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FAQ: Can I use Seachem Reef Strontium™ 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 Reef Strontium™, using multiple strontium supplements could result in a strontium level that is too high.
  2. Research the products you use carefully.  Typically, if a product or medication is volatile enough to react with a strontium supplement, 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 Reef Strontium™ 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 Reef Strontium™ alongside any of the other Seachem® products that are recommended for reef systems.  That said, Reef Strontium™'s primary ingredient is strontium gluconate.  This is a beneficial form of strontium that helps boost coral growth by providing the corals with gluconate, a rich source of metabolic energy.  However, an extreme overdose of gluconate-based supplements can lead to a slight haziness in the water as gluconate goes unused by the corals and instead serves as a food source for free-floating bacteria.  It is best to keep the total number of gluconate-based supplements to no more than two, and to monitor dosing to ensure that addition of these products is staggered in the tank as much as possible.

Here's some Seachem® products that contain gluconate-based components

Reef Calcium™       aquavitro calcification™

As previously mentioned, it is perfectly fine to use these products simultaneously, just be sure not to use large overdoses of the products together in a single day.

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