Continuum Reef Basis Iron 500ml

Reef•Basis Iron

Concentrated iron macro-algae supplement for all marine fish & reef aquaria

Features

• a high quality, bio-available, chelated iron complex designed to safely raise the iron level in marine aquariums
• providing essential iron for increased growth rates in caulerpa, coralline algae, other calcareous marine algae and many other marine organisms
• contains no gluconates, or polygluconates
• phosphate and nitrate free and contains no fertilizers that could cause unwanted hair algae growth. 

Use in aquarium keeping

• Iron is crucial for photosynthesis in all plants, including caulerpa, mangroves, calcareous algae, and symbiotic algae in coral, marine clam and other invertebrate tissues.
• In marine aquariums, iron is used up rapidly and removed through precipitation.
• Reef•Basis Iron is chelated with EDTA, a professional sequestrant that will allow it to remain soluble until used by the life that requires it.
• Growth of all photosynthetic organisms also require strong lighting of proper spectrum.
• Consult your lighting supplier for assistance in the proper type of light, and photo periods for the corals and algae that you are growing.

Directions

• Shake well prior to use.
• Add 1 capful (5 ml) per 50 US-gallons (200 L) of marine aquarium water 3 to 4 times per week.
• If measuring the iron concentration, add as required to maintain the concentration between .04 and .10 mg/L.

Expert use

• Dosing through use of a drip system is a superior method of addition.
• Do not mix with buffers or alkalinity supplements prior to addition.
• You may mix it with strontium, magnesium, and many other supplements.
• Determine the amount of iron consumption during the time it takes add the entire volume of your drip system.
• Determine the amount of Reef•Basis Iron to add in milliliters by multiplying your tank capacity in gallons by the amount you want to raise it in mg/l (ppm) and by 1.0
• Example: if you have a 100 gallon tank and you want to raise the level by .05 ppm with the entire dose, you would multiply 100 x .05 x 1.0 which equals 5 ml of Reef•Basis Iron or 1 capful