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Good Day, Have the following left to clear. All in seal pack and not used before unless otherwise stated. 1. Brightwell Strontion-p (1.2kg) - $80 2. Brightwell Reef Code A (4kg) - $80 3. Brightwell Reef Code B (4kg) - $80 4. Brightwell Iodine (2L) - $40 5. Topic Marin Meersalz Pro Reef Sea Salt (25kg) - $100 comes with free (8kg) Collection at Bukit Panjang. PM or whatsapp at 98310256.

I have a nano tank for a year. Like any new hobbyist, I often envy the display tanks at the aquarium shops. Even their nano tanks looks 100 times better. You buy a coral and when you put it in your own tank. It flourishes a while and then it becomes smaller and lacks its former beauty and brilliance. Well, the LFS owners run a business and we do it as a hobby. And their tanks are mature and have been around for years. Fair point. But wont it be nice if we can do the same. I do water quality test on ammonia, nitrite, notrate, copper, phosphate, PH and trying to get the ideal water condition and I have no idea how many "magic" additives I have bought. It is like golfer with their new clubs. Yesterday I tried something new and crazy. I dropped half of the GNC Magnesium and Calcium vitamin pill into the tank. The calcium caused the tank to be slightly cloudy but it cleared up in 5 minutes. Then I noticed the mushrooms began to open up till they covered the rocks and everything seemed to go hyperdrive in terms of size. It is like they were given steriods. I did some research and found out that magnesium is important to corals and fishes, the third most common ion (or element) after sodium and chloride (guess that is why it is called salt water). And most artificial salt and artificial seawater lack the magnesium. The chemistry is pretty complicated and I am no chemist. Summary: some artificial sea salt has plenty of magnesium and some dont. I am sure someone has tried this before. But it works for me. It is too early to tell if this is the solution as I would need more test over time. Perhaps it is the calcium and not the magnesium. Or is it a fluke result? Maybe some seniors in this forum can shed some light but it is fascinating if this really works! Exclusion Clause: Do this experiment at your own risk. Maybe dont even experiment until it is proven safe. Maybe everyone knows this trick. Any advice?

Good Day, Have the following to clear. All in seal pack and not used before unless otherwise stated. 1. Brightwell Elemental (3.2kg) - $120 2. Brightwell Magnesion-p (4.8kg) - $120 3. Brightwell Strontion-p (1.2kg) - $120 4. Brightwell Calcion-p(3.2kg) - $120 5. Brightwell Reef Code A (4kg) - $100 6. Brightwell Reef Code B (4kg) - $100 7. Brightwell Iodine (2L) - $60 8. Brightwell Microbacter7 (2L) - $80 9. 02 x BSI IC-Gel (20g) - $9 each 10. 04 x Rowa Phos (1000ml) - $60 each (Take all at $220) 11. Topic Marin Meersalz Pro Reef Sea Salt (25kg) - $120 12. Rowa Carbon (5kg) - $75 13. Bacteria King (5kg) (used) - $60 Collection at Bukit Panjang. PM or whatsapp at 98310256.