mandarinfanatic
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seachem doesnt make outrageous claims. i am tired of snakeoil so ive gone back to seachem supplements and redsea supplements. alternating
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mandarinfanatic
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i think their best product is matrix. i was using biocubes and my tank got cyano and excessive algae. i moved over to matrix and my tank cleared up. and this with matrix in my first section of sump with a wavemaker to stop detris and filter wool in baffle between first and second compartment to catch detris
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MellowReefer
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Beautiful tank! I love your rockscape and your corals look really healthy and you have a nice variety. Love the purple firefish pair.
Which Matrix are we talking about? The granulated activated carbon which is excellent ,imo, is called Matrix. They also make a pourous rock like substance called Matrix for nitrate control which doesn't do much beyond providing extra surface area ,ime.
I think aluminum based products for PO4 export can be irritating to some corals if not rinsed well at a minimum.
I've used Cupramine. It's ok but confounding to test for levels compared to straight copper sulfate products.
Their mag ,calcium and alk tests are ok I've used them in the past but prefer Salifert for those tests for ease of use,and easier reading.
On the magnesium;thanks for the detailed information Jonathan, I did not check the labels just the on line descriptions.
I don't use Reef Advantage or the other commercial mag supplements and haven't for several years at least.I use generic mag chloride and mag sulfate ,kalk, baking soda, and calcium chloride in lieu of commercial mixes.
Personally, I won't use the Kent Tech M.even though I've used it in the past without trouble , given the discussions about a mystery impurity and the history of serious metal contamination on another product of theirs(Reef carbon).
Personally, I don't trust the Brightwell marketing in general.
Higher prices on salt mixes don't equate to higher quality ,imo.
Purigen is a nice product; I used it for years along with activated carbon; folks can and do have trouble with regenerating it and need to be careful with that process and avoid drying it out.
I think aluminum based products for PO4 export can be irritating to some corals if not rinsed well at a minimum.
I've used Cupramine. It's ok but confounding to test for levels compared to straight copper sulfate products.
Their mag ,calcium and alk tests are ok I've used them in the past but prefer Salifert for those tests for ease of use,and easier reading.
On the magnesium;thanks for the detailed information Jonathan, I did not check the labels just the on line descriptions.
I don't use Reef Advantage or the other commercial mag supplements and haven't for several years at least.I use generic mag chloride and mag sulfate ,kalk, baking soda, and calcium chloride in lieu of commercial mixes.
Personally, I won't use the Kent Tech M.even though I've used it in the past without trouble , given the discussions about a mystery impurity and the history of serious metal contamination on another product of theirs(Reef carbon).
Personally, I don't trust the Brightwell marketing in general.
Higher prices on salt mixes don't equate to higher quality ,imo.
Purigen is a nice product; I used it for years along with activated carbon; folks can and do have trouble with regenerating it and need to be careful with that process and avoid drying it out.
mandarinfanatic
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matrix media is the one i use. it doesnt deplete. need replacing. it is constant. the reason i use phosguard is the fact that it doesnt deplete kh like gfh and gfo. i dont use activated carbon at all unless i need to pull something from my water
it depletes minor trace elements which i dont like happening. i dont believe in exclusivity for one brand but seachem doesnt overpromise like some of the latest products on the market. the main thing about the matrix media is that it doesnt need to be babysat like solid carbon dosing. it just self regulates and gets on with the job.
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it depletes minor trace elements which i dont like happening. i dont believe in exclusivity for one brand but seachem doesnt overpromise like some of the latest products on the market. the main thing about the matrix media is that it doesnt need to be babysat like solid carbon dosing. it just self regulates and gets on with the job.
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mandarinfanatic
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brightwells products overlap to the point of confusion. if chris brightwell made a set of products that meshed better he would have less confusion regarding his products
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KCombs
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Well at any rate I'd rate SeaChem above "Tropic Marin", "Marc Weiss" and "Doc WellFish" :worried:
but actually I've been buying some of SeaChems stuff for a long time:
Reef Plus: probably/maybe simple B1 with "multi-vitamins", I dunno, but it does appear to anecdotally perk up softies....one can never be certain, but I still buy it
Reef Complete: I'd use it for simpler setups, maybe not so much as a sole sumplement with SPS and Clam dominated tanks
Prime: is a excellent product; although personally I usually buy thiosulphate crystals for $5/lb and treat over a gazzilion gallons for five bucks
Renew: mixed opinion...
Purigen: seems to work
Cuprisorb: works but to forever to remove all the copper from my tank, could just be a limitation of removing copper from substrate, I dunno
but actually I've been buying some of SeaChems stuff for a long time:
Reef Plus: probably/maybe simple B1 with "multi-vitamins", I dunno, but it does appear to anecdotally perk up softies....one can never be certain, but I still buy it
Reef Complete: I'd use it for simpler setups, maybe not so much as a sole sumplement with SPS and Clam dominated tanks
Prime: is a excellent product; although personally I usually buy thiosulphate crystals for $5/lb and treat over a gazzilion gallons for five bucks
Renew: mixed opinion...
Purigen: seems to work
Cuprisorb: works but to forever to remove all the copper from my tank, could just be a limitation of removing copper from substrate, I dunno
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