| Amino Acids are quickly becoming one of the most | | | | phosphates and nitrates. This is where the Amino |
| popular additives to any serious reef keeper's arsenal. | | | | acids come in handy. By dosing high quality products |
| There are many different reasons why they are | | | | such as Zeovit Amino acid concentrates you are |
| being used and many why I suggest everyone should | | | | introducing the correct proportions of amino acids |
| use them. Many vitamins and proteins are including in | | | | found in coral skeletons. This is helping to create the |
| one easy dosing supplement to provide your corals | | | | natural living conditions found in a wild living coral reef. |
| with much needed elements they would not | | | | Higher end amino acids on the market are supplying |
| otherwise get in a closed aquarium environment. | | | | up to 17 important amino acids essential to stony |
| In Nature corals will receive these proteins via | | | | coral growth. These supplements also help coral utilize |
| plankton, micro plankton or even bacterial plankton. | | | | the absorption of calcium seen in their natural |
| However in a close aquarium environment these are | | | | environment and increasing your coral growth in the |
| normally absent. Zooxanthellae which live symbiotically | | | | aquarium. From our experience you will also notice |
| in many corals "excrete" these acids which in turn | | | | increased polyp extension during their "daylight" hours. |
| feed the coral along with many other substances. In | | | | There are many options on the market for amino |
| most aquariums the activity of these symbiotic | | | | acids but really there are only a few that aren't using |
| algaes are greatly reduced in which the corals are | | | | preservatives which decrease the quality of the |
| only "Surviving" and not "Thriving". | | | | product. Some are Zeovit Amino Acid Concentrate, |
| Indirect and Direct feeding's are generally not the | | | | Zeovit Amino Acid Concentrate for LPS. Elos OMGEA |
| best method to approach feeding your corals as it | | | | and Selcon. |
| generally results in increased nutrient levels such as | | | | |