Aqua Medic Filter substrate - The micro biotope

Hydrocarbonate
Pure calcium carbonate
Lupe

Hydrocarbonate is a pure natural product. It is used in Calciumreactors, and may be used in filters to increase the hardness of water, and as a substrate material in marine or Malawi/Tanganyika aquaria. A natural calcium-carbonic acid equilibrium is created in all aquariums with an alkaline pH value, and in a Calciumreactor supplied with CO2, the Hydrocarbonate is completely dissolved to calcium bicarbonate, becoming available for assimilation by hard and many soft corals, sponges, echinoderms, etc. 

Hydrocarbonate
 available in 3 grain sizes and 3 packaging sizes:

fine (1-2 mm) for hardening filters
medium (3-5 mm) for calciumreactors
coarse (12-15 mm) as filter material

1 litre (c. 0.25 gal) tub
5 litre (c. 1.3 gal) bucket
15 litre (c. 3.9 gal) bucket


 
Pure calcium carbonate

       

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