ATI Essentials have been getting favorable attention for a few years over in Europe, but many on this side of the Atlantic have been left waiting. Now that might change as Marine Depot announced it will start carrying ATI Reef Essentials, what they describe as a complete support system that is easily tuned to the needs of your reef aquarium.
三部分系统的主要成分是我们在其他给药系统中看到的 - 钙,镁和碳酸盐。但是,ATI必需品包括其他痕量元素。
Breaking down the ATI Essentials
ATI Essentials features the three main components in two sizes, 500ml and 1000ml that are mixed with water to be pumped into the aquarium using a dosing system. Here is a description of the three parts:
ATI Essentials #1 – Carbonate Sources
ATI Essentials # 1 is a dry powder that includes various carbonate sources.
ATI Essentials #2 – Calcium and Trace Elements
ATI Essentials #2 is a liquid concentrate that contains calcium and other essential trace elements. These include mainly (among others): boron, bromine, cobalt, chromium, fluorine, iron, iodine, potassium, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, rubidium, sulphur, strontium, vanadium, and zinc.
ATI Essentials #3 – Magnesium and Trace Elements
ATI Essentials #3 is a liquid concentrate that contains magnesium and other essential trace elements. These include mainly (among others): boron, bromine, cobalt, chromium, fluorine, iron, iodine, potassium, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, rubidium, sulphur, strontium, vanadium, and zinc.
Getting Started with ATI Essentials
ATI recommends mixing each dry component 9:1 RO/DI to product and then bottled for dosing. To get started, you need to figure out your starting dosing amount based on your KH/alkalinity consumption, and then dose all three in equal amounts.
If you are starting from scratch, ATI recommends these simple guidelines and then adjust based on your parameters:
- New aquariums and/or tanks with few corals:5 mL of ATI Essentials per 100 L (26.4 gallons)
- Soft corals and anemones:每100 L(26.4加仑)10毫升ATI必需品
- A mixed reef with SPS, LPS, and soft corals:25 mL of ATI Essentials per 100 L (26.4 gallons)
- SPS主导柜:50 mL of ATI Essentials per 100 L (26.4 gallons)
One of the benefits ATI touts in that ATI Essentials is designed to eliminate the need to perform partial water changes to correct water chemistry or compensate for trace elements. Resulting in the overall health and growth of your corals.
一套500毫升瓶ATI Essentials零售价约为21美元,将制成5升混合物,1000毫升瓶装零售价约为35美元,造成10升。
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