Reef Strontium 500ml SEACHEM

Reef Strontium ™ 500ml SEACHEM

- Restores and maintains strontium to levels found in natural seawater
- Strontium gluconate
- Concentrated (10,000 mg/L)

Overview

Strontium is found in natural seawater at a concentration of about 8 to 10 mg/L. It is chemically very similar to calcium, and many organisms incorporate it into their skeletons along with calcium. Adding it to reef aquariums facilitates the growth of corals, coralline algae, and other organisms that deposit a calcareous skeleton or shell, including tridacnid clams.

Reef Strontium ™ is intended to restore and maintain strontium to levels found in natural seawater without affecting pH. Strontium is used in the same way as calcium and is similarly important for maintaining vigorous growth levels.

Reef Strontium ™ contains 10,000 mg/L of strontium available as a gluconate complex. The gluconate complexation offers several benefits: it increases the bioavailability of strontium, provides a rich source of metabolic energy to help maintain peak coral growth, and inhibits strontium precipitation/alkalinity depletion. Gluconate contains neither nitrogen nor phosphorus, so it is biologically impossible to lead to algae growth in a properly maintained reef system.

Sizes: 100 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL, 4 L

Instructions

Beginner

Use 1 capful (5 mL) per 80 L (20 US gallons) twice a week.

Advanced

Check the strontium level (use Reef Status ™ Strontium to test strontium levels), then follow the above addition pattern until strontium is adjusted to 8–12 mg/L.

Every 5 mL/80 L increases strontium by about 0.6 mg/L.

The amount or frequency can be adjusted as necessary to maintain strontium.

Expert

After determining the strontium consumption rate, set up a continuous drip system.

Use the following formula (or skip the calculations and use our dosage calculator) to determine the amount to add to your top-off water: m = 0.1vs (m = mL of product to add to top-off water, v = volume of the tank in liters, s = amount to increase strontium in mg/L).

For example, if you want to increase strontium by 2 mg/L in a 200-liter tank, you will add 0.1x200x2 = 40 mL to the top-off water.

[For reference: 1 gallon = 3.8 L].

Considerations

Use Reef Status ™ Strontium to test strontium levels.

We recommend a strontium level between 8-12 mg/L.

It is advised to make large adjustments slowly to avoid overshooting the intended level.

Excess strontium can increase carbonate alkalinity loss.

Do not mix directly with a carbonate supplement.