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[Anirban]

Hi Anirban,

I have stupid questions:

1. You mentioned "vitamin" but which product of AF is vitamin?
2. Also according to the manual, it only mention of keeping Pro Bio S in refrigerator after open but didn't mention anything else. Could you please clarify?

I also figure out a way to keep most of the vitamin in refrigerator by only keep a small portion of it at my doser enough to last for like a week. Then use the bottle from refrigerator to refill the one in my doser weekly. Would this work?

Thanks,

AF V is AF vitamin. They changed those names. B is build, A is amino and E is energy. So together they are ABEV.
Vitamin and amino are heat sensitive things. If you want to keep them active and working its better to refrigerate them. In presence of higher temperature they slow loose their activity and degrade.
If you can use small portion for the doser and refill it weekly then it possibly should work without issue.

 

[cwschoon]

Good evening Anirban,
I have a 120 mixed reef...lots of rock, with fish and softies. I have a decent skimmer in my sump and 3 Brightwell Aquatics Xport NO3 dimpled bricks in the sump as well.
To reduce nutrients-nitrate and phosphate-which products should I purchase? I have been using Pro Bio F for about a week. Will this product on its own, reduce NO3 and PO?
Thanks.

 

[Anirban]

Good evening Anirban,
I have a 120 mixed reef...lots of rock, with fish and softies. I have a decent skimmer in my sump and 3 Brightwell Aquatics Xport NO3 dimpled bricks in the sump as well.
To reduce nutrients-nitrate and phosphate-which products should I purchase? I have been using Pro Bio F for about a week. Will this product on its own, reduce NO3 and PO?
Thanks.

Hi,

What is your current NO3 and PO4 readings?
For large tank such as yours Pro bio S and NP pro is recommended but it needs some time. AF also sell a product called Life bio Fill which is bacteria seeded substrate and can immediately start reducing NO3 and PO4. You can use any of them or both if needed. Pro bio F is more useful for small nano tanks but you can still use it alternatively with these.
Thanks

 

[cwschoon]

Thank you for your response! I run GFO and Phosban, so PO4 is not so much an issue as nitrates, which I have a hard time keeping below 40ppm. It's a relatively new tank-6 months-so things are still settling in.
It was my thought that the Pro Bio F, in conjunction with the Xport bricks and the large amount of rock, would facilitate the bacteria to reduce my nitrates. I have no algae issues and the tank looks great but my nitrate level is unacceptable to me. I will look into your recommendations and thanks again.

 

[cwschoon]

One more question Anirban,
Any issues using AF products with my Brightwell Aquatics Xport NO3 brick? They are doped with sulphur.
Thanks again.

 

[Anirban]

One more question Anirban,
Any issues using AF products with my Brightwell Aquatics Xport NO3 brick? They are doped with sulphur.
Thanks again.

There should not be any issue but you can use siporax alternatively and stack them in your sump. They work quite well once established with bacterial colonies.
AF is a bacterial driven system and your system is quite new. So, it will take few months to establish the bacterial colonies and reduce the NO3 load. In the mean time try to feed less if possible so the NO3 level don't go all out.

 

[cwschoon]

Thank you for your reply.

 

[bemofunny]

Hi Anirban,

My expensive doser the software could not dose every other day. Can you believe that??? Is it possible I could dose 1/2 dose on everyday for ABVE?

Thanks,


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[Anirban]

Hi Anirban,

My expensive doser the software could not dose every other day. Can you believe that??? Is it possible I could dose 1/2 dose on everyday for ABVE?

Thanks,


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Hey, if I remember correctly you have a core 5th doser. It can dose on alternate days. Open the doser software and then go to advanced dose. There you can programme which days of week you want the pumps to dose. :lol2:

 

[bemofunny]

not with the latest software on Android. They said they are updating it soon to include that feature.

 

[Anirban]

not with the latest software on Android. They said they are updating it soon to include that feature.

Ohh man .......I hate Pacific sun for these silly issues. Outstanding products with such a poor software support. Thats why I stop using the doser. In that case I will say you can try 1/2 or 1/3 dose to start with but keep an close eye on the progress.

 

[bemofunny]

yeah I know, I have this product for 3 months now and still, couldn't use it. First, the sw is so buggy and hard to use. Crashing constantly lol. Then finally they actually implemented a good number of suggestions to improve the product tremendously from UX perspective. But the latest software lacking the Stirrer and simple custom dosing like every other day. Which is what I really need to dose AquaForest ABVE. Oh well, I have been waiting, I will be patiently waiting some more .

 

[remi010]

Hello, As soon as the bottles of Triton are on, I switch to AquaForest. I have made a schedule how to start. Is this correct or should I do it differently?
I replace the triton for AF 123, start with pro bio s and np pro to get ulns.
Once it's ulns I start with half doses with abev.
Is this right?

Is it necessary to use a reactor with phosphate minus and zeomix? Or can you stay ulns with np pro as well?

Thanx!!!


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[Anirban]

Hello, As soon as the bottles of Triton are on, I switch to AquaForest. I have made a schedule how to start. Is this correct or should I do it differently?
I replace the triton for AF 123, start with pro bio s and np pro to get ulns.
Once it's ulns I start with half doses with abev.
Is this right?

Is it necessary to use a reactor with phosphate minus and zeomix? Or can you stay ulns with np pro as well?

Thanx!!!


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I already answered it..:lol2:

 

[bemofunny]

Hi Anirban,

Can't find the dosing instruction for NP Pro 2000 ml. Could you please give me some advice on this?

Thanks!

 

[Anirban]

Hi Anirban,

Can't find the dosing instruction for NP Pro 2000 ml. Could you please give me some advice on this?

Thanks!

Hi for the 2000ml version you need to dose 5 ml per 27G or 100L.

 

[bemofunny]

Thank you Anirban for your quick support. My friend also gave me 2000ml containers of Component A,B,C. Could I use that if I am using Component 1+2+3?


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[Anirban]

Thank you Anirban for your quick support. My friend also gave me 2000ml containers of Component A,B,C. Could I use that if I am using Component 1+2+3?


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You can not use them together as they contain similar elements but once you are done with component 123 then you can start component abc.

 

[bemofunny]

Hi Anirban,

Thanks for your reply. Another question that I got confused with others too that I am dosing Pro Bio S. My understanding is that these are bacterias. I do have media in my sump like MarinePure BioMedia which bacterias suppose to grow on. So why is that I continue to dose Pro Bio S everyday? I understand that NP Pro is food source so that I dose everyday but why Pro Bio S?

Thanks!

 

[Anirban]

You are right. The only reason to do so is some bacteria are removed by skimming and dosing replenish it back. But the bacteria also multiply so you can skip the daily dosing once you have a mature colony of bacteria and they are performing well for you. But till then try to dose regularly.