Weekly dosage of saltwater tanks

[nathrandle12]

Ive been told that I should be dosing my tank each week with BactoBlend, is there anything else I should be dosing the tank with or is that enough?

I run a 50 gallon tank with live rock and 4 fish in it.

Fluval 207 canister filter

 

[Reef Wizard]

Ive been told that I should be dosing my tank each week with BactoBlend, is there anything else I should be dosing the tank with or is that enough?

I run a 50 gallon tank with live rock and 4 fish in it.

Fluval 207 canister filter

Im not sure why you would need to with live rock. If my understanding of the product is correct. However im not familiar with this product

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

How old is the tank? Is there a reason for dosing BactoBlend? Without any coral in the tank you can probably get away with only weekly water changes, rather than dosing chemicals/bacteria.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Ive been told that I should be dosing my tank each week with BactoBlend, is there anything else I should be dosing the tank with or is that enough?

I run a 50 gallon tank with live rock and 4 fish in it.

Fluval 207 canister filter

Just out of curiosity, why are you dosing bactoblend?

 

[nathrandle12]

How old is the tank? Is there a reason for dosing BactoBlend? Without any coral in the tank you can probably get away with only weekly water changes, rather than dosing chemicals/bacteria.

Tank is around 4 weeks old. I started the tank by adding daily dosage of beneficial bacteria to get the tank cycled, now it’s fully cycled is there anything I should be dosing at all, or just water changes ?

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

Tank is around 4 weeks old. I started the tank by adding daily dosage of beneficial bacteria to get the tank cycled, now it’s fully cycled is there anything I should be dosing at all, or just water changes ?

What are your current water parameters? (ammonia and nitrate)

A picture of the tank would help. Even with corals being added there shouldn't be a need to dose anything in the first year. Once corals start depleting elements that can not be replenished with simple water changes then dosing would be a next step.

 

[nathrandle12]

What are your current water parameters? (ammonia and nitrate)

A picture of the tank would help. Even with corals being added there shouldn't be a need to dose anything in the first year. Once corals start depleting elements that can not be replenished with simple water changes then dosing would be a next step.

Hey mate, my tank is only going to be a FOWLR as I have Bicolur angel who doesn’t mix well with coral,
As for the water changes, as I use RO water is there ANYTHING I need to be adding other then salt when doing water changes?
Bacteria etc?

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

For a FOWLR tank I wouldn't worry about dosing anything extra. Your water changes should take care of it.

 

[nathrandle12]

For a FOWLR tank I wouldn't worry about dosing anything extra. Your water changes should take care of it.

Brilliant cheers mate, as I have a canister filter (Fluval 207) that has a built in pre filter, should I be doing water changes and filter cleaning fortnightly as oppose to monthly?

 

[dotsontyler44]

Ive been told that I should be dosing my tank each week with BactoBlend, is there anything else I should be dosing the tank with or is that enough?

I run a 50 gallon tank with live rock and 4 fish in it.

Fluval 207 canister filter

I like to dose microbactor 7 daily in my 120 gallon and then I dose All for Reef

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

Canister filters are like filter socks. They trap detritus and over time it breaks down and your nitrates/phosphates rise. Changing your water and cleaning the filter every couple of weeks would be better than monthly.

 

[nathrandle12]

I like to dose microbactor 7 daily in my 120 gallon and then I dose All for Reef

Would that be useful even in a fowlr? I don’t have any coral

 

[dotsontyler44]

Would that be useful even in a fowlr? I don’t have any coral

The microbactor7 yes the all for reef is just for coral

 

[nathrandle12]

Do you dose microbactor every day forever, or just for a week or 2

The microbactor7 yes the all for reef is just for coral

 

[dotsontyler44]

Do you dose microbactor every day forever, or just for a week or 2

I personally dose it everyday and have been for years but it’s up to you