Feeding amino acids

[Mrw1936]

Anyone feed there tanks with things like redsea reef energy long term? Do amino acid vitamins ect. really have a positive impact on corals?

 

[K.C.]

There are literally thousands of threads here on this very subject.

Do a few searches and lots of reading.

Here's an article by Dana Riddle that'll give you a good start.

 

[Member No. 1]

I have been using Aquavitro Fuel with fantastic results.
Just be sure to follow the instructions to the letter. And don't fall into the "If a little is good, then more must be better" trap.

 

[Ron Reefman]

I didn't use any for years and things were going along just fine. I started using AA and other vitamins and after a year found very little if any difference (but I have always fed a VERY diverse mix of foods). I quit AA and vitamins for a year and again found no significant difference in health, growth or color in my sps and lps corals. I have had a very low cost supply of AA and vitamins for my tanks, so I'm using some again. But if I had to pay the going retail rates for AA and vitamins, there is no way I could justify paying that much for so little affect.

Not very scientific, just my 2 cents worth.