Potassium Poll

[Cranky When Wet]

I dose Potassium to maintain 400-450 ppm after weekly waterchanges and use Elos test kits.

I prepare a cocktail of Potassium, Calcium, Strontium and Magnesium mixed into Ultimate Snow (all additives and transporter, Ultimate Snow, are made by Reef Pure). Oh heck, I also dose Zeovit Coral Vitalizer but only when some parameters are lower. I'm not completely clear on exactly what is vitalizing my corals but it works for me.

One of the first things I was told about SW care is that Potassium is the second-most important factor, right behind Salinity.

After decades of FW tanks and a myriad of fish, I started up two reef nano's just over a year ago. One nano is very small at 6.5gals (Aussie LPS) and has protein skimmer and the other is 8gals without skimmer with only Zoa's and star polyps.) Having a sense for reading what the critters are telling me really helped. In retrospect, I took the more challenging route with these small tanks however; I'm currently working on a 70gal build that should be much easier to maintain LOL! Yup, I did it totally backwards!

Without dosing my level was around 250ppm. All my corals extend more, have better color, feed readily and grow better with dosing. I'm no expert, but this is what I'm seeing here.


Bunny >:-)