for DIY solutions, from the way this post is going, seems the values on the table a little shy of real world
Table 1. Suggested starting daily doses of this supplement in different aquaria.
Tank Description: Suggested Starting Doses:
Recipe #1
Recipe #2
Fish-only with live rock 0.1 mL/gallon
0.2 mL/gallon
New tank, few corals 0.2 mL/gallon
0.4 mL/gallon
Low demand 0.3 mL/gallon
0.6 mL/gallon
Mixed tank 0.5 mL/gallon
1 mL/gallon
Heavy demand (SPS corals) 1 mL/gallon
2 mL/gallon
table cut from
here.