Balling vs All-For-Reef - Tropic Marin

[@azhari06]

The only thing that is keeping me in this hobby is all for reef! Thank you TM.

[@rhombifer566]

Hi Lou, thanks for all the help with my tank. Appreciate it.

[@TropicMarinOfficial]

You're welcome.

[@88ziga]

All for reef is super easy and super working. It was game changer in my aquarium. One additional disdvantage....no way to use together with kalwasser to bump up PH.

[@TropicMarinOfficial]

You can't mix them together, but you can use both in your tank. :)

[@88ziga]

@@TropicMarinOfficial if i am dosimg AFR, i know that all other elements are in balance As i know, kalkwasser incresse only KH amd Ca, then after some time i will have quite high unbalance on rest. Additional, kh test is my indicator how many AFR add to tank. Any practical advice how to care about it? From 2 years, AFR + weekly 20% water change is enough to avoid additional test/ICP and keep tank in good condition.

[@MicrobiusBlue]

Used to dose everything separately over the last couple of decades until i tried All For Reef a couple of years back it saves so much messing around fantastic product...if my parameters get skewed i just do an extra couple of water changes above my normal routine to reset the levels...only needed to do it once so far in two years (last month) as magnesium had risen, all set now for another 2 years of stress free dosing 😎

[@TropicMarinOfficial]

Thank you very much for your feedback. 😊

[@giorgiobargna7513]

the thing that stops me from using All For Reef is that the magnesium level is stable even though in years of management I have made very few additions. I can inexplicably count them on one hand in twenty years ( test ICP ). Have been using CarboCalcium in combination with A- and K+ elements for three years now and the Ca and Kh values ​​are very stable. I dose CarboCalcium through a peristaltic pump, it is very convenient, effective and I immediately found it to stabilize the Ca/Kh ratio.

[@m.ramsey6396]

I have had this on my mind , glad for this video ! ❤Ive been using the AFR but i may start fine tuning 😂

[@Brad-k]

Advantage, all for reef, maintains calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, Trace elements. Disadvantage no pH boost. If it could raise pH similar to the calcium formate then it would be a game changer! Sadly I had to stop using AFR due to low ph and now dose kalkwasser.

[@TropicMarinOfficial]

Thank you for your feedback. You can combine AFR with Kalkwasser.

[@Brad-k]

@@TropicMarinOfficial yes Hans said something about figuring out how much AFR to bring dkh from 7 to 8 and then add that much and dose kalk. Running a ecotech versa dosing pump and dialing in the dkh to sit at 9 dkh so I'm not going to let the tank drop to 7 and then spend a week see how much it'll take. I've been working and tweaking the dose to keep at a 9dkh and I believe I'm there. So question, how do I use AFR if my dkh is already where I want it while using kalk? Thanks for your time and great video! As always I really enjoy them.

[@CoralMan24]

So all for reef is for entry level balling is for the advanced keepers?

[@fatalisth]

ฺfor balling you need to dose part A B C seperately. here we can dose A(Ca) B(KH) C(mg+traces) seperately all for reef is ABC in one . here we dose to match the KH only as Kh is mostly consumed compared to Ca/Mg.

[@TropicMarinOfficial]

Not at all. All-For-Reef is a simple supply system. If you don't have any displacements in your concentrations you can still go with All-For-Reef.

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

I am using A4R and find I have to almost daily dose Magnesium. My KH also got higher than I wanted (9.6 now) with a Calcium of 430. What would the solution be to lower the alkalinity (only waterchange?)? Is there a TM (Balling) product to use? I guess not as raising my Ca is not a preferred method as my Ca is already quite good. I have had my container for a little less than 2 years in this configuration by the way, filled with LPS and SPS.

[@petarst]

Do corals need organic or inorganic carbon for growth?

[@petarst]

Why you dont telll people what is the problem with organic compounds? How long it can last and what will happen after several years when corals get bigger.