I will provide another update once I actually start this test.AQUANATURE PURPLE CORALLINE GRO is a Marine buffer supplement with trace elements that promote Coralline Algae. I will provide another update once I actually start this test. Liqui-Mud( Reef Moonshiners formula-Antimony, Beryllium, Bismuth, Cerium, Cesium, Copper, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Gadolinium, Gallium, Germanium, Gold, Hafnium, Holmium, Indium, Iridium, Lutetium, Neodymium, Niobium, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Praseodymium, Rhenium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Samarium, Scandium, Selenium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Terbium, Thulium, Thorium, Tungsten, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zirconium).But if not, at least I will have some good data that I can use to make my decision regarding dosing trace elements moving forward. It is my hope that all the elements will have about the same levels for all 4 tests. I will then let my AWC system change out ~2gal per day for 20 days and once all the water is almost exhausted, I will send off 2 more ICP tests and compare the results. Since one company had concerns about some of the elements settling out of the water column, I will keep a powerhead going in the reservoir at all times(I normally shut it off after all my salt is mixed). I will then send off 2 ICP tests( Triton and Fauna Marin) about an hour or so after I have dosed all the trace elements. So my plan is to buy all the daily recommended elements from the reef moonshiners method and dose them at a rate of 20x my suggest daily dose(since it take ~20 days to exhaust my reservoir) to my AWC NSW reservoir. Since all the feedback I have received from multiple vendors/people suggest that the only downside is the elements might not be available by the time the NSW reaches my DT(either by oxidation or become less bioavailable.) So basically the only downside is I may be wasting some money on elements that aren't actually doing anything. Well I kind of let this project go to the wayside but I will provide an update for my current plan. Based on the above table, is there a way to calculate how much "X" ml of supplement will raise those levels? I am wanting to get a ballpark of how much these elements should be when I dose and then compare to the ICP's when I get them back. I do have one question that you might be able to answer. I think I can see this with the ICP tests, send off one when I make new salt water and dose these supplements and then send off another after ~20 days have passed and the reservoir is almost Holmes-Farley , I will still need to see if these elements will oxidize or not in my reservoir, because if they oxidize before they get to my tank water, this will not help me at all. For elements that are not in this mixture, I will make 1 time corrections(either with DIY or premade elements) based on ICP analysis. My new thought process is to add Seachem reef trace and seachem Iodide to my AWC reservoir, I need to see if these would be compatible though first. I have compiled a list of DIY recipes for the elements I am wanting to dose, but I do not feel comfortable mixing them in my AWC reservoir due to not knowing what is compatible. So I would assume these are compatible based on what compounds are used to make the specific elements. I know you have stated before that you had not seen any benefit from dosing Iodine but I think I would like to try it with the minimal cost of the seachem iodide and the ease of adding it to my AWC reservoir, if possible. However, I would probably cut that down by 50-75%(45-65ml) to be on the safe side and not overdose.Īnother option is to buy each element in which my ICP recommends I dose, normally in the past I have been low on Iodine, Molybdenum, Vanadium, Zinc, Manganese. So, they suggest 4.5ml/day which would be 90ml of each added to the reservoir each time I made new salt water. So I could add all of those to the reservoir based on Red Sea's recommendations. I have sporadically dosed Red Sea ABCD trace elements based on ICP test results. Can I add trace element supplements to my Auto Water Change(AWC) new salt reservoir without any ill effects? Will the ultra concentrated new salt water have any compatibility issue or will the trace elements oxidize before the water can be changed out?ĪWC NSW reservoir: 44 gallon brute, assume it holds ~40 gallons of water
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