Crazy colors using Iron dosing (2 Viewers)

[PSXerholic]

The title might be a bit misleading but I need attention.

In the past I used Iron dosing via different methods and brands with crazy colors on some unknown and wild Acros,
and I returned to dose a small amount iron daily since I got the Calcium reactor dialed in.

So I use the Triton Iron element, and now dose 2ml (260G system) daily at the moment after 1ml didn't do any significant effect.
2 days later after dosing more iron, I do see yellow tips coming up on some purple and blue acros ;-)

QUESTION:
Are anyone of you dose Iron, and what brand or mix as well what amount do you dose?
Any feedback is appreciated.

I will start taking pictures tonight to collect evidence ;-)

-Andre

 

[steveb]

I used to use fauna marin color elements with some success back before my frag tank went caput last time... are you testing?

 

[Cody]

I've used both Fergon dissolved in RO water and Brightwell brand. I didn't notice a difference between either. Anyway, I also could never get a reading with a home kit for Iron. I just used Chaeto and the green colors on my corals as indicators. Typically when I dosed it, I shook the bottle and just poured some in. It was hard to get a reading unless you had just dosed it.

 

[PSXerholic]

Thx for the feedback so far guys.

No actually testing is useless on Iron.
I adjust and go with the dosing amount by color on yellow corals, in my case the Plutonium Pikachu and the color of the Green Montis.

If the yellow is yellow, that is great, as long it is not low alk or light bleached.
And as soon the yellow is getting a true green shimmer, then Iron dosing is too high.
Also in high nutrient level tanks, Iron can darken SPS quite ugly.

Also I do the daily dose instead of weekly due to the potential influence.


-Andre

 

[PSXerholic]

Little update, I used the Fergon Iron tablets in a mix of 0,6 Liter with 30 tabs, and dosed 8ml per day on a dosing pump for a week now.
Crazy colors??? Lol, paaahhh that was too much Iron per day, some Acros developed a nice layer of "brown" now a week later ;-(

Back to 4ml per day now.

-Andre

 

[jqsquared]

It's hard for me to distinguish if I have too much iron OR my yellow table acro is a green flourecense duh to elevated phosphates .05ppm.


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[PSXerholic]

It's hard for me to distinguish if I have too much iron OR my yellow table acro is a green flourecense duh to elevated phosphates .05ppm.


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Lol, yes, been there as well.
What typically helps is ALK around 7.5 as average, helps to maintain yellow.

If you go with ALK level around 6 - 6.5 you even bleach green Acros into yellow as well, but need a damn stable buffered system since so close to the lower ALK end.

-Andre

 

[jqsquared]

I'm a point above around 8.5. I find most salts aim for the 8-9dkh range. I will check again today just got new reagent in.


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[PSXerholic]

I'm a point above around 8.5. I find most salts aim for the 8-9dkh range. I will check again today just got new reagent in.


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If you can't get ALK down naturally, it's not being consumed much and something might limit the calcification.
Not sure if you dose or use a CaRX to supplement ALK.

Anyways, in my case ALK drops easily 2 deg/day if I would not use the reactor. Same was with my dosing prior the reactor.
Just Water changes do normally not help keeping up with a normal ALK consumption.

-Andre