| Problem | Possible Cause | We Recommend | Benefits | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Poor skeletal growth in hard corals | Lack of calcium | Bio-Calcium | Provides balanced levels of calcium & alkalinity | For reef tanks with hard corals Bio-Calcium & Bio-Magnesium are essential. All calcareous animals especially corals, need calcium & magnesium to grow & fllourish. Bio-Strontium may also help with skeletal growth |
| Lack of magnesium | Bio-Magnesium | Offers a balanced supply of magnesium | ||
| Lack of strontium | Bio-Strontium | Provides biologically available strontium | ||
| • Algae problem • Poor growth of hard corals |
High phosphate level | Elimi-Phos | Highly effective granules which absorb and hold onto phosphate. Elimi-Phos does not promote bacterial growth unlike iron-based treatments | The concentration of phosphate should be controlled due to its role in undesired algae growth & because of its negative effect on coral growth. If there is too much phosphate, it attaches to aragonite in the calciferous region of the hard corals and prevents further calcification. Elimi-Phos is suitable for both saltwater & freshwater applications |
| • Fish's mucuos membrane
is damaged • Water is turbid • Protein skimmer does not work properly |
Poor water qualityl | Pro-tect | Improves general water quality and protects the mucuos membrane of fish. Enhances protein skimming | Mainly for fish only tanks and those with low coral populations. Contains colloids for better skin, a protein amplifier and a small selection of trace elements |
| • Low KH level <°dKH • Low pH value <7 |
Buffer system is used up | Triple Buffer | Raises alkalinity, optimises pH & supplies trace elements | A remedy for pH & alkalinity problems. Should not be used too frequently |
| • Poor growth while using RO water | Lack of minerals | Re-Mineral Marine | Raises alkalinity and supplies minerals missing in reverse osmosis water | To be added when RO water is used to top up or replace aquarium water lost through evaporation |
| • Mineral demand is not satisfied by correct mineral mix | Lack of minerals | Pro-Special Mineral | Provides the missing elements of salt water that supply calcium by calcium chloride/sodium bicarbonate | Sodium chloride free sea salt. Some articles recomend this for providing calcium & carbonates fo the growth of hard corals |
| • Poor coral growth | Lack of nitrogen nutrients & high phosphate level | Pro-Coral Organic | Stimulates growth of anthozoa by supplying bio-available nitrogen compounds which also reduce phosphate levels | Corals need special nutrients in a specific nitrogen-phosphorous ratio to build up new cells in their tissue. In many tanks, phosphorous is abundant whereas bio-available nitrogen is low. Pro-Coral Organic helps to adjust both levels to an optimum ratio which stimulates the growth of anthozoa |
| Trace element deficiency | Pro-Coral Mineral | Provides all trace elements found in natural seawater in a powder form | These products are for aquariums containing corals. The basic trace element demand for every day should be satisfied by either the Pro-Coral K+ or A- Elements (liquid) or by Pro-Coral Mineral (granules). With high populations and some special corals such as Xenias, you can also start to add Pro-Coral Iodine. With many hard corals, Bio-Strontium could also be added. Care should be taken as all of these additives can be overdosed. Iodine prevents goitre as an important component of the thyroid hormone and is also essential for the hardening of the chitinous shell of crustaceans. A lack of iodine may cause bleaching of corals and the addition of Pro-Coral Iodine improves the colouring of anthozoa. | |
| Trace element deficiency | Pro-Coral K+ elements | Supplies all essential cationic trace elents required in a liquid form | ||
| Trace element deficiency | Pro-Coral A- elements | A complementary additive to Pro Coral K+ providing anionic trace elements with iodine as a liquid | ||
| Iodine deficiency | Pro-Coral Iodine | Lugol's solution for salt water aquaria | ||
| Strontium deficiency | Bio-Strontium | Biologically available strontium | ||
| Parasites & microbial diseases found in the aquarium | Natural occurrrence or introduced by new corals | Pro Coral Cure | Preventative dip treatment for newly purchased Acropora against parasitic & microbial diseases. Can also be applied to all corals which are attacked by Flatworms | Parasites & microbial diseases can appear on new corals stressed by transport and these parasites & diseases spread quickly in the aquarium due to a lack of natural enemies. As they are almost invisible to the naked eye these parasites & diseases are only perceived when the damage to the aquarium has already been done. It is therefore recommended to preventatively treat all newly purchased Acropora corals with Pro Coral Cure |
| Aiptasia anemones appearing in the aquarium | Natural occurrrence or introduced by new corals | Elimi-Aiptas | Controls & removes Aiptais anemones from the aquarium. Elimi Aiptas is easily injected into the base of any Aiptais anemone via the included syringe. The Aiptasia will then decompose | Aiptasia Anemones are sometimes introduced into the aquarium on live rock or newly purchased corals. Corals & other sessile inhabitants get stung and are killed by these pest anemones |