Do I need to dose with anything?

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  1. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

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    I have some Green Star Polyps, some yellow polyps and some button polyps.. do I need to dose with anything? They all look very healthy. I do monthly 20% water changes with Instant Ocean(the original stuff)
     
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  2. arentspowell

    arentspowell Skunk Shrimp

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    They dont need to be dosed like sps or anything but when I had softies I just used aminos and things like that to help color. They are not going to use up the calcium like other corals.
     
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    Probably not, but I will say IO is not that great for a reef tank. It's low in Mg, so if anything I'd check out your Mg level in the tank, and dose it up to where it should be.
     
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  4. ReefBruh

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    I use vitamin C pills and my GSP, neon GSP, and zoas have shown alot of health and size.
     
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  5. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

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    Oh cool. I am just looking to get them to grow and spread faster
     
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  6. ReefBruh

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    It might work for you if you get the vitamin c or look at dosing products with it in there.
     
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  7. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    If it working, why change it?

    Growing and healthy says it all to me. Believe me sometimes no change is the best choice.
     
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  8. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Very good point Coralline. +1
     
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  9. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

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    i like the sound of that!
     
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  10. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    to a point... sometimes, like you say.

    i had a set of red blasto's that were growing fine... but one day, after watching a set of green blasto's growing much faster, I decided to move the red ones.

    it is now working better. And better is the why, eh ;)
     
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