Red Sea ABC pack- feedback?

[Cliving1]

I was looking purchasing the Red Sea ABC calc, mag, alk 3 pack. Was wondering if anyone had any experience with using. Thanks.

 

[billdogg]

Can't say that I've ever used that product, but a quick google search for price tells me that ordering the dry stuff from BRS and mixing it yourself will save you a ton of cash.

 

[Cliving1]

Ah. Good point. Well, hopefully someone can chime in with their experience. If not I would appreciate other suggestion for dosing, I dont have much knowledge at all.

 

[billdogg]

Really, the BRS 2-part is about as easy as it gets IMO. If it's a small tank and/or there is minimal consumption of the Ca and Alk, then manual dosing can easily take care of it for you.

If it is a larger or more demanding system, then there are countless dosing pumps available. Some are easy to set up, some are written in engrish. Some are (almost) prohibitively expensive, others not so much.

I use a pair of BRS 1.1ml dosing pumps and digital lamp timers for both my DT and FT and find them very reliable and easy to adjust.

 

[tundra1000]

I am using Red Sea ABC and am happy with it. Dosing is really straightforward. That said my usage is pretty low and as it goes up I will jump to BRS for cost reasons.

 

[Cliving1]

Its pretty easy/straight forward? Noticed any coral improvement? Bill, its a 40 gallon IM, so small. I usually just do consistent water changes but want to get more involved