kainic
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Neither do I after 3 doses at 1/3 the recommended dose.
Bülent, are you asking due to a bad experience with it?
Tropic Marin Reef Actif
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Bülent, are you asking due to a bad experience with it?
DiscusHeckel
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Hi everyone,
I have just posted some FAQs about Reef Actif in my tank thread. I think answers provided by Herr Balling are very useful:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=25197508&postcount=1168
I have just posted some FAQs about Reef Actif in my tank thread. I think answers provided by Herr Balling are very useful:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=25197508&postcount=1168
I started using this on my frag tank to see if it had any effect on nutrients and coral health. As everyone else has mentioned, lots of polyp extension right after dosing, and I think more polyp extension days following. I am only using a 1/4 of a teaspoon full every 3 days.
I noticed other people mentioning markings on the spoon ... is their a spoon in the container? I am using my own as I did not see one.
Also I had to order it through Amazon, not easily found in Canada, and the item that arrived just before the end of August has a best before date of 8/17. Anyone know if this stuff actually goes bad?
I have to find a better local source for this.
Dennis
I noticed other people mentioning markings on the spoon ... is their a spoon in the container? I am using my own as I did not see one.
Also I had to order it through Amazon, not easily found in Canada, and the item that arrived just before the end of August has a best before date of 8/17. Anyone know if this stuff actually goes bad?
I have to find a better local source for this.
Dennis
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codydemmel4
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any updates from people using this?
I'm probably at about 6 weeks of dosing half the recommended dose (1/4 spoon 3x a week on my 180 gallon). Last week I experienced a growth spurt in my tank. I had my calcium reactor tuned to maintain my kh at about 7 when overnight it dropped to 6.1. I've since been tuning my calcium reactor and finally achieved stable kh again. I estimate I doubled the flow rate and bubble count to achieve the new equilibrium point. I have noticed colours in my SPS improve over the past 3 months. Most of my SPS are wild colonies and these tend to brown out when making the trip from the LFS to my tank. There's still lots of room for more improvement, but I think that there's barely any brown left in my tank.
There have been no changes to husbandry and I dose nothing but bottled bacteria and TM products (A-, K+, Bacto Balance, Reef Actif and Reef Mud Vital). I use Fauna Marin salt but will switch to TM Bio Activ salt once my last 2 pails of FM salt finish.
There have been no changes to husbandry and I dose nothing but bottled bacteria and TM products (A-, K+, Bacto Balance, Reef Actif and Reef Mud Vital). I use Fauna Marin salt but will switch to TM Bio Activ salt once my last 2 pails of FM salt finish.
kainic
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I'm in my 6th week, dosing half the recommended dose (1/2 spoon) and I've seen an increase in my corals growth and polyp extension. No change in nitrates nor glass cleaning frequency.
I think it's a product that doesn't impact your reef in a way you would say "WOW" but it definetely has an impact on the general health of my tank.
I think it's a product that doesn't impact your reef in a way you would say "WOW" but it definetely has an impact on the general health of my tank.
codydemmel4
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I am thinking about starting this this week. I have had it for awhile but have not used it yet.
Do you guys think it is best to just dose half the amount once a week or split it up more and do like 1/4 twice a week?
Do you guys think it is best to just dose half the amount once a week or split it up more and do like 1/4 twice a week?
After 2 months of dosing this at half strength, I am going to increase it to the full recommended weekly dose but divided over 3 times per week. Let's see if it brings any noticeable changes to my tank.
So far I like the direction my tank is headed but I can't attribute it to this product yet since I dose other TM products. I won't be changing any of my other product dosing amounts this time so let's see how it goes.
So far I like the direction my tank is headed but I can't attribute it to this product yet since I dose other TM products. I won't be changing any of my other product dosing amounts this time so let's see how it goes.
codydemmel4
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I look forward to your results.
Do you mix it in with food or anything when you are dosing it into the tank or do you just mix it in with water when dosing?
Also what time of the day are you dosing?
Anyone else that is dosing it, how and when are you dosing too?
NaturalReef
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I have been using both bio actif salt and reef actif Between water changes and notice increased color,polyp extension, extremely clear water without using granular carbon. Love the direction my tank is moving in.
codydemmel4
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any updates on this?
codydemmel4
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how do you like it and how much are you dosing currently?
codydemmel4
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right now I am using NoPox and also prodibio bioptim.
Is Reef Actif similar to one of these? I am fine with stopping the bioptim as I have not seen any noticeable differences in my tank while using it and I am almost out of it.
Would I be fine to use reef actif along with NOPOX? I am only gosing 6ml a day of NoPox in my 180 gallon dt
Is Reef Actif similar to one of these? I am fine with stopping the bioptim as I have not seen any noticeable differences in my tank while using it and I am almost out of it.
Would I be fine to use reef actif along with NOPOX? I am only gosing 6ml a day of NoPox in my 180 gallon dt
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