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Coral chemistry

Coral Chemistry

Everything we mix for a reef tank, grouped by what it does rather than what it is called. Jump to whatever you are working on.

The big three

Corals build their skeleton out of calcium, carbonate and magnesium, so a growing reef eats these three continuously. Test, then top back up to where you want them.

Reach for these when your alkalinity, calcium or magnesium has drifted from where you want it.

Magnesium+ (with Trace)

Raises magnesium, which keeps calcium and alkalinity from crashing each other out.

A$33.95 Out of stock

Core Elements Pack

All three majors in one box, for a tank starting a dosing routine.

A$101.85 Out of stock

Trace elements

Eighteen more elements corals need in tiny amounts, for colour and resilience rather than bulk skeleton. Skimming, carbon and water changes strip them out faster than most tanks put them back, and you cannot test for most of them at home.

Reach for these when the big three are stable but colour has gone flat or pale.

Trace Elements A

Part A of the trace set. Iron, manganese and the metals behind pigment.

A$31.95

Trace Elements B

Part B of the trace set. The halogens corals use for colour and defence.

A$31.95

Trace Elements C

Part C of the trace set. The remaining minors, in reef-safe proportions.

A$31.95

Trace Elements Pack

A, B and C together, which is how they are meant to be dosed.

A$89.95

Coral food and colour

Corals get some of their energy from light and the rest from eating. Each of these targets something different: growth, colour, polyp extension or recovery.

Reach for these when corals are healthy but not growing, colouring or opening the way you want.

Amino

Free-form amino acids. The building blocks for tissue growth and deeper colour.

A$35.00

Anabolica

Peptides plus vitamins A, B, C, D and E. For growth and for corals recovering from a knock.

A$37.00

Saturation

A concentrated daily feed aimed at colour and feeding response in lean, high-light tanks.

A$51.95

Coral Swell

Triggers a feeding response and fatter polyp extension, so corals take in more of everything else.

A$39.95

Coral Blitz

A freeze-dried powdered food. Broadcast feed for the whole tank, not just corals.

A$57.96

Nutriboost

Soaks fish food in garlic, carotenoids and vitamins. For fish rather than corals.

A$37.00

Coral Colour Pack

Amino, Saturation, Coral Swell and Coral Blitz together, aimed squarely at colour.

A$169.00

Nitrate and phosphate

Nitrate and phosphate feed corals and nuisance algae alike, so both extremes cause trouble. Too high and you grow algae; too low and corals pale and stop growing. These move the numbers in either direction.

Reach for these when your nitrate or phosphate is too high, or bottomed out at zero.

Nitrate Reducer

Brings nitrate down by feeding the bacteria that consume it.

A$34.95

Phosphate Reducer

Iron based phosphate remover. Faster and gentler than lanthanum chloride.

A$34.95

Nitrate Increaser

Raises nitrate in tanks scrubbed too clean, where corals have gone pale.

A$34.95

Phosphate Increaser

Raises phosphate in ultra-low nutrient systems that have bottomed out.

A$34.95

Pest Control & Clarity

Targeted treatments rather than routine dosing. You reach for these to clear a specific problem, then stop.

Reach for these when you are dipping a new coral, or you have an outbreak or cloudy water you want gone.

Coral Dip

A quarantine dip that strips pests, parasites and hitchhikers off new or stressed corals before they reach the display.

A$30.00

Reef Floc

Clumps the fine dust and organics that make water look hazy, so your filter can catch them.

A$39.95