Coral a b and e question

Dave0331 · 07/02/2016, 05:21 PM

Hi I just started dosing Coral a b and e I know I'm missing v just haven't got the time to get it yet. Can I still dose a with out v? do I have to shut skimmer off to dose those 3 or do I keep it going. Also how good are they? I tried finding reviews but only brings me to online stores selling but have no reviews. So I actually don't know much about them other then my Los telling me it's a good product. I have a 125 reef tank mostly softies and maybe 5-6 Lps frags. Never dosed before just the regular mag cal and all dosing using a dossing pump.

dlai531 · 07/04/2016, 12:51 PM

Just ordered a b e v this morning and excited to try it out! Curious to hear some more feedback from other users as well

ClearwaterUK · 07/05/2016, 02:32 AM

I have been running with these products for 6 months, I have the best PE ever in my reef

Products used are

Pro Bio S Bacteria Culture
Pro Bio F Carbon Source
Coral A A Acids
Coral B Build ( Calcium Carbonate very small )
Coral E Energy (Lipids)
Coral V Vitality ( vitamins)

you should start at half dose for at least a week, as the corals adapt to the new food

my tank is mainly SPS and runs very clean, Nitrate is 0 on Salifert Po4 is 0.016 on ICP test

Dave0331 · 07/06/2016, 12:50 PM

Do you shut your skimmer off when you feed a b e v? how often do you feed them. Also do you feed anything else or just strictly those 4 things

ClearwaterUK · 07/06/2016, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave0331

Do you shut your skimmer off when you feed a b e v? how often do you feed them. Also do you feed anything else or just strictly those 4 things

Only these for the coral foods

my fish are fed mainly frozen food so the corals will get something

its not necessary to switch off the skimmer

dlai531 · 07/06/2016, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClearwaterUK

I have been running with these products for 6 months, I have the best PE ever in my reef

Products used are

Pro Bio S Bacteria Culture
Pro Bio F Carbon Source
Coral A A Acids
Coral B Build ( Calcium Carbonate very small )
Coral E Energy (Lipids)
Coral V Vitality ( vitamins)

you should start at half dose for at least a week, as the corals adapt to the new food

my tank is mainly SPS and runs very clean, Nitrate is 0 on Salifert Po4 is 0.016 on ICP test

Are you also running any zeolite or additional media? I want to start dosing NP Pro and Pro Bio S but noticed most people that do also run additional media for bacteria to grow in.

Didn't feel like re-doing my sump so was hoping to get away with just live rock and dose bacteria culture for nitrate and phos reduction.

ClearwaterUK · 07/07/2016, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlai531

Are you also running any zeolite or additional media? I want to start dosing NP Pro and Pro Bio S but noticed most people that do also run additional media for bacteria to grow in.

Didn't feel like re-doing my sump so was hoping to get away with just live rock and dose bacteria culture for nitrate and phos reduction.

You will get better results if you add Siporax or Zeolite as this create a home for the bacteria to grow, I found once to have the Po4 low and Nitrate low you can also stop GFO use

Dave0331 · 07/07/2016, 05:22 PM

At what point did you notice the supplements working?

ClearwaterUK · 07/08/2016, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave0331

At what point did you notice the supplements working?

about 3 weeks

07/02/2016, 05:21 PM	#1
Dave0331 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Wilbraham ma Posts: 95	Coral a b and e question Hi I just started dosing Coral a b and e I know I'm missing v just haven't got the time to get it yet. Can I still dose a with out v? do I have to shut skimmer off to dose those 3 or do I keep it going. Also how good are they? I tried finding reviews but only brings me to online stores selling but have no reviews. So I actually don't know much about them other then my Los telling me it's a good product. I have a 125 reef tank mostly softies and maybe 5-6 Lps frags. Never dosed before just the regular mag cal and all dosing using a dossing pump.

07/04/2016, 12:51 PM	#2
dlai531 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Redondo Beach Posts: 113	Just ordered a b e v this morning and excited to try it out! Curious to hear some more feedback from other users as well

07/05/2016, 02:32 AM	#3
ClearwaterUK Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 77	I have been running with these products for 6 months, I have the best PE ever in my reef Products used are Pro Bio S Bacteria Culture Pro Bio F Carbon Source Coral A A Acids Coral B Build ( Calcium Carbonate very small ) Coral E Energy (Lipids) Coral V Vitality ( vitamins) you should start at half dose for at least a week, as the corals adapt to the new food my tank is mainly SPS and runs very clean, Nitrate is 0 on Salifert Po4 is 0.016 on ICP test

07/06/2016, 12:50 PM	#4
Dave0331 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Wilbraham ma Posts: 95	Do you shut your skimmer off when you feed a b e v? how often do you feed them. Also do you feed anything else or just strictly those 4 things

07/07/2016, 05:22 PM	#8
Dave0331 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Wilbraham ma Posts: 95	At what point did you notice the supplements working?