Posted by gerard on November 26, 2008 under Products & Reviews | 
fuel™ is a comprehensive carbohydrate, vitamin, amino acid, polyunsaturated fatty acid, and trace element supplement developed to address nutritional requirements commonly associated with corals. fuel™ contains ascorbic acid in a base of chlorella, which contains a rich assortment of amino acids and vitamins. The health benefits of chlorella are widely known and while spirulina, a similar algae, has been regularly used in the industry, aquavitro™ is the first to utilize the vastly superior chlorella. fuel™ is formulated to provide nutrients available from natural tropical reef waters.
Chlorella is a unique algae that grows in fresh water. It is extremely high in enzymes, vitamins and minerals, including the full vitamin-B Complex. It is over-flowing with unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids, and proteins. There are also vitamins found in Chlorella including: Vitamin C, pro-vitamin A (B-carotene), thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), pyridoxine (B6), niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, Vitamin B12, biotin, choline, Vitamin K, lipoic acid, and inositol. Minerals in Chlorella include: phosphorus, calcium, zinc, iodine, magnesium, iron, and copper. It contains a higher level of amino acids than spirulina and is FDA approved for use with ornamental fish.
Read more at www.aquavitro.com
Tags: aquarium, aquavitro, chlorella, fish tank, fresh water, fuel, iodine, marine fish, Saltwater Fish, seachem, trace element supplement, tropical reef, vitamin b complex, vitamin b12, vitamin k, vitamins and minerals
Posted by gerard on October 2, 2008 under Reef Info |
Zoanthids are my first foray into soft coral. I chose to start with them because they are very colorful and from what I hear, they are easy to take care of. While I am still waiting for them to grow, they supposedly grow rather rapidly.
A couple things you are going to want to make sure of are:
1. That you have enough light in your aquarium. If you have a nano aquarium and are running power compacts or metal halide’s you should be fine for these types of soft coral.
2. They do require phytoplankton for food so you should make sure you have that on hand as well. Usually you can buy that by the bottle at your local fish store.
3. Lastly you will want to check your iodine/iodide levels to make sure they are in safe ranges. I use Seachem’s Reef Iodide which is a safer alternative to iodine.
Other than that so far things are going well. My little frags are still going strong after 2 weeks. I’ll keep you all posted.
Buy at saltwaterfish.com.
Photo courtesy of saltwaterfish.com
Tags: aquarium, Coral, corals, fish store, fish tank, frags, iodide, iodine, marine fish, metal halide, nano aquarium, Nano Reef, phytoplankton, power compacts, reef, Saltwater Fish, saltwaterfish, seachem, soft coral, zoanthids, zoos
