The DSR Method (Dutch Synthetic Reefing)
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You may dose between 2,4 and 24ml EZtrace per day. Use your Mg level to determine the right dosing.
Things are looking good 5 days of trace dosing.. I am happy and corals too... all parameters are ok exept my phosphates drops to 0 after 24 hours, then I dose and rises to 0.06 ppm. 16-20 on hanna phosphorus. Do I dose more or leave it like this, so I dont overdose phosphates?
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Before you start you start dosing PO4 make sure: 1- you don't have an algea problem.
2- your cleaning crew can handle any algae that pop up in time.
3- you see your corals require it. (Tissue bleaching followed by RTN)
When you've been deficient on PO4 for a while you system will absorb any PO4 you dose quite easily. So it may take a while to get a stable reading. Check how your system react by measuring every other day to learn more about the tank dynamics.
Once you know how your system behave you may measure once a week or even once bi-weekly.
Thank you Glennf for clearing that out for me, 1,2,and 3 checked, I have calculated and retested and recalculated my po4 dosing and comsumption and its stable at this time,. Stn has stoped or Looks like it stoped,
Po4 is max 20 and low 3 in 24 hour period. I will test it regularry. Thank you Glennf for answear! Have a nice evening.
Po4 is max 20 and low 3 in 24 hour period. I will test it regularry. Thank you Glennf for answear! Have a nice evening.
Hi all and Glennf! Again me, one question , ez calcium also contains strontium and since I dont add ez calcium I will be adding strontium cloride hexaditrate. Will this be ok, I think so. I have read this post is this calculation correct?
But this mixture is too hard for me, so I would mixed 3.53 g per L so I would get 1000ppm in a liter..and start dosing 1ppm or 1ml of my solution daily.
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The problem wirh most strontium is that there are to much impurities present.
Most annoying is Barium, we already have a surplus by (dry) food. So we avoid adding them in impurities.
It seems to much barium may cause cyano outbreak according to some reefers.
I can't confirm nor contradict that, because i avoid barium polluted strontium.
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If you want to mix your own dosing concentrate of CaSr solution you can use this calculator.
http://dsrreefing.com/stamoplossingen/
http://dsrreefing.com/stamoplossingen/
Ok, thank you Glennf for calculator linkjust to clear this purity out. I have 3 fammily members in 2 pharmacetic companies,2 uncles and aunt, one of them is doctor of chemistry and director of chemical institute and he also teaches students all over the world, so I can get purest chemicals there is out there. This is not a problem for me.. And best thing is that they are free...
One more thing this trace ex is just ammayzing! Corals that didnt grow from beginning, allmost year ago, are gain 2x off mass... in 14 days...I cant belive it..this 2 coral colonies were hidden in a rock, but now they are growing... I dose only 2,1 ml per day for now, mg is steady 1430... I am also telling people hire in Slovenia about DSR on our fb reef sites and they are showing interests in DSR, specially seaflower has good shipping prices
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Oh.. that is very nice you have acces to pure stuff.
Because i saw a few failures because because people asume all chemicals are the "same" purity.
Sometimes the key to succes could even be to deviate from previous assumptions. Just like the assumption WC are the only way for succesfull reefing.
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Reefing is about creating te right condition.One more thing this trace ex is just ammayzing! Corals that didnt grow from beginning, allmost year ago, are gain 2x off mass... in 14 days...I cant belive it..this 2 coral colonies were hidden in a rock, but now they are growing... I dose only 2,1 ml per day for now, mg is steady 1430... I am also telling people hire in Slovenia about DSR on our fb reef sites and they are showing interests in DSR, specially seaflower has good shipping prices
After gettimg control over nutrient level and getting the right Light setup the next step is the minor elements.
EZTrace is my interpretation of easily adding a single mixture of those elements that realy matters.
Glad to hear that this work out fine for your tank to. What you do things that really matters you can see it within 4 days.
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Yes, but never thought that it will be such a difference and my po4 is also in a range Also I finnaly recived potassium test from salifert 30 minutes ago and its 370, so I am happy with that, I just dosed a little kalium , for rest ez trace will take care of itthank you Mr. Glennf you are my idol in a reef world.
Also I finnaly recived potassium test from salifert 30 minutes ago and its 370, so I am happy with that, I just dosed a little kalium , for rest ez trace will take care of itthank you Mr. Glennf you are my idol in a reef world.
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Salifert potassium test is very [emoji106]Yes, but never thought that it will be such a difference and my po4 is also in a range
When things goes your way reefing is just an amazing hobby. To see how things develop is mindblowing...
Yes ...with EZTrace all essential elements are dosed according DSR standard ( no heavy metals, only proven essentials)
Yes and now I have no fear of adding more expensive corals...only one question remains I will get rid of refugium so maybee my nitrates will raise and then I will have to add nitrate remover, I saw you had zeolite, so do I go this path? Or maybee vodka path? I have spare reactors for media... or maybee none if tank is capable to maintain no3 at desired numbers..
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8n the past i used some zeolite stones, but i removed theme in 2016 because i wanted a "lean" system to minimize maintenance.
There are many ways to keep nutrients in check.
Vodka, Vinegar, Sugar, Honey,
The DSR way is Iron dosing for PO4 (Fe+)
Vinegar/Sugar dosing for NO3 (CarbonVS)
In the EZ methode it's combined for both together (EZCarbon)
These are the essentials for a DSR system
http://www.DSRreefing.com/technics
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That's so typical about DSR. It's requires minimum appliances and rely more on knowledge and getting the basic right.
The sump don't get any simpler than this.
Just a skimmer, a mainpump and a dosing unit.
The Powerfilter can be placed in the tank or on the intake of the mainpomp.
That's all...
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