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FAQ: Can I use Seachem Marine Buffer® together with _______?

Another Company's product

There are a lot of aquarium products on the market, and while most of them will work perfectly fine together in the aquarium, some will not.  We can't 100% guarantee any product that's not our own, but here's a few quick rules:

  1. Avoid using products that overlap in function.  Either one works and so it's the one you should be using, both work and so it's a waste to use them both, or neither work and you should be looking for a third, better product.  In the case of Marine Buffer®, using multiple buffers when only one is needed could result in a pH and alkalinity that is different from the one you want.
  2. Research the products you use carefully.  Typically, if a product or medication is volatile enough to react with a buffer, the company will mention it on the label or website, or you can call in to check.
  3. When in doubt, wait a day.  While there should not be any interaction between Marine Buffer® and another product, leaving 24 hours in between the doses will avoid possible fish stress from rapidly changing water parameters.

 

Seachem® Products

It's safe to use Marine Buffer® alongside any of the other Seachem® products that are recommended for saltwater systems. That said, Marine Buffer™ is primarily intended for fish-only (FOWLR) systems.  We recommend the "Reef" line of products for saltwater aquariums that contain corals.

Here's some Seachem® products that are Reef Supplements

Reef Buffer™ Reef Builder™ Reef Carbonate™
Reef Advantage Calcium™ Reef Advantage Magnesium™ Reef Advantage Strontium™
Reef Calcium™ Reef Complete® Reef Fusion 1™ & Reef Fusion 2™
Reef Zooplankton™ Reef Phytoplankton™ Reef Plus™

As previously mentioned, these products do not directly interact with each other, but if you are keeping corals, we recommend the use of reef-specific supplements like those listed in the table.

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