Maximum efficiency and precision in your dosing regimen
Powdered range supplements are now available! The Coral Essentials range has just expanded with their powdered supplements for the advanced user. These powders offer the highest yield based on price per litre and at the same time offering maximum precision in your daily dosing.
Simply manually add your traces A, B and C, Boron, Bromide and Potassium to give you corals everything they need for strong and colourful growth.
Calcium Up
Coral Essentials, Calcium Up is a concentrated source of high grade powdered calcium. Calcium is an essential component in the formation of calcium carbonate skeletons, i.e. coral growth. The calcium levels in marine tanks need to be checked regularly to determine the take up in your system. How much calcium is being used can be calculated by testing at regular intervals to see how much the calcium level drops during the set interval. Then it is simple to calculate dosing requirements to suit the depletion rate. After you have determined this, a regular check of the calcium levels should be made. Your tank will change over time as coral grows, new pieces are added as well as invertebrates that also take up calcium. We have found ideal calcium levels to be at about 430-470ppm for most aquariums. Levels of 470+ ppm are desirable if you want to maintain high levels of growth in a SPS and hard coral dominant system.
Simply follow the directions on the bucket and then add your your traces A and B to this calcium mixture.
Carbonate Up
Coral Essentials Carbonate Up is a concentrated powdered solution of carbonate and bicarbonate salts. Carbonate is also an essential component in the formation of calcium carbonate skeletons, i.e. coral growth. The alkalinity levels in marine tanks need to be checked regularly to determine the carbonate take up in your system. How much carbonate is being used can be calculated by testing at regular intervals to see how much the KH level drops during the set interval. Then it is simple to calculate dosing requirements to suit the depletion rate. After you have determined this, a regular check of the KH levels should be made. Your tank will change over time as coral grows, new pieces are added as well as invertebrates that also take up carbonate. We have found ideal KH levels to be at about 8-9 dKH for most aquariums. Levels of 8.5 – 9.0 dKH are desirable if you want to maintain high levels of growth in a SPS and hard coral dominant system.
Simply follow the directions on the bucket and then add your traces C, bromide and boron to this carbonate mixture.
Magnesium Up
Coral Essentials Magnesium Up is a concentrated powdered source of two different magnesium powders. Coral take up magnesium into their calcium carbonate skeletons. It is important to maintain adequate magnesium levels as this is essential in maintaining correct calcium and alkalinity levels. Poor magnesium levels usually result in the need for addition of much higher levels of calcium and carbonate than would normally be required. It serves to prevent the excessive precipitation of calcium carbonate from aquarium water. The magnesium levels in marine tanks need to be checked regularly to determine the take up in your system. Magnesium usage can be calculated by testing at regular intervals to see how much the level drops. Then it is simple to calculate dosing requirements to suit the depletion rate. After you have determined this, a regular check of the magnesium levels should be made. Your tank will change over time as coral grows, new pieces are added as well as most other aquarium inhabitants also take up magnesium. We have found ideal magnesium levels to be at about 1350-1400ppm for most aquariums.
Simply follow the directions on the bucket and then add your your potassium to this magnesium mixture.
