Dirttrails
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I'm still really confused about the supplements and such that are added to saltwater tanks for different things, so hopefully you all can help me get things to make more sense.
What do all these supplements do? I've read the bottles, talked to various LFS people and it's just really getting confusing.
I have a FOWLR tank now. I'd like to get the LR to develope more color. I've heard this color is caused by the coralline or the macroalgea. One person says add calcium, strontium/molybdenum, and a "superbuffer dKH" and another person says to use iodide.
Right now I have a Kent Calcium supplement, a Kent Strontium/Molbdenum supplement, and a Kent "Superbuffer dKH" supplement. I have a test kit for the 'KH' by a company that has a little 'Fish Doctor' for a logo.
Tank stats are -
specific gravity -> 1.022-1.023
pH -> 8.2
Ammonia -> .50 ppm (water change time)
Nitrites -> 0 ppm
Nitrates -> 0 ppm
The critters I have currently are three damsels, two red hermit crabs, and a chocolate starfish.
At some point I'd like to add some shrimp, an anomone, a coral beauty, and a couple clowns, and a boxfish or two.
thank you for the help.
-Reuben
What do all these supplements do? I've read the bottles, talked to various LFS people and it's just really getting confusing.
I have a FOWLR tank now. I'd like to get the LR to develope more color. I've heard this color is caused by the coralline or the macroalgea. One person says add calcium, strontium/molybdenum, and a "superbuffer dKH" and another person says to use iodide.
Right now I have a Kent Calcium supplement, a Kent Strontium/Molbdenum supplement, and a Kent "Superbuffer dKH" supplement. I have a test kit for the 'KH' by a company that has a little 'Fish Doctor' for a logo.
Tank stats are -
specific gravity -> 1.022-1.023
pH -> 8.2
Ammonia -> .50 ppm (water change time)
Nitrites -> 0 ppm
Nitrates -> 0 ppm
The critters I have currently are three damsels, two red hermit crabs, and a chocolate starfish.
At some point I'd like to add some shrimp, an anomone, a coral beauty, and a couple clowns, and a boxfish or two.
thank you for the help.
-Reuben