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minajaguar
04/19/2012, 06:12 AM
What about liquid additives ... like minerals or other like Anti phosphate ,anti nitrate ..... ???

IS there some additives i have to add from time to time ... or i hve not
( Fish only tank )

thegrun
04/19/2012, 07:22 AM
For a fish only tank it is unlikely you will need to add anything to the tank assuming you keep up with your water changes. In general, don't add anything you are not testing for.

Sugar Magnolia
04/19/2012, 07:37 AM
For a fish only tank it is unlikely you will need to add anything to the tank assuming you keep up with your water changes. In general, don't add anything you are not testing for.

Agreed. Routine water changes will be all that is needed.

Also, there's no need to make your text so large.

aleonn
04/19/2012, 11:19 AM
Water changes would take care of most things. You can also consider bio-pellets or vodka dosing for decreasing nitrates and phosphates. Those are a bit more advanced, and there are lots of threads in the search engine if you'd like to read up on those.

Randy Holmes-Farley
04/19/2012, 02:51 PM
This may help:

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 2: What Chemicals Must be Supplemented
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/rhf/index.php

and

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 4: What Chemicals May Detrimentally Accumulate
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/rhf/index.php

kingevil
04/19/2012, 03:05 PM
i use brightwell microbacter7. not sure if it's really doing anything, but it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.