looking for better color

[chris88]

I do not use a reactor with the above additives i mentioned.

[fishytime]

no reactor.....11 additives......

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by fishytime

no reactor.....11 additives......

Really Doug you dont drip Kalk or a cal reactor your tank is totally amazing man with you just doing additives

[spawn]

I dose amino, coral v, sponge power, extra, k balance & finally zeobak all w/o the reactor.

[amoreira]

0 phospates, 0 nitrates

Good skimmer, GFO, the best carbon & biopellets. Calcium reactor keeps the alk and ca levels very stable.

And I dose with aminos, sponge power, coral vitalizer and coral snow.

No doubt yer corals will turn brown if the nitrates level gets too high. Carbon will keep the water colourless so that you can get the most out of your lighting. My skimmer probably strips a lot of things my corals would otherwise feed on. I do dose with homegrown phyto (don't tell the cops). I do shut the skimmer off for a few hours every time I dose. I don't hav a clue how much my corals are up taking anything I dose.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

Really Doug you dont drip Kalk or a cal reactor your tank is totally amazing man with you just doing additives

Thanks Mike......I dosed the same 11 additives to V1 of the tank and ran a profilux dosing pump for Ca and DKH (dosed Mg manually).....

V2 is being dosed the same 11 Kz additives, but I havnt even tested the tank for anything since it crashed.....

heres the list

Coral Vitalizer
Amino Acid
Sponge Power
Kaliumiodid-flour
Eisen
Stylo-Pocci Glow
K-Balance
B-Balance
Xtra
Strontium
Coral Snow

also dose Kent's Phytomax and Zoomax

[ultreef]

No one mention anything about your lighting. Keep it basic. There are tanks out there with just the basic water change and they are still amazing.

If you have a standard 120 4x2x2, I think your 150w halides are a little on the weak side. And kelvin of the bulb makes a big difference in color.

[Navarchus]

can you place a picture?

if the tank is running good and you have colors but doll as you say, try to use amino acids.....i did it with brightwell and in 2 weeks got amazing results.