exactly at what point of deviation does spikes negatively affect the corals? If more drips provide more stability then do you believe having 1 million drops a day will give you 10x the growth? The tighter we get those spikes the more exponential the growth will be or will there be a stopping point where stability is already good enough and there are other limited factors that inhibit growth.
we are all aware of spikes of 1 dkh negatively affecting corals. Do you have any scientific backing on .0001 dkh being disruptive, or .001, or even .01 dkh? you seem to throw around sayings like calc reactor growth is twice as fast as 2 part dosing. What proof do you have this is true, besides anecdotal info.
BRB let me write to jake telling him he a big dummy for running a doser vs calc reactor for his sps tanks. His word is not gospel, but as someone in the know, hes purposing leaving 2x growth on the table using dosing according to you.
Prob a big conspiracy, big doser industry paying off jake to a 2 part dosing shill. The world must know!
Your information is flawed. Everybody that has been in the hobby long enough knows that a reactor is king of stability. It’s not even an argument. I don’t need scientific proof or backing. Almost everything in this hobby is anecdotal. It’s obvious that the ocean is very stable. It’s a massive body of water. The closer we can get to that kind of stability the faster things will grow. Yes, I know the tighter we get the stability in our systems the better the growth will be. Who knows where the stopping point is, but you’ll never reach it in your tiny aquarium.
It’s common sense that if something is dosing a solution that is 5300 dKH/L and 100% more potent and dosing much larger amounts.. less frequently…you’re stability will be far less than a solution 100% less potent and able to dose 24/7…365.
You can keep trying to defend, but you’ll soon find out that you’re mistaken. The mere fact that you posted this thread suggested you questioned your own method, but when the evidence mounted against your dosing pump you went on the defensive. Then you brought up Jake’s flagship reef as if he is the be all end all of the argument. Then you tried to make it seem like Jake could pick anything he wanted and choose doser's over a reactor which is FALSE. He’s running a reactor as well.
You talk to any Acropora guru and you’ll soon find out that these corals are the most sensitive in the hobby. The more stability…the FASTER they grow. I’d say 80% or more are running reactor’s on their Acropora dominated system’s. If you wanna make the argument that you keep nothing but LPS or softies…fine…but guess what…even they will benefit and grow better with a reactor.
The people who fight against reactors are those who don’t understand how to run one and they’re intimidated by them. The upfront cost is hard to swallow too…so they try to bash the reactor. I’ve seen this countless times on all the forums. Or maybe they had a bad experience initially, because they weren’t ready for one. However, if you are ready and understand the equipment…once setup they are by far the easiest piece of equipment I’ve used to add back major and minor element’s. A dosing pump has to be “continuously” tweaked and I have the data to prove it. To stay within a 5 dKh swing you are constantly tweaking that pump.