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05/16/2016, 08:24 AM | #1 |
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Reef Salt vs Probiotic Reef Salt
I'm coming up to the end of the first bucket of Probiotic Reef Salt. A friend gave me a bucket of Reef Salt as he doesn't like the low alkalinity for his LPS reef. Is there anything I can dose to help make up for what is missing in the Reef Salt compared to the Probiotic Reef Salt?
I am currently using (80 gallons net): Pro Bio S - 3 drops per night Coral V - 2 drops per night Components 1+2+3+ Coral E - 2 drops every second night AcroPower - 5 mL every second night 2L Siporax No Zeolites, no GFO Carbon in a bag (150 mL changed every 4 weeks) I'm am not using NP Pro as my nutrients are low. NO3 0.5 ppm PO4 3 ppb, 0.009 ppm
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05/16/2016, 08:40 AM | #2 |
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Mindy,
With the Probiotic Reef Salt containing bacteria, I would imagine that you could increase your Pro Bio S by a drop for a couple of days after water change. You could try the Bio S product, but I think you would be fine with just a slight increase in Pro Bio S. This is the only adjustment I would make, and simply observe from there. I would start with a small batch of saltwater change, maybe see how the corals respond. Cheers
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05/16/2016, 08:44 AM | #3 |
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Thanks Perry. I thought the Probiotic Reef Salt also has extra vitamins in it? Isn't it the degradation of the vitamins (and to a lesser extent, the bacteria) that is the reason for not storing the Probiotic salt? I was thinking maybe I should up the Coral V. I was thinking to experiment with increasing the Coral E & V to 3 drops anyway...
Also, I'm going to mix the last bit of Probiotic salt with the Reef Salt. I should get 2 waterchanges out of the mix.
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05/16/2016, 09:18 AM | #4 | |
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Cheers!
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