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It’s the product you’ve all been waiting for.
Minions in the HF basement lab have developed calcium neocarbonate.
It’s a special crystalline form of calcium carbonate not yet known to the public at large. It’s very special property is that it is exactly saturated in seawater at calcium = 420 ppm and alkalinity = 7.7 dKH. At any calcium or alk lower than this, it dissolves to exactly maintain them. At any value higher, it acts as a seed crystal to precipitate more. Thus, calcium and alk are held perfectly steady. And better still, this dissolution is not impacted by pH, temperature, or water flow.
One suggested use is as aquarium substrate. We call this smart sand. It can be colored white, black, or anything in between. It also glows red when exposed to UV at 380 nm. Gobies love it. The glow helps them see when under the sand.
Wait, there’s more!
The lab minions extended the theory to magnesium and developed magnesium pseudocarbonate. It maintains magnesium at 1325 ppm.
An finally, the hardest one to come up with, finished just last night around 2 AM, trace-O-matic. It dissolves to exactly maintain every trace element, whether biologically required or not, at exactly the concentrations found at a depth of 5 meters off Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef on June 15, 2024 at 7:30 AM.
Together, these inventions will completely revolutionize reefing. From the tiniest pico tank to the biggest public aquarium, all that is needed is evaporation too off.
Steady Chem is the trade marked name for the combination of these three products. Prices start at $27 per pound, but are cheaper by subscription. Delivery is always free.
The minions are currently developing a calculator to know how much is needed for any given aquarium!
Minions in the HF basement lab have developed calcium neocarbonate.
It’s a special crystalline form of calcium carbonate not yet known to the public at large. It’s very special property is that it is exactly saturated in seawater at calcium = 420 ppm and alkalinity = 7.7 dKH. At any calcium or alk lower than this, it dissolves to exactly maintain them. At any value higher, it acts as a seed crystal to precipitate more. Thus, calcium and alk are held perfectly steady. And better still, this dissolution is not impacted by pH, temperature, or water flow.
One suggested use is as aquarium substrate. We call this smart sand. It can be colored white, black, or anything in between. It also glows red when exposed to UV at 380 nm. Gobies love it. The glow helps them see when under the sand.
Wait, there’s more!
The lab minions extended the theory to magnesium and developed magnesium pseudocarbonate. It maintains magnesium at 1325 ppm.
An finally, the hardest one to come up with, finished just last night around 2 AM, trace-O-matic. It dissolves to exactly maintain every trace element, whether biologically required or not, at exactly the concentrations found at a depth of 5 meters off Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef on June 15, 2024 at 7:30 AM.
Together, these inventions will completely revolutionize reefing. From the tiniest pico tank to the biggest public aquarium, all that is needed is evaporation too off.
Steady Chem is the trade marked name for the combination of these three products. Prices start at $27 per pound, but are cheaper by subscription. Delivery is always free.
The minions are currently developing a calculator to know how much is needed for any given aquarium!
