plantedtankguy
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What brands of calcium and alkalinity, magnesium do you guys prefer and why?
Calcium and alkalinity dosing
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1kwksvt
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Brightwell cal,alk, and mag the reason i use it is because it goes hand and hand with the salt i use which is bright well neomarine. Saw great success from the 2 now that i am going from 35 gallons to aprox 140 gallons total water volume i will have to go a more cost effective route due to the small brightwell bottles. But for nanos i love them
woodnaquanut
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BRS for me too. Easy to use and not too much $$.
BRS here as well. We have a speaker coming up on March 4th for the triton dosing method. Here is a pretty good youtube video that talks about quite a few of the dosing and balling methods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43k8qYK7L4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43k8qYK7L4U
plantedtankguy
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Any tropic marin balling method users on here?
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Any tropic marin balling method users on here?
2dawghouse
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I do the aquaforest balling method using their pre-made 1,2,3 system. In conjunction with the probiotic reef salt it works quite well for me.
Carlos,
So if i understand correctly $45 for the 3 boxes and it last 6 months. That's $7.50 a month and the Balling method recommends no or very small infrequent water changes so there's a salt savings for balling. Seems pretty cheap to me. Im guessing you are comparing it to BRS 3 part that is maybe $2 a month, but let's remember you are probably adding some trace elements so there's a little cost there with BRS 3 part.
I think we are going to find the Triton Method is pricey as well and I know Mike has mentioned $50 a month for the pre-mixed Aqua Forest Balling method.
I actually just bought the Fauna Marin balling light elements to add to the BRS 3 part to do a balling method with the BRS 3 part or something close to it. 3 bottle $39 250 Ml and you put a few ML's per gallon 2 of the components. Owe I had been just dosing some elements manually from Kent.
So if i understand correctly $45 for the 3 boxes and it last 6 months. That's $7.50 a month and the Balling method recommends no or very small infrequent water changes so there's a salt savings for balling. Seems pretty cheap to me. Im guessing you are comparing it to BRS 3 part that is maybe $2 a month, but let's remember you are probably adding some trace elements so there's a little cost there with BRS 3 part.
I think we are going to find the Triton Method is pricey as well and I know Mike has mentioned $50 a month for the pre-mixed Aqua Forest Balling method.
I actually just bought the Fauna Marin balling light elements to add to the BRS 3 part to do a balling method with the BRS 3 part or something close to it. 3 bottle $39 250 Ml and you put a few ML's per gallon 2 of the components. Owe I had been just dosing some elements manually from Kent.
Lou Ekus
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Sorry...I forgot to put it in:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...S8kEag&usg=AFQjCNFDI-vowaPyVgIkGUzgpgnD20MECQ
2dawghouse
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Carlos, I may have to pick your brain now on the tropic marin balling system. I love using the AF pre-made system and it fits my system well, but I just upped my dosing to 265ml a day for all 3 parts...that's almost a $100 a month. I'm gonna have to start making my own (which AF has their 1,2,3 system parts for you to do) or CARX.
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