Articles tagged: trace elements
- Deep dive
Limewater (Kalkwasser) — chemistry and use
A deep dive into the chemistry of limewater: calcium hydroxide solubility, simultaneous Ca/ALK/pH support, the capacity ceiling, vinegar boosting, integrating trace elements, and modern safe dosing.
- Deep dive
Iodine and Bromine in the Reef Aquarium — the halogens that rarely get measured
Iodine speciation (iodate, iodide, organic), bromine's role in skeletal construction and chromoprotein synthesis, deficiency and overdose symptoms, supplementation, and measurement.
- Deep dive
Trace elements, macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients in the reef aquarium
A comprehensive guide to all ICP-OES element groups — macroelements, dynamic elements and the relevance line explained in practical terms.
- Practice
Laboratory tests in the reef aquarium — from chemical analysis to biological testing
ICP-MS, SAC254, N-DOC and microbiome DNA sequencing — what a home test cannot reach and when a laboratory is justified.
- Practice
Refugium in practice — structure, macroalgae and daily management
The refugium's four biological functions, macroalgae species comparison, lighting, reverse cycle, trace element compensation, harvest schedule and comparison with Chaeto reactors.
- Deep dive
Refugium — microfauna, trace element chemistry and biological balance
Copepod ecology under predation pressure, macroalgae trace element mechanisms, DOC dynamics, the refugium's role in competitive ecology and the microbial loop.
- Basics
Trace elements in the reef aquarium — why they matter
The biological role of trace elements, the most important ones, and ICP-based dosing in the reef aquarium.