Thoughts on Acropower?

[codydemmel4]

So the recommendations on the bottle are 25ml per 25G per week "or as often as daily". Am I to assume that if I choose daily it would be 25ml per 25G divided by 7?

bringing this thread back to life as I just got a bottle of acropower.

how much are you guys dosing and what would you recommend dosing at the beginning per 25 gallon of water per day? Like 3ml per 25g a day or should I go lighter to start? My tank is a 180 gallon tank with around 30 different SPS frags

 

[Flexin5]

I dose at night after lights out. on about 95gals I do 5ml/day via doser. I've noticed a big difference in growth, when the bottle runs out things tend to slow down whereas when I have a full bottle I can notice new growth every 5-7 days. only thing is that it's a bit expensive at $40/bottle. once half of it is gone I re-fill the bottle with rodi just so that it lasts longer and it's more of an even distribution of it I find.

 

[mirkus]

I use acropower periodically and I have no idea if it works or not.


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[Myka]

I originally posted in this thread last December and I wasn't convinced of any results besides green cyano.

More recently I used AP for about 2 months straight dosing 5 mL after lights out every second evening. 73 gallons net.
When I first started I noticed a bit of green cyano in a lower flow area like I did the first time I used it. I stopped using it about 2 weeks ago and plan to start up again after a full month off. I'm experimenting to see if there are noticeable results. In my tank I don't think there is. I feed heavily though a homemade mash with lots of fish oil so my tank gets a lot of aminos that way.

 

[bradleyj]

I have been using it ever since I started this tank when they were all small frags.
Julian wanted me to use it from the beginning and see how it works for me. I would say it works very well. 28 months old now.

 

[mikluha]

Acropower increases level of organics in water (cuz it's composition of organic molecules, anyway). Which may (and will ) results in extra algae/cyano/etc if overused.

I used it for a while. When I got tired to pay $$ for bottle of water and switched to my own amino-acid mix:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=24229249&postcount=13

Saw the same kind of feeding response from corals when I "inject" aminomix.

In you run UNLS system, then adding amino-mix may syply provide extra food for coral. I'm almost positive if fish are given more food the result will be the same.

I used to dose it every day. Had reduce vodka dosing.
Now I dose it occasionally when I remember. SPS are better (colors, polyp extension), some of "almost dead" are coming back. However, it may be due to extra fish food (I feed now few times a day and I increased fish population), so in my opinion:

Acropower is good. However, it's not a magic bullet and won't help if something is wrong. It's organic and may increase organics in water, so it has to be used carefully.

 

[basser1]

I have been using it ever since I started this tank when they were all small frags.
Julian wanted me to use it from the beginning and see how it works for me. I would say it works very well. 28 months old now.

Absolutely stunning!!

 

[K.C.]

Julian wanted me to use it from the beginning and see how it works for me.

Nice tank but you're not special. Julian wants all of us to use it all of the time :rollface:

 

[jbvdhp]

nice tank but you're not special. Julian wants all of us to use it all of the time :rollface:

lol

 

[BBLINKS]

I have been using it ever since I started this tank when they were all small frags.
Julian wanted me to use it from the beginning and see how it works for me. I would say it works very well. 28 months old now.

Nicely grown out for 2 years, may I ask what else you dose besides acropower?

 

[wishntoboutside]

Your tank is looking great Bradley