Red Sea Reef Foundation B 1L

Carbonate & buffer complex for balanced formation of Coral Skeleton

A successful coral reef aquarium is dependent upon maintaining the appropriate water parameters that in turn provide the stable environment required by the corals. Although all the elements found in natural seawater have an important role in providing the optimal water parameters, a few of them have a more significant role in the overall stability. These elements are the foundation of the reef environment and they include the three major elements, Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg) and Bicarbonates (HCO3). These 3 elements have a major effect on the water chemistry (pH stability, Alkalinity, sea water ionic strength) and on many of the coral’s biological processes (skeleton formation, ions exchange, photosynthesis).

The foundation elements complement each other in the formation of coral skeleton and if not available in the correct ratios one of them will quickly become the limiting factor of healthy coral growth.

Reef Foundation B (Alk) is a complex of carbonate and other buffers present in seawater that maintain proper alkalinity and pH. [1ml will raise the alkalinity of 100L (25gal) by 0.36 meq/L (1dKH)]

1L