thank you for all the information, what additives would you recommend in a well stocked sps/lps/ excotic invertabreate tank, what brands do you recommend?
I dose only calcium hydroxide for calcium and alkainity, a mix of magnesium sulfate and magnesium chloride for magnesium rarely .
Once in a while, I tinker with dosing some iron maganese for macro algae .
I don't recommend brands but can tell you those I've come to trust and use:
Coral Life Salt: hundreds of buckets over 10 years with only one poorly mixed one.
Salifert test kits for most things; api too., hanah 713 colorimeter for PO4 testing,hanah digital checker for alkalinity.
Pinpoint pH monitor, conductivity meter, milwaukee digital refractometer.
Bulk calcium hydroxide from Bulk Reef Supply
Arm and Hammer baking soda for carbonate.
Bulk Rox 8 granulated activated carbon from Bulk Reef Supply
HC gfo from Bulk Reef Supply
Store brand plain white vinegar and plain distilled vodka for organic carbon dosing.