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Page 16 - Additives & Water Chemistry

A collection of articles and videos to you better understand reef aquarium water chemistry and properly use additives in your saltwater tank.
  1. Top 5 Tips: How to raise pH in reef tanks and saltwater tanks | Reef FAQs

    Top 5 Tips: How to Raise pH in Reef Tanks and Saltwater Aquariums | Reef FAQs

    Our Top 5 methods for raising and maintaining the pH at healthy levels in your saltwater reef aquarium.
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  2. Are some calcium reactor media types more potent than others? - BRStv Investigates

    Are some calcium reactor media types more potent than others? - BRStv Investigates

    Although there is a relatively small selection of popular calcium reactor media, people still ask which one is the best? Trying to truly define the “BEST” is difficult because it can be...
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  3. Reef Tank pH, benefits of raising saltwater aquarium pH - BRStv Investigates

    Reef Tank pH, benefits of raising saltwater aquarium pH - BRStv Investigates

    There is no shortage of research articles about the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs. Many of them stating that a drop in pH as little as 8.2 to 8.1 are having major impacts on coral...
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  4. Switching marine salt mix brands safely for a saltwater tank - BRStv Reef FAQs

    Switching marine salt mix brands safely for a saltwater tank - BRStv Reef FAQs

    All marine salt mixes are not created equal and we have uncovered some very interesting facts about mixing saltwater at home in our recent series of BRStv Investigates videos about testing salt mix....
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  5. Adjusting the levels of your saltwater mix prior to use in the reef tank - ReefFAQs

    Adjusting the levels of your saltwater mix prior to use in the reef tank - ReefFAQs

    Adjusting your saltwater mix to match your desired reef tank parameters has likely never crossed your mind. The solution for maintaining more stable water chemistry and taking your coral growth and...
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  6. Do secondary calcium reactor chambers scrub excess CO2 & increase effluent pH? - BRStv Investigates

    Do secondary calcium reactor chambers scrub excess CO2 & increase effluent pH? - BRStv Investigates

    Every calcium reactor has a primary chamber that recirculates CO2 and melts the calcium reactor media, however, some reactors have a secondary reaction chamber intended to be filled with additional...
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  7. Does the calcium reactor flow rate REALLY matter? - BRStv Investigates

    Does the calcium reactor flow rate REALLY matter? - BRStv Investigates

    We believe that the easiest way to adjust a calcium reactor is by changing the flow rate, but what does that actually do inside the reactor? Today, we find out the effect of different flow rates on...
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  8. How to change from 2 part dosing to a Calcium Reactor? - BRStv ReefFAQs

    How to change from 2 part dosing to a Calcium Reactor? - BRStv ReefFAQs

    How do you change your reef tank over to a calcium reactor from 2 part? ReefFAQs not only has an answer for how to replace 2 part dosing with a calcium reactor, we even found an easy calculator to...
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