The
Fundamentals Pack combines those products essential for any reef (Reef
Complete™, Reef Carbonate™, and Reef Plus™).
Reef Complete™ is a
concentrated (160,000 mg/L) optimized blend of ionic calcium designed to
restore and maintain calcium to levels found in natural seawater without
affecting pH. Calcium and carbonates are essential to all coral growth. If
either becomes deficient, coral growth will cease, followed by a rapid
decline in coral health. To prevent this you must provide calcium (Reef
Complete™) and carbonates (Reef Builder™ or Reef Carbonate™). Reef Complete™
also includes magnesium and strontium in amounts proportionate to typical
utilization ratios (100:5:0.1, Ca:Mg:Sr). This allows one to maintain these
two important elements while maintaining calcium.
Reef Carbonate™ is a
concentrated (4,000 meq/L) optimized blend of carbonate and bicarbonate
salts designed to restore and maintain alkalinity in the reef aquarium.
Calcium and carbonates are essential to all coral growth. If either becomes
deficient, coral growth will cease, followed by a rapid decline in coral
health. To prevent this you must provide carbonates (Reef Carbonate™) and
calcium (Reef Advantage Calcium™ or Reef Complete™). Used as directed, Reef
Carbonate™ will not deplete calcium, magnesium, or strontium which usually
tend to precipitate with increasing alkalinity. Reef alkalinity should be
maintained at 3–5 meq/L (8–14 dKH). Alkalinity should not be allowed to fall
below 2 meq/L.
Reef Plus™ s a full
spectrum supplement of trace components such as iodide, bromide, molybdenum,
iron, manganese, cobalt, potassium, inositol, choline; important vitamins
such as C and B12;
and beneficial amino acids, such as cysteine, proline, glycine, alanine, and
lysine.
