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07/26/2014, 10:58 PM | #251 |
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ok thanks for your replys i have about 650 gallons im dosing the pro range i have doubts i can hit low no3 with just biodigest and biotim not sure if i should adda little bio pellets or what to do im hovering around 20 n03 i have akot of fish and about 3oo lbs of rock
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07/27/2014, 06:44 AM | #252 |
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I will say this reef booster, dose at night. My lord does it have a low tidal smell. :-/
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07/27/2014, 06:57 AM | #253 |
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Yes reefbooster is super concintrated liquid of I really don't no what. But it does work very well and I use one vial every 15 days
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07/27/2014, 01:15 PM | #254 |
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I'm going to do vodka like originally planed ... I started feeding more and po4 went up to 0.07 so hopefully no3 will start to come down now as well
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07/27/2014, 07:37 PM | #255 |
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The vodka works well but keep in mind it's only one source of carbon dosing.
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07/28/2014, 04:51 PM | #256 |
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Only one is enough though right? I can add vinegar also tonight through my doser
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07/30/2014, 06:47 AM | #257 |
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Dumb question that I hope someone can help. I have 500 gallon total water volume. I have about a year supply of Biodigest Pro and Boptim Pro. I would like to do the drip and dose to dose daily instead of every 2 weeks, but the year supply is just the regular version vials. Is there anyway I can get the Dose'n Drop kit and reuse the Dose'n Drop "vials" that come with it and then just refill them every week by emptying my vials into the Dose'n Drop 2 vials?
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Thanks. Yeah, that's what I was going to get.
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i have about 600 total gallons and a pretty large life stock.. I am on top of my tank, sps is growing, but not thriving.. I dose 30 ml of vinegar (i know it seems like nothing but i had a bad experience dosing more)
I run a little gfo and change water weekly... I would like to use the biogest from this kit... Is that all i really need? I feed once a day, maybe half a sheet or less of nori and half a cube of rinsed mysis.. I have at least 7 tangs that are monsters, so I cant cut back on feeding too much. my nitrates are hard to tell w the ati kit. but i can tell some of my sps are not happy, i really dont think mine will ever be ulns, but I do plan on overloading the fuge w a lot more live rock,, I am seeing more and more sponges and growth in the cryptic zone.. I guess what Im getting at is which prodibio products would be best for my tank, and I really cant see my tank getting too clean? I change about 80 gallons of water a week.... Thanks guys!
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11/10/2014, 01:30 AM | #262 |
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Biodigest and biotim together
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Hello,
Why would one dose biodigest to an established aquarium? Isn't the main purpose of this product to build up the biological filter in the rock and sand to process fish waste in the aquarium? And therefore if an aquarium is established (say one year or more), what is the benefit? A bit more insight into this would be appreciated. Thanks!
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To keep the level of bacteria at optimum, this is no different than any other ULNS but much easier to dose.
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This may help a lot of people, its a post I did on our other sponsored forum a while back
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Prodibio makes ULNS simple. The benefit of optimizing the bacteria count in your tank (the benefit of ULNS) is that you will not have nitrate or PO4 issues. If you have a tank struggling with the above readings then Prodibio will bring them down in a controlled and natural manner without risk of shocking your tank that vodka dosing can do if not done correctly, also Vodka is not a bacteria its the carbon source but only one part of the food chain (sugar)
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Its a balance you need to reduce the bad nutrients (absolute zero PO4) with a background level of Nitrate (this is what they refer to in regards to increasing nutrients)
You do not want to have any PO4 as this stops coral growth as it blocks the uptake of Calcium carbonate and also stops colouration. When you have achieved low nutrients you then add the correct foods to your corals such as the right blend of amino acids, these can be found in reef booster, you can also add other brands of coral foods into the mix as you wish. Its about replacing bad nutrients with good nutrients (food source)
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Interesting stuff.
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1. Your skimmer is taking them out, so if they are taking up the NO3 and PO4, then it's a good nutrient export method, so artificialy having more bacteria is good. Carbon dosing at the same time magnifies this effect. 2. No concrete science, but bacteria seem to be food of some part of the food chain of coral, if not food themselves. 3. Bacteria can out compete algea for the extra nutrients the fish and coral don't eat, but they have to already be in big numbers, and if you have a skimmer, see number one. 4. Intentionally adding known "good" strains (non-pathogenic) is a good way to prevent bad strains from starting to grow and cause problems. Could also say this would help with keeping down fungal strains too, for the same reason, out competing. I dose biodigest, bioptim, microbe lift special blend and vinegar. Working pretty well so far. Good luck!
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I have been using this set up for over 6 months and i see a difference but i am never happy and may start exploring the Triton method
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