino acids" I think would have gotten the same results if they just fed their tank more.
chadfarmer
Premium Member
i did use amino acids and couldnt tell a difference before and after using them
soulsigma
New member
I started with amino first and notice some healthy color change and then six months later I begain using coral vitalizer and it enhanced what the amino was doing, but I also run an ULN set-up:spin2:
Corals are not able to absorb amino acids, fatty acids or vitamins from the water column. Nutrients need to be in the food they consume. Remember that there are no laws concerning claims made to promote additives/supplements for animals or for people. If a company wants to promote some "magic" product, all they have to do is not actually call it a food.
This is an interesting read on amino acids and corals.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1218179/pdf/9078264.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1218179/pdf/9078264.pdf
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