ESV Transition Elements
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Vinny Kreyling
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Frank,
I have a pink Goniopora that stayed the same for 4 years.
With this product it has started growing.
Potassium I have no idea but there are 2 versions, one for nitrates over 5 & 1 for under 5.
I have a pink Goniopora that stayed the same for 4 years.
With this product it has started growing.
Potassium I have no idea but there are 2 versions, one for nitrates over 5 & 1 for under 5.
Vinn....are you referring to the regular and the plus versions?
Vinny Kreyling
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Yes, used orange label till trates dropped, now I use the yellow label.
MIKE NY
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Frank I've only been using it a couple of weeks and don't really notice any change except some cyno which I can't say if that's the cause. I'm carbon dosing so I'm using the regular.
I would worry to much about potassium unless you r tank is heavily populated with SPS. I've been dosing potassium, strontium, iodine and although the TE has potassium in it I don't think it's much because it hasn't effect the amount I have to daily dose.
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I would worry to much about potassium unless you r tank is heavily populated with SPS. I've been dosing potassium, strontium, iodine and although the TE has potassium in it I don't think it's much because it hasn't effect the amount I have to daily dose.
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Hey Mike......I currently don't dose any additives.....I do have a calc reactor and dose vinegar every day (carbon dosing). I was just curious about the potassium...so I will be testing that soon. How much potassium do you dose daily and what product are you using? What levels are you trying to maintain? (approximately 420ppm or higher?)
I purchased the Salifert Potassium test kit and had a reading of 360ppm....I didn't test the Reef Crystals (salt mix for water changes) to see what those levels are. I purchased the brightwell Potassium-P and mixed up a solution...added about 8 ounces dripped slowly to my sump and the next day tested again....370ppm. So...I am going to repeat (only increasing by a max of 10ppm per day) until I hit 400ppm. Then I'll try to establish how much to dose daily/weekly to maintain that level....after I see how Potassium is effected from a water change (6% weekly/approximately 18 gallons).
Vinny Kreyling
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Dosing @ once requires doing it within a few hrs. of the lights coming on.
That's how I do it now but just got a single doser to do it for me when not around.
That's how I do it now but just got a single doser to do it for me when not around.
Vin,
for my total water volume (320 gallons) it's only 8ml for the first week....so I just dumped it into the sump during the peak photo period. I guess if I were to dose it I could either dilute it in RODI and drip OR get another pump for my litermeter III and dose it directly from the gallon container.
Mike,
I'm using Brightwell Aquatics Potassion-P - Powdered Potassium Solution.....I drip this from my pre-made solution into the sump usually at night. I haven't noticed a change yet either. I'm reading about 380ppm currently and trying to get this up to 400, (I started at 360ppm). Time will tell regarding any benefits.....
Frank
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