stronium

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by Rob, Feb 24, 2005.

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  1. Rob

    Rob Astrea Snail

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    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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  3. JohnO

    JohnO Moderator

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    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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    Very interesting article now I am thinking about not adding Strontium to my tank :-/
     
  6. pdlman

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    Wow! I will stop the stronium ASAP. I am feeding them poison
     
  7. Black_Raven

    Black_Raven Scooter Blennie

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    Nice article, thanks for the info!