Additives, Do you need them?

[Anonymous]

Tad new to this whole thing and using some additives like Iodine, Strontium, and Magnesium and coral accel from Kent. I am likely to drop the coral accel, and I am unsure I should be bothering with the strontium, magnesium or iodine. When I get a good routine of water changes the salt should reintroduce trace amounts as needed of those and I can stick to adding just calcium, buffer and food.

Seems that most supplements are not of much use and good quality food and water are where it is at.

If you are adding these thing you should be testing for them. In large concentration these can be as harmfull as they are help full in small cancentrations.