do i really need to dose?

[cathyg_99]

Originally Posted by reefwars

hi kathy like fencer said dont dose for anything that your unsure of, read up on alkalinity but in order to dose one you need to know where all three stand...mag/alk/cal and what each uses daily in your system......dosing blindly without testing for the others is asking for trouble


at this stage in your tank a good quality salt will go along way compared to dosing, get your parameters at the levels you want using water changes for now and do constant testing i bet they dont change much untill your tank becomes mature and loaded with corals.

its def a good idea to practise testing for all this though even if your not dosing now that ways it will help you understand what your tank needs and usue on a regular day basis

cheers and the tanks looking great did you get your sump fixed up??

yes i did but i still have to find a check valve that will fit my obscure pipe sizes, because i found out that if i have a power outage i will have 2-3 G of water on my floor...

[cathyg_99]

Originally Posted by naesco

I agree it is too early to start playing around provided you are doing regular water changes.\

I would suggest that you stop adding more fish at this time. One fish per month is best in a new tank.

Also mandarins need an abundance of pods to feed and an aged system. If you see that she is thinning try to remove her and give her to a reefer that has an established tank.

yeah im done for fish right now they kind of came with the rock, the mandarin is eating bring shrimp, i always see him snacking on the left over bits that the others dont eat so at this time he is okay but i am keeping an eye on him