Kent Reef Builder Additives?? Has Anyone Used Them?

[xxnonamexx]

Kent has a Reef Builder Pack that contains liquid calcium, Stro/M I forgot how to spell them and also Iodine. I was wondering if anyone has used them and what they think about them??

 

[IfoundNemo]

Strontium& Molybdenum. I use them along with Iodine,liquid calcium,and getting great result so far.

 

[xxnonamexx]

So you use Kent's Reef Starter pack? Do you need to test for anything? How long have you been using them? I wanted to know if this is better then Kalkwasser? KW seems a lil hard to do. I have read alot about it but I am afraid about the testing of it I don't want my inhabitants to die.

 

[IfoundNemo]

Yes. I had been using it since Dec. The only test i'm doing once every two weeks is checking on the water parameters. I haven't test the calcium level yet. Maybe i should soon.

 

[xxnonamexx]

Wow seems like this is good stuff. I was concerned with the Iodine as I thought it may effect tests. But since you have been having luck I might give it a try. Have you been using anything else? I heard Corallife has some stuff Liquid Calcium Gold not sure about it but just wondering if you use anything else I know Kent also make Micro-Vert and Trace Essentials etc. I guess this is the solution to not dose a tank or use Kalkwasser. So you haven't tested for Alk and Ca. and so far no deaths etc? Thats great.

 

[xxnonamexx]

This is my tank http://www.flickr.com/photos/59422509@N00/

I have a 55gal. 260Watt CoralLife Power Compact, 3 1W Lunar Lights, Live sand 4in DSB, 75lbs. Live Rock, 2 Cinnamon Clownfish, Firefish, Magenta Dottyback, snails, crabs, Feather Duster, Sabae Purple Tipped Anenome, 1 White Leather Coral, Red Sun polyp, assorted polyps, 2 Assorted Color Plate Corals, Pipe Organ, Frogspawn, Fox Coral, Flat Brain, Finger Leather, Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, 2 8" Maxima Clams, Wet/Dry filter, Protein Skimmer, Heater, I have the Liquid Plankton and also frozen plankton and brine shrimp for food.

 

[IfoundNemo]

I also use Kent's Micro Vert for filter feeders like feather dusters... So far, no death to fish or corals. Maybe i'm just lucky, or maybe because i have a UV light. BTW, nice tank setup!

 

[xxnonamexx]

Thanks I read alot on UV sterilizers and found out that they take out alot of good bacteria.

 

[lando]

I use regular water changes with Coralife salt for my additives. Dosing for things you do not test for can be dangerous.

 

[xxnonamexx]

What do you have in ur tank? I hear ya but the Kent Reef starter pack sounds good I believe that some essential things do come out of the water through filtration. I heard alot about Calcium though you would not recommend adding that?

 

[lando]

Check my gallery or read my profile for a stocking list. As far as CA goes, it depends what your level is at.

 

[xxnonamexx]

I haven't used the Kent products yet but I tested my water for calcium and it is at 400 which is fine.

 

[lando]

I tested my water for calcium and it is at 400 which is fine.

400 is fine. If you have a lot of LPS/SPS corals you might want to consider raising it a bit to around 450.