{"product_id":"coral-essentials-carbonate-up-powder-18kg","title":"CORAL ESSENTIALS CARBONATE UP POWDER 1.8KG","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCoral Essentials - Carbonate Up 1.8kg\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Coral Essentials Carbonate Up is concentrated Sodium Carbonate anhydrous granules at minimum 99.2% purity, in a handy 1.8kg bucket. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those marine reefers with large tanks it is an extremely cost effective way of providing your carbonate\/alkalinity dosing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow our simple recipe to make up solutions at 180,000ppm to match the carbonate concentration of our renowned Carbonate + Trace pre-mix liquid solution, the full bucket makes up 10L at 180,000ppm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also use the familiar Randy’s 1 and 2 mixes. All instructions for the above are detailed on the bucket itself.  Then simply add our Power Trace C, Bromide and Boron for  the complete carbonate dosing additive with essential trace elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor optimum results the alkalinity (KH) levels in marine tanks need to be checked regularly to determine the uptake in your system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimply calculate dosing requirements to suit the depletion rate. After you have determined this, a regular check of the alkalinity levels should be made. Your tank will change over time as coral grows, new pieces are added as well as invertebrates that also take up carbonate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have found ideal KH levels to be at about 8-9 dKH for most aquariums. Levels of 8.5 – 9.0 dKH are desirable if you want to maintain high levels of growth in a SPS and hard coral dominant system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMIXING INSTRUCTIONS:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e​Make up solution to, 180,000ppm, 100,000ppm, Randy’s 1 or 2 as per instructions on the label. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also make up solution to whatever strength you require using our solution calculator below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.coralessentials.com.au\/coral-essentials-calculator.html\" title=\"Coral Essentials Dosing Calculator\"\u003eCoral Essentials Dosing Calculator\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coral Essesntials","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44044786860120,"sku":"787099331634","price":48.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8557\/1672\/files\/ipiccy_image-5.jpg?v=1779084310","url":"https:\/\/bespokeaquariums.com.au\/products\/coral-essentials-carbonate-up-powder-18kg","provider":"Bespoke Aquariums","version":"1.0","type":"link"}