Reef and Coral Nutrition with ATS

[mikepao13]

As the above subect...

what do you use / dose in your tanks for this?
Does the ATS play any significant role on this?

[rahjelli]

I just pickle lime my top off water and dose kent essential elements in the recommended dosage once every month or so, I don't do water changes

[SantaMonica]

Algea grows and releases baby copepods, which feed a lot of the corals you want to keep. Also, algae releases proteins, carbohydrates, and amino acids, which all corals eat in the form of absorbed DOC from the water.

[Rumpy Pumpy]

I'm a newbie to reefing so feel free to take no notice of me but, I'm dosing Seachem Reef Builder (alk), Reef Complete (calcium & magnesium) & Reef Plus (everything else)

I'll probably drop the Complete and Builder when it's finished and use Kalkwasser instead plus a magnesium supplement.

My system seems to eat alk and goes through a fair bit of calcium too.

[Gigaah]

Santimonica can you elaborate on
Also, algae releases proteins, carbohydrates, and amino acids, which all corals eat in the form of absorbed DOC from the water.

[SantaMonica]

Not sure of what else to say.... algae produces pods and DOC, which is what corals eat.

[mikepao13]

Even if the algae its not the propper green turf one?
My screen is keep growing brown stuff and still some diatoms spikes in the tank with. I bought recently a Euphillia (torch) and a GBTA. Thats why i made the question in the biginning.

Are there any ATS sucesfull reefers in the forum that use any additives to their systems?

[SantaMonica]

All algae.

[sklywag]

I'm too cheap to buy additives. I have some things but don't dose with any of them. I'll add some once in a while but that's far and in between. I don't have all the essential test kits to monitor what I have so no steady adding of any of them.
I swear my reef is run on luck.

[mikepao13]

Noted. Feeding part is clear. What about trace elements.

Not even calcium? Do you dose any? Or the scrubber keep it to the required levels?

None of you is using a calcium reactor?

[rahjelli]

once you calcium and alk are at the right levels just use pickling lime powder in your top off water to keep them there, no calcium reactor needed

[mikepao13]

What do you mean pickling lime powder?

My top off comes directly from the R/O unit in the kitchen and is controlled by a solinoid valve. Its not an option adding anything in the top off i think. I already own a calcium reactor. Is there any othe option for calcium?
Liquid or similar type?

[mikepao13]

:?: :?: :?: :?: :?:

[Gigaah]

pickling lime or Kalkwasser is a common way to control PH and calcium

[SantaMonica]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.php