Posted by gerard on October 31, 2008 under Products & Reviews | 
NEW FROM SEACHEM!
Vitality™ is a comprehensive vitamin, amino acid, and trace element supplement developed to address nutritional requirements commonly associated with long term closed system housing of marine ornamental fish. Vitality™ contains ascorbic acid in a heavy base of spirulina and chlorella. Ascorbic acid is a cofactor in the hydroxylation of proline and lysine to components of procollagen, the precursor of collagen, necessary for the formation of connective tissues, scar tissue in wound repair, and bone matrix. * Both spirulina and chlorella contain a rich assortment of amino acids and vitamins. Vitality™ can be used on freshwater ornamental fish; however, it is specifically designed for marine fish.
Sizes: 50 mL, 100 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL, 2 L, 4 L, 20 L
Why It’s Different
Vitality’s™ formulation is based on the most scientifically current information on fish nutrient requirements (National Academy of Science) while addressing specific requirements of marine fish. Vitality™ contains ascorbic acid in a heavy base of spirulina and chlorella (see above for the unique benfits of spirulina and chlorella).
For best results, soak one capful of fish food in one capful of Vitality.
Tags: aquarium, fish food, fish tank, marine fish, Nano Reef, reef food, Saltwater Fish, seachem, spirulina, trace element supplement, vitality
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
Posted by gerard on under Products & Reviews |
I have been using chemi-pure elite in my biocube for about month now in conjunction with seachem’s purigen. I basically emptied out the back of my biocube by getting rid of the sponges, the bioballs and the filter cartridge. Now I am running 1 bag of purigen in the first chamber and 1 bag of chemi-pure elite in the 2nd chamber.
I have to say that since I added the chemi-pure elite my water parameters have not fluctuated at all in the last month. All my water tests are perfect and my water is crystal clear.
It’s taken me almost a year of battling with nitrates, fluctuating pH levels and cloudy water but I think I have finally nailed down how to keep this nano tank running with good water parameters and clear water. Chemi-pure elite cost me about 17 bucks from my LFS but it is supposed to last 6 months so buying 2 bags of this stuff a year is really not a bank breaker in my opinion.
Here are some of Chemi-Pure’s claims. So far I can’t argue with any of them.
LONGER LIFE – Fish often live three to four times longer than in any other closed system, fresh or marine.
NECESSARY ORGANISMS – Allowed growth with no danger of pollution.
REMOVES OFFENSIVE ODORS
REAL SEA WATER OR ARTIFICIAL
REMOVES TOXIC ELEMENTS – Including Copper & Phenol
IMMEDIATE ACCLIMATION – with ravenous appetite
QUICKER RESPONSES – Neurological reactions like fishes in natural habitat
FRESHWATER FISHES – of all species thrive
ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR AFRICAN CICHLIDS & DISCUS
NO WATER CHANGE NECESSARY – for at least 5 years (length of test only) PERHAPS NEVER!
CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER – Always sparkling blue-white water
NO CLEANING – Necessary for health of fish.
CONSTANT pH – Always within the safe range
NO OSMOTIC SHOCK – 90% eliminated
NO ION ANTAGONISM
ECONOMICAL – Replacement only every six to eight months makes initial cost very low – eliminates expensive water changes – fewer losses.
Tags: acclimation, african cichlids, aquarium, bioballs, biocube, chemi-pure elite, cloudy water, crystal clear water, filter cartridge, fish tank, marine fish, nano tank, ph, ph levels, phosphate remover, Saltwater Fish, seachem, water change, water changes, water parameters, water tests
