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Hey im hearing that AA should be dosed at night why is that ???
TIA
TIA
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Nick
180G SPS Mainly
10 Bulb T5 Starfire
Calcium Reactor
3 Tunze 6105's
Profilux Controller
ATB Return w/ wavysea
ATB M External Skimmer
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Tagging along. I heard that cv should be also.180 mixed reef, extreme 40gal frag tank, 33 gal sump,30 gal fuge, profilux plus II controller,profilux doser, GEO 618 CA/RX tunze 6100's, BK 250 internal, 2 400watt halides, 4 blue plus t-5's on icecap ballast, I run GFO, and dose vodka,sugar, and vinigar with ammino acids, and use somewhat of the balling method. -
Im assuming it has to do with less flow and larger pe. I think thats when they feed.Comment
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As AAHC does not contain any particles, I expect they are absorbed by the corals tissue. With this product I do not see any advantage of dosing it in the dark period.
CV also contains fine particles, which can be grabbed by the polyps. I dose it in the dark period while the corals have expanded their polyps to the maximum. Another benefit could be the weaker current in this time. I reduce flow to 30 % in the night time.
G.AlexanderComment
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I read sumwhere that there was an experiment conducted and it was found that the SPS absorbed more Aminos when it was not during photosynthesis period. Cant remember exactly where I read it from tho.
Farish
Setup: 250G System, ATI Powermodul 10x80w T5s, 4x6100 Tunze Streams & 7095 MultiController, Deltec PF1000 CR, Deltec AP902 Skimmer, IKS, Zeovit, Artica 1Hp ChillerComment
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Why? Thx JoshOriginally posted by G.AlexanderJosh
System: 430ltr SPS ZEOvit system, Balling Method (Growtech), BubbleKing200, Profilux with LAN and Salinity
Lighting: Dimmbar 54w T5: D&D and KZ mixture.
Flow: Tunze 6060, Iwaki MX70 CL + penductors
BlauRiff
"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"Comment
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Josh, some reefers do this to mimic the calming effect of the ocean's current at night. Personally, I run my current full-blast 24/7, to help with uplifting detritus[BB] into the water column. Personal choice, though.
Nick, I dose AAHC/C-V after the photo-period for two hypothetical reasons:
1)some studies suggest corals change their energy-gathering mechanism from photosynthesis to absorptive at night.
2)any excess nutrient source would less likely add to the photosynthetic process in our tanks at night, maybe decreasing the biofilm production in our reefs. Bob"There might be something to this ZEOvit"Comment
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Josh, basically to reduce the noise of the pumps in the living room over the night. I do not think this has a lot effect to the corals.
G.AlexanderComment
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Mine slows a bit at night also with my tunze photocell... I notice no difference either way.. I do happen to dose all my products in the AM before lights on and then after the MH are off for the CV..
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