Trace Elements are one of
the most fascinating subjects which have been discussed among reef aquarist all
over the world for decades. Some authors
and also producers of care products for reef tanks attribute Trace Elements
with a fantastic behaviour. The reader
of aquarist literature can't find many statements about the performance of
certain Trace Elements in reef tanks. On
the other hand it is not very complicated to detect the performance of single
Trace Elements in reef tanks.
New TRACE ELEMENTS of Dr. Pilz
We have simplified the
handling of our Trace Elements solutions.
Each solution now contains only one trace element. We give a precise
description of the concentration of this element in [mg/ml]. Nickel solution has a concentration of
0,012mg/ml.
3 drops from our blue
bottle have the Nickel concentration of one Litre nat. sw.; concentration of 1L
nat sw. 0,0017mg, given by Fossa & Nielsen.
To make it easier for
aquarists we use today only this element concentration given by Fossa &
Nielsen in their famous booklet for aquarists, which every aquarist knows or
has in his cupboard.
The Nickel dosage
recommendation: 3drops/26, 4 Gallon reef water / every day.
In our tank it tanks two
to three days until we can make following observation:
Red colour of our
Histerix Coral becomes much deeper
Growth peaks become
longer
New growth eyes on the
branch
If you don’t see any
improvement you can carefully increase dosage by one or two drops.
Why we can see such a
strong effect by adding such small amounts of one single trace element compared
with the effect of a water change of 10% or more will be discussed later.
Regarding the importance
of Nickel for life, the scientific literature reports 8 different biochemical
processes where Ni is essential [RAGSDALE 2006].
In reef tanks with stone
corals we strongly recommend the daily dosage of Nickel.
Trace Elements will be
continued soon
Have nice time
Dr. Andreas Pilz
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Literature:
STEPHENE W. RAGSDALE;
Nickel Enzymes &
Cofactores; Encyclopedia of inorganic Chemistry; 2006, John Willey &
Sons Ltd..
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