Bromide/Flouride additive recipe?

[delafe]

I just read Randy's excellent article of two part calcium "recipes".

Does anyone have a recipe for a Bromide/Flouride additive?

Thanks,

-Alfred

 

[ChrisRD]

I don't have a recipe for you but I can move this thread to the main discussion forum (with a copy in the original forum as well) to help you get more feedback...

HTH

 

[delafe]

Please do...

-Alfred

 

[liquid]

FWIW, I think you'd just be better off doing a waterchange to adjust your bromide and fluoride levels. Remember anything you add you should test for on a regular basis so that you don't end up w/ an imbalance. For the cost of the two test kits plus the cost of the materials to make your own additives, you could do a lot of waterchanges.

I just checked PremiumAquatics.com and couldn't find test kits for these ions so IMO you'd be better off just doing the monthly waterchange song-n-dance if you asked me.

Shane

 

[delafe]

But if I recall correctly, all salt mixes fall seriously short of Bromide and Flouride.

-Alfred

 

[liquid]

While that may be true, if it were a real problem, I'd surmize that we'd all have problems keeping corals. Since this doesn't seem to be the case, I'd say that it's something that I wouldn't worry too much about.

Worth a read:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/11/aafeature1
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/12/aafeature1

Shane