Best Additives?

[STUNT'IN]

Just wondering what the best additives were for sps.
I got a protein skimmer in a custom mud system running 24 hours, should i consider turning the protein skimmer off sometime also?
Thanx

 

[steve the plumb]

I shut the skimmer off for 20 minutes when I feed.I have seen tanks with skimmers and without(miracle mudd) I would use a skimmer.

 

[ALTI]

calcium and alk

 

[chtan]

probiotics

 

[thereefgeek]

What I add:

Calcium Chloride & Sodium Bicarbonate ala: Randy's 2-part
Magnesium Chloride on occasion per the same recipie
DI water for top off
Instant Ocean

That's it, pretty simple.

 

[samsfishnchips]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7414761#post7414761 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nunez1980
ray22,

there are many additives that can benefit a setup, but should be determine by the target setup (fish bioload, species kept, ect.)

for example if you are having problems with phosphates, then a phosban reactor can help you achieve colorful corals, not keep them alive and brown.

in some setups magnesium is low, and it can help make it harder to keep alk and calc in check, also its used in the tank

in other cases there is no to little coraline algae (if user wants it than thats a problem else no) many have seem explosive growth by supplementing with strontium,

have can't get their nitrate/phosphates down, and try vodka (with proper knowledge) and vodka provides a carbon source for the bacteria, and they explode in growth, eating more nutrients, but that bacteria needs to be skim out via a good skimmer. ect

many report good results while other said is just snake oil and doesn't make a difference with products such as salifer/kent amino acids / essential elements, iodine, iron (has been shown to be good for increasing macro algae growth), ect.

now there are filtration systems such as zeovit, prodio, which are bacteria driving and thus is added to the tank, these have followers with impressive tanks, and haters with impressive tanks also that said that is just snake oil, or people like jda above with comments such as "I also don't use anything where the manf won't disclose what is in their product."
and jda no offend intended

and on and on ray22

good luck,

sam

sam

 

[trottman]

i would use a good salt that has good ca alk and ph,

then i would use CaOH in your top off water. do about 1 tsp for every gal or so.

just do weekly water changes with good salt, and CaOH top of watter.

CaOH = calcium hydroxide it is a fine white powder. kown as lime powder.