Dosing

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  1. MajesticCoral

    MajesticCoral Fire Worm

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    What exactly is dozing and how should it be done

    For instance I have a 46G bfa it will have some fish but will be primarily stocked with corals

    So what kind of Rosing scedual would be ideal and what would I dose with.
     
    MajesticCoral, Oct 11, 2011
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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    What kind of corals? For instance, if you grow softies and zoanthids, you won't really need to dose anything. On the other hand, if you are growing LPS and SPS stoney corals, then you might need to dose Calcium, Alkalinity, and Magnesium.
     
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  3. MajesticCoral

    MajesticCoral Fire Worm

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    Oh alright,I want to grow polyps The soft kind
     
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  4. billielewis3

    billielewis3 Gigas Clam

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    i put a table spoon of pickle and lime powder in my 5 gallon ATO bucket, but then again, i really dont know what im doing :)
     
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  5. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Then do a partial waterchange once your nitrates get to 15~20. The salt mix will replenish any elements that have been used up by your corals.
     
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  6. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    you shouldnt be doing this unless your testing levels, your tank will be better off without dosing then it would be dosing blindly IMO.
    cant test for it= dont dose for it.
     
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  7. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    +1 to this. You shouldn't put anything in your tank that you can't test for.

    And for soft corals you don't need to dose anything.

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    insanespain, Oct 14, 2011
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