Tropic Marin Bio Calcium

Brand: Tropic Marin

Product Code: 11252

Tropic Marin Bio Calcium, supplied by 123 Aquatics an ideal supplement of reef calcium for the reef aquarium.

Aquarium reef inhabitants including Corals, Crabs and aquarium invertebrates need calcium and carbonates to grow and flourish in all their natural colours.

Natural sea water contains 400 – 410 ppm of marine calcium and is saturated at this level. It is very important in the sand aquarium aquarium not to exceed 450 ppm as this level of saturation

However the growth rate of corals depends mostly on the zooxanthellae (algae) that live symbiotically within them. These algae present the reef coral with precious carbohydrates of their own metabolism. As they photosynthesize, they use carbon dioxide from the water, which enables the coral to precipitate marine calcium carbonate in its skeleton. Only when calcium and carbon dioxide are available together can this symbiotic relationship work. Tropic Marin Bio-Calcium is the ideal source of both calcium carbonate for the aquatic corals and carbon dioxide for the zooxanthellae.

Many reef calcium supplements add undesirable by-products to the water, or like Kalkwasser, influence pH. When Tropic Marin Bio Calcium is dissolved in the aquarium, all 70 trace elements are added and no unnatural by-products are formed. Tropic Marin Bio-Calcium will not alter the pH level if used in accordance with the instructions.

Natural sea water contains on average 400-410 ppm of calcium and is typically saturated at this level. It is important not to exceed 450 ppm, as super saturation can result in the marine calcium surplus precipitating out of the solution, taking desirable trace elements with it. We recommend the use of a Tropic Marin calcium test kit and Tropic Marin Bio-Calcium to ensure these proper calcium levels.

How to Use Bio Calcium

You should calculate the total system water volume of your aquarium, being sure to take into account volume of live rock, external filters and sumps. Each level measuring spoonful (5 ml) raises the calcium level of 5 gallons (US)/4 gallons (Imp) of system water by 28 ppm.

Maximum recommended dose is one level scoop for each 5 gallons (US) / 4 gallons (Imp) of tank water per day.

Key benefits:

- Adds all 70 trace elements including strontium, molybdenum and iodine
- Only natural substances are formed when dissolved
- Add directly to your fish tank, no need to premix or drip.
- Supplies marine calcium carbonate for corals and CO2 for the zooxanthellae.
- Will not influence pH of aquarium if used as directed.
- Measured amount of calcium in a truly ionically balanced formula