You need to use all of those supplements and 25 more every
day or your reef tank just won't survive. hehehehe

I have experimented with all kinds of stuff in my reef
tanks, but the only supplement that I regularly use is
lime water.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Steve wrote on 8/25/2006 1:23 PM:
I read this firum at least twice a day and find it to be very
helpful......but there is one topic I have yet to see addressed: the use of
SUPPLEMENTS.

About 18 months ago I purchased a fully stocked 24 Nano which I later
changed to a 40 reef. I also have a 72 FOWLR. When I bought the nano I was
given a large quantity of various supplements which I use on a fairly
regular basis (about weekly) in the reef tank. However, I've begun to wonder
if there are simply too many (although the tank is doing great). I've also
begun to use all of them at one time rather than dosing on a rotating daily
basis. The ones I use a

All in One (Salifert)
Coraline Aminoacids (Salifert)
Coral Grower (Salifert)
Natural Iodine (Salifert) (every 2-3 weeks)
Liquid Calcium (Kent Marine)
Trace Hard (Salifert)
Trace Soft (Salifert)
Iron (Kent Marine)
Coral Vite (Kent Marine)
Coralline Aminoacids (Salifert)
Strontium & Molybdenum (Kent Marine)

I do 20% water changes about every two weeks (Instant Ocean w/ RO water).
The reef is doing very well and has a mix of hard & soft corals, dusters,
tube aneomones, crabs and snails. I have live rock, live sand, a refugium
and a skimmer.

Am I wasting my money by using all of these and is there a simpler regimine
that I should use? Also, is there any need to use any of them in the FOWLR
tank?

Thanks for the help.....

Steve