Hikari Coralific Delite - 1.23 oz

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{"id":7959614816496,"title":"aquavitro Vibrance - 1 L","handle":"aquavitro-vibrance-1-l","description":"Iodide is a critical element for the health and formation of soft tissue in invertebrates (such as gorgonians, sarcophytons, etc.). It has also been shown to be critical for the developent if pigments in corals, corallimorpharia, and anemones, both the golden brown of zooxanthellae and the green and red colors of accessory pigments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost iodide supplements on the market are simply potassium iodide. When added to an aquarium environment, iodide becomes unstable converting to elemental iodine (which is biocidal) and iodate (which is useless to corals, toxic at elevated levels, and can't be tested for). Iodid is the only form of iodine available to corals for uptake. Because of this instability, iodide must be stabilized for aquarium use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evibrance is a highly concentrated (10,000 mg\/L) naturally stabillized potassium iodide source for reef aquaria that will restore and maintain iodide levels to those found in natural sea water. The proprietary stabilization process makes vibrance the most stable iodide supplement available. It's also the most concentrated and comes with a pipette for precision dosing. It is formulated to provide a safe source of iodide that will not convert to toxic free iodine under storage or reef conditions. ","published_at":"2022-05-10T18:44:09-04:00","created_at":"2022-05-10T18:44:09-04:00","vendor":"aquavitro","type":"Royal Aquatics","tags":["3 Percent","Aquarium Maintenance","Aquatics","Health and Water Quality","No Exchange","No Return","Reef Additives","Saltwater Fish","Water Conditioners and Additives"],"price":2397,"price_min":2397,"price_max":2397,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2876,"compare_at_price_min":2876,"compare_at_price_max":2876,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42816719290608,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"RAQ-20324","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"aquavitro Vibrance - 1 L","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2397,"weight":1070,"compare_at_price":2876,"inventory_quantity":7,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"000116753500","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-vibrance-1-l-723355.jpg?v=1661542417"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-vibrance-1-l-723355.jpg?v=1661542417","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"aquavitro Vibrance - 1 L ","id":31117189742832,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"width":500,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-vibrance-1-l-723355.jpg?v=1661542417"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-vibrance-1-l-723355.jpg?v=1661542417","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"Iodide is a critical element for the health and formation of soft tissue in invertebrates (such as gorgonians, sarcophytons, etc.). It has also been shown to be critical for the developent if pigments in corals, corallimorpharia, and anemones, both the golden brown of zooxanthellae and the green and red colors of accessory pigments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost iodide supplements on the market are simply potassium iodide. When added to an aquarium environment, iodide becomes unstable converting to elemental iodine (which is biocidal) and iodate (which is useless to corals, toxic at elevated levels, and can't be tested for). Iodid is the only form of iodine available to corals for uptake. Because of this instability, iodide must be stabilized for aquarium use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evibrance is a highly concentrated (10,000 mg\/L) naturally stabillized potassium iodide source for reef aquaria that will restore and maintain iodide levels to those found in natural sea water. The proprietary stabilization process makes vibrance the most stable iodide supplement available. It's also the most concentrated and comes with a pipette for precision dosing. It is formulated to provide a safe source of iodide that will not convert to toxic free iodine under storage or reef conditions. "}

{"id":7959599284464,"title":"aquavitro Eight.Four - 1 L","handle":"aquavitro-eight-four-1-l","description":"Many competing buffers for reef aquaria are simply sodium bicarbonate. Such buffers have a pK or only 8.0 in saltwater and simply are unable to maintain a pH above 8.0. The low buffering pK is a function of the low carbonate\/bicarbonate ratio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eeight.four supplies a properly balanced (carbonate\/bicarbonate) buffer system that yields an industry leading pK of 8.6 which makes pH maintenance of 8.3 - 8.5 easy. A higher pK increases the buffer's ability to counteract inevitable acidic sources in the water. eight.four will safely raise marine pH while adjusting alkalinity. eight.four contains a concentrated, balanced blend of bicarbonate and carbonate salts designed to restore disrupted buffer systems and increase carbonate alkalinity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike competing products that require multi-day interval dosing when combined with carbonate supplements, eight.four can be dosed daily within minutes of aquavitro calcification as well as balance and ions.","published_at":"2022-05-10T18:32:30-04:00","created_at":"2022-05-10T18:32:30-04:00","vendor":"aquavitro","type":"Royal Aquatics","tags":["3 Percent","Aquarium Maintenance","Aquatics","Health and Water Quality","No Exchange","No Return","Reef Additives","Saltwater Fish","Water Conditioners and Additives"],"price":2190,"price_min":2190,"price_max":2190,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2628,"compare_at_price_min":2628,"compare_at_price_max":2628,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42816691536112,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"RAQ-20316","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"aquavitro Eight.Four - 1 L","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2190,"weight":1188,"compare_at_price":2628,"inventory_quantity":9,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"000116750509","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-eightfour-1-l-450993.jpg?v=1658906236"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-eightfour-1-l-450993.jpg?v=1658906236","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"aquavitro Eight.Four - 1 L ","id":30858397188336,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"width":500,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-eightfour-1-l-450993.jpg?v=1658906236"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-eightfour-1-l-450993.jpg?v=1658906236","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"Many competing buffers for reef aquaria are simply sodium bicarbonate. Such buffers have a pK or only 8.0 in saltwater and simply are unable to maintain a pH above 8.0. The low buffering pK is a function of the low carbonate\/bicarbonate ratio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eeight.four supplies a properly balanced (carbonate\/bicarbonate) buffer system that yields an industry leading pK of 8.6 which makes pH maintenance of 8.3 - 8.5 easy. A higher pK increases the buffer's ability to counteract inevitable acidic sources in the water. eight.four will safely raise marine pH while adjusting alkalinity. eight.four contains a concentrated, balanced blend of bicarbonate and carbonate salts designed to restore disrupted buffer systems and increase carbonate alkalinity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike competing products that require multi-day interval dosing when combined with carbonate supplements, eight.four can be dosed daily within minutes of aquavitro calcification as well as balance and ions."}

{"id":7959603937520,"title":"aquavitro Ions - 350 ml","handle":"aquavitro-ions-350-ml","description":"Like calcium and strontium, magnesium is used in the calcification of skeletons of reef organisms. In many cases, magnesium is used in place of calcium for calcification. In addition to its role in calcification, magnesium is used by organisms ranging from bacteria to coralline algae to fish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you've determined that your magnesium levels are low, supplementation with ions is necessary. ions restores magnesium by employing the most concentrated (90,000 mg\/L), fully dissolved magnesium and does so without adding any ammonia. Other liquid magnesium supplements inherently contain ammonia because the magnesium chloride used in their production contains ammonia. This is a result of the mechanisms for deriving and\/or producing magnesium chloride. aquavitro had gone to considerable lengths to remove this contaminant and a proprietary process makes ions the first and only liquid magnesium supplement that does not contain ammonia. ions also includes strontium and boron in the NSW ratio of 1.7:1 to avoid ionic imbalance with long term use.","published_at":"2022-05-10T18:36:10-04:00","created_at":"2022-05-10T18:36:10-04:00","vendor":"aquavitro","type":"Royal Aquatics","tags":["3 Percent","Aquarium Maintenance","Aquatics","Health and Water Quality","No Exchange","No Return","Reef Additives","Saltwater Fish","Water Conditioners and Additives"],"price":974,"price_min":974,"price_max":974,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1168,"compare_at_price_min":1168,"compare_at_price_max":1168,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42816700973296,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"RAQ-20335","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"aquavitro Ions - 350 ml","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":974,"weight":369,"compare_at_price":1168,"inventory_quantity":14,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"000116756105","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-ions-350-ml-177838.jpg?v=1658905097"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-ions-350-ml-177838.jpg?v=1658905097","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"aquavitro Ions - 350 ml ","id":30858279223536,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"width":500,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-ions-350-ml-177838.jpg?v=1658905097"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-ions-350-ml-177838.jpg?v=1658905097","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"Like calcium and strontium, magnesium is used in the calcification of skeletons of reef organisms. In many cases, magnesium is used in place of calcium for calcification. In addition to its role in calcification, magnesium is used by organisms ranging from bacteria to coralline algae to fish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you've determined that your magnesium levels are low, supplementation with ions is necessary. ions restores magnesium by employing the most concentrated (90,000 mg\/L), fully dissolved magnesium and does so without adding any ammonia. Other liquid magnesium supplements inherently contain ammonia because the magnesium chloride used in their production contains ammonia. This is a result of the mechanisms for deriving and\/or producing magnesium chloride. aquavitro had gone to considerable lengths to remove this contaminant and a proprietary process makes ions the first and only liquid magnesium supplement that does not contain ammonia. ions also includes strontium and boron in the NSW ratio of 1.7:1 to avoid ionic imbalance with long term use."}

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{"id":7959596728560,"title":"aquavitro Balance - 350 ml","handle":"aquavitro-balance-350-ml","description":"A frequent occurrence in reef systems is low pH, while calcium and alkalinity are at optimal levels. Raise one and other may fail. One of the primary reasons for this is an improper carbonate\/bicarbonate ratio. The buffer ratio changes as a natural consequence of the buffer's ability to counteract acidifying sources such as organic acids (produced naturally from waste) or introduced from non-pH controlled husbandry products. In this case, adding more buffer would unnecessarily result in a rise in alkalinity and a drop in calcium. The first product of its kind, balance, ends this see-saw effect. It resets this ratio by converting bicarbonate into carbonate in order to reassert a higher pH without affecting calcium levels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebalance is an optimized blend of sodium and potassium hydroxides with a NSW ratio (27:1) of sodium to potassium to avoid ionic imbalance with long term use.","published_at":"2022-05-10T18:30:38-04:00","created_at":"2022-05-10T18:30:38-04:00","vendor":"aquavitro","type":"Royal Aquatics","tags":["3 Percent","Aquarium Maintenance","Aquatics","Health and Water Quality","No Exchange","No Return","Reef Additives","Saltwater Fish","Water Conditioners and Additives"],"price":885,"price_min":885,"price_max":885,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1062,"compare_at_price_min":1062,"compare_at_price_max":1062,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42816686850288,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"RAQ-20311","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"aquavitro Balance - 350 ml","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":885,"weight":417,"compare_at_price":1062,"inventory_quantity":20,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"000116751100","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-balance-350-ml-868805.jpg?v=1658904224"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-balance-350-ml-868805.jpg?v=1658904224","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"aquavitro Balance - 350 ml ","id":30858219782384,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.266,"height":500,"width":133,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-balance-350-ml-868805.jpg?v=1658904224"},"aspect_ratio":0.266,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-balance-350-ml-868805.jpg?v=1658904224","width":133}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"A frequent occurrence in reef systems is low pH, while calcium and alkalinity are at optimal levels. Raise one and other may fail. One of the primary reasons for this is an improper carbonate\/bicarbonate ratio. The buffer ratio changes as a natural consequence of the buffer's ability to counteract acidifying sources such as organic acids (produced naturally from waste) or introduced from non-pH controlled husbandry products. In this case, adding more buffer would unnecessarily result in a rise in alkalinity and a drop in calcium. The first product of its kind, balance, ends this see-saw effect. It resets this ratio by converting bicarbonate into carbonate in order to reassert a higher pH without affecting calcium levels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebalance is an optimized blend of sodium and potassium hydroxides with a NSW ratio (27:1) of sodium to potassium to avoid ionic imbalance with long term use."}

{"id":7959596335344,"title":"aquavitro Alpha - 1 L","handle":"aquavitro-alpha-1-l","description":"A paramount factor in the proper maintenance of an aquarium is the dilution of accumulated waste by scheduled water changes. This requires the removal of chlorine and chloramine or both from the new water. With the advent of chloramine, thiosulfate has proven inadequate, causing the release of ammonia. At acid or neutral pH, this is not of serious consequence. It can however be devastating at alkaline pH, particularly if the tap water is heavily treated with chloramines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ealpha is a concentrated conditioner for saltwater. It is 50% more active than Seachem Prime and 375% more active than the next closest competitor. alpha removes chlorine, chloramine, and ammonia. It converts ammonia into a safe, non-toxic form that is readily utilized by beneficial bacteria and reef inhabitants such as clams. alpha may be used during tank cycling to alleviate ammonia\/nitrite toxicity. alpha detoxifies nitrite and nitrate, allowing the biofilter to more efficiently remove them. alpha also promotes the production and regeneration of the natural slime coat on fish. alpha is non-acidic and will not impact pH, nor will it over activate skimmers. Use at start-up and whenever adding or replacing water.","published_at":"2022-05-10T18:30:16-04:00","created_at":"2022-05-10T18:30:16-04:00","vendor":"aquavitro","type":"Royal Aquatics","tags":["3 Percent","Aquarium Maintenance","Aquatics","Health and Water Quality","No Exchange","No Return","Reef Additives","Saltwater Fish","Water Conditioners and Additives"],"price":2702,"price_min":2702,"price_max":2702,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":3242,"compare_at_price_min":3242,"compare_at_price_max":3242,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42816686358768,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"RAQ-20320","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"aquavitro Alpha - 1 L","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2702,"weight":1161,"compare_at_price":3242,"inventory_quantity":7,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"000116752503","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-alpha-1-l-726789.jpg?v=1658909516"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-alpha-1-l-726789.jpg?v=1658909516","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"aquavitro Alpha - 1 L ","id":30858698522864,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1110,"width":1110,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-alpha-1-l-726789.jpg?v=1658909516"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1110,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1772\/9591\/products\/aquavitro-alpha-1-l-726789.jpg?v=1658909516","width":1110}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"A paramount factor in the proper maintenance of an aquarium is the dilution of accumulated waste by scheduled water changes. This requires the removal of chlorine and chloramine or both from the new water. With the advent of chloramine, thiosulfate has proven inadequate, causing the release of ammonia. At acid or neutral pH, this is not of serious consequence. It can however be devastating at alkaline pH, particularly if the tap water is heavily treated with chloramines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ealpha is a concentrated conditioner for saltwater. It is 50% more active than Seachem Prime and 375% more active than the next closest competitor. alpha removes chlorine, chloramine, and ammonia. It converts ammonia into a safe, non-toxic form that is readily utilized by beneficial bacteria and reef inhabitants such as clams. alpha may be used during tank cycling to alleviate ammonia\/nitrite toxicity. alpha detoxifies nitrite and nitrate, allowing the biofilter to more efficiently remove them. alpha also promotes the production and regeneration of the natural slime coat on fish. alpha is non-acidic and will not impact pH, nor will it over activate skimmers. Use at start-up and whenever adding or replacing water."}