BRS Bulk Pharma 2-Part Solution

Most Popular Two-Part Solution & Best For Beginners

Bulk Reef Supply 2-Part Pharma Calcium & Alkalinity

 

Our best-selling two-part additive for 15 years running, the BRS Pharma 2-Part is affordable, easy to use, and effective. After the initial investment in the starter package, you then only need to purchase individual dry supplements to maintain calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium levels. For mature aquariums, trace elements can be incorporated into the system using the Tropic Marin DIY Trace Elements.

 

Soda Ash

Best for Raising pH

Soda Ash Based Two Part Additives

 

Soda Ash or sodium carbonate delivers a boost to pH when dosed into the reef aquarium and for most reef hobbyists, this pH boost is welcome. There are a few different two-part additives that are made using sodium carbonate including BRS Pharma, Red Sea Reef Foundation Liquid, Brightwell Aquatics Reef Code, E.S.V. B-Ionic, and Triton Core7 Elements. 

 

Sodium Bicarbonate

Best for Minimal Impact on pH

Sodium Bicarbonate Based Two Part Solutions

 

Sodium Bicarbonate is used to maintain alkalinity in reef aquariums without having a significant impact on pH levels.  These bicarbonate based two-part solutions include Red Sea Reef Foundation DRY, Aquaforest Components, and Tropic Marin Balling Method.  If using the BRS Pharma 2-Part, you can swap out the Soda Ash for Sodium Bicarbonate as well. 

 

Triton Core7 Elements

Best for Tanks with Refugiums

Triton Core 7 Elements

 

The macroalgae found in a refugium will consume various minor and trace elements as it grows. This means these elements will get depleted quicker and at different ratios compared to reef aquariums that don't have a refugium. Triton Core7 is one of the only two-part options that address and supplement the known consumption of elements by macroalgae.  

 

Dry Additives

Best on a Budget - Most Affordable Two-Part

Dry Supplements

 

Any dry supplement is going to be much more affordable than liquid additives. You wind up paying for water when buying liquid additives and it's easier for manufacturers to package and ship the supplements in dry form. While it does require that extra step of dissolving the dry supplements into RO/DI, it's not all that difficult and winds up being substantially more affordable. 

 

E.S.V. B-Ionic Two Part Calcium Buffer System

Best Two-Part That Includes Trace Elements

Brightwell Aquatics Reef Code and E.S.V. B-Ionic

 

Minor and trace elements will drive up the cost of supplementing your aquarium.  Not only the cost of the additives that include trace elements but also the additional dosing pumps required to automate. 

 

Tropic Marin Trace Elements

Best DIY Trace Element Solution

Tropic Marin Pro-Coral A- and K+

 

Ocean Direct is a unique live sand that is naturally collected and bagged without any sifting or sterilization with the goal of capturing that natural ocean biome. Throughout our BRStv Investigates Biome Series, we were able to identify increased diversity and various beneficial microbes in the Ocean Direct sand that ultimately helped to establish a more stable ecosystem when setting up a new aquarium. 

 

Dosing Pumps

Most Affordable for Automation

Number of Dosing Pumps Required

 

Ocean Direct is a unique live sand that is naturally collected and bagged without any sifting or sterilization with the goal of capturing that natural ocean biome. Throughout our BRStv Investigates Biome Series, we were able to identify increased diversity and various beneficial microbes in the Ocean Direct sand that ultimately helped to establish a more stable ecosystem when setting up a new aquarium. 

 

BRS Pharma Hybrid Balling Method

Best to Prevent Salinity Creep

BRS Pharma Hybrid Balling Method

 

Ocean Direct is a unique live sand that is naturally collected and bagged without any sifting or sterilization with the goal of capturing that natural ocean biome. Throughout our BRStv Investigates Biome Series, we were able to identify increased diversity and various beneficial microbes in the Ocean Direct sand that ultimately helped to establish a more stable ecosystem when setting up a new aquarium. blish a more stable ecosystem when setting up a new aquarium.