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02-24-2005, 06:14 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: west palm beach, FL,Florida
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 |  stronium
what is it and what does it do? i have been reading about it and everybody is very vaigue. what is the right level that it should be kept at and how often does it need to be added. i am using coral vite that has it in it right now but do i need to be suplementing this with a stronium additive?
thanks
rob
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55gal acrlic tank with wet/dry, protein skimmer, 70lbs of java rock, clown, yellow tang, danzel x 1, scooter blennie, live sand, green elephant ear shroom, and assorited shrooms that have just grown on live rock that i bought, toadstool leather, finger leather, green star polyps, and green shrooms, mexican turbo, and reg turbo snails, red hermet crabs and blue leged hermet crabs, two bittle stars, mh 175watt atenic and 2 x white 34watt florecent. assorted corals (mushrooms, leathers)
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02-24-2005, 06:56 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, VIC,Victoria
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| Re: stronium
Rob,
My understanding is that nobody really knows or can prove what Strontium does :-)
It has been found in the skeletons of corals and in coraline algae and for that reason has been promoted as a supplement. The thing is that the Strontium has been found in the absense of / instead of, Calcium. In other words coraline and coral will extract Strontium IF Calcium is not available.
John
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02-25-2005, 06:39 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL,Florida
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| Re: stronium
Here's an interesting article that should add to this: http://www.clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/vi...ghlight=iodine _________ &&&&20 Gal. , Millenium 1000 & 2000 filter, 130watt Corallife 50/50 reef lamp. Maroon Gold-striped Clown, Pygmy (Cherub) Angel, Skunk Cleaner shrimp, 8 Turbo Snails, 1 unknown cone snail , a branch of red grape calerpa , Sun Polyps, Blue-Green Striped shroom, Red shroom, Zoo Polyp colonies, & Green Star polyps, green monti. | |
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02-25-2005, 07:26 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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| Re: stronium
Very interesting article now I am thinking about not adding Strontium to my tank  | |
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02-25-2005, 12:20 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: MO,
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| Re: stronium
Wow! I will stop the stronium ASAP. I am feeding them poison | |
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02-26-2005, 05:32 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
Posts: 1,181
| Re: stronium
Nice article, thanks for the info! _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
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