Dosing Traces - Why & How

In this video I discuss why and how I dose minor and trace elements to my reef tanks.

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[residentevilful]

Mixing variety of traces can probably react with each other, rendering certain traces useless and few causing toxic byproducts. Thoughts?

[Matt-ttjj]

Keith, will you post what you mix together in your personal all in one formula? And possibly how you go about it more in depth.

Thanks

[MrShishi]

I have my formula and sticking with it. Dosing lugols and iron weekly, SR and MG as needed and doing 30% waterchange every 3 months to balance out the others. Dont see much of a difference after doing waterchanges which is what i want

[TheVareny]

I like your videos thank you so much 😊

[adamcrisp]

Hi Keith Do you have to worry about certain elements reacting with each other I.e. positive and negatives? Just mindful company's like TM split elements (A & K supplements) to stop any reaction.

[deanfielding]

That’s a really interesting video.
I’ve just got my latest set of ICP analysis back from Triton. My corals seem super healthy and are growing fast, I do however seem to have come across a fundamental flaw with trace element’s supplementing from ICP tests. It’s a bit too much EO explain here, but basically comes down to salinity. I don’t think any Triton ICP results adjust for calculated salinity.

Basically if my salinity is low, Triton will recommend that I add lots of trace elements, when infact all I need to do is increase my salinity.

I’m definitely going to check out Reef Labs to see if they calibrate/overcome this issue. If they don’t I need to figure it out myself. It’s made me realise that if I get a recommendation to add trace elements it might just mean my salinity is low!
I’m going to do more research but I have strong evidence that this is the case.

[amoore]

How are you dosing and testing for fluoride? Reeflabs doesn’t test for Flouride on their ICP.

[MACNTOSFAM]

hmm. almost the same as reef moonshiners method. i may look into this one as well

[tomg]

Did it really change something for you? Because all was already great?

[hoandinh]

Wish they pick better names for their line of products. Names are so confusing and hard to remember.