thanks for stopping in to visit pico reefs!
The vase is just a fishbowl setup literally. I dose only c balance additives, as water changes alone don't get that coralline well enough for me. the correct dosing of c balance for pretty much any gallon reef is an 1/8th capfull of each additives, but on alternate mornings strictly before lights on. the same dose at 3 pm would kill the tank and spike the pH due to photosynthetic removal of carbonic acid and then the addition of a pH driver (the blue bottle). The affects of even the calcium additive are greatly and lethally amped not too long after photosynthesis begins to remove acids produced by the night before. Only add in mornings!
Since the effect of quality frozen food is to import Ia and micronutrients, no other dosing has been used in three years on the bowl.
Lastly, the lid makes a huge difference. even though its not my design, it was my invention to pair the lid and the vase and that's why these are one of a kind. i got lucky...in any garden area you can get the 8 inch plastic dishes that potted plants sit it...inverted, these rest exactly in the neck of the vase, inner diameter, and this redirects all splatter back into the tank w no saltcreep. This also changes the evaporation constant from four times daily were it open, to once every three days! The reefbowl is partially restricted evaporation control.
