What is Trace Elements.

8 things to know about Trace Elements.

1. Trace Elements – Those elements that are present in concentrations less than 1ppm.1 ppm is equivalent to 1g of salt in 1037 kgs of potato chips!

           Many of the trace elements in your system are in concentrations measured in ppb.

           1 ppb is like 1 drop of gin in 100,000 litres (a back yard swimming pool) of tonic water.

2. If you were to remove the major elements from salt water, what is left is 0.7%. Those are trace elements. In total, there are around 70 different trace elements in salt water, and they all fit into that 0.7%. The 14 most abundant are chromium, cobalt, copper, fluorine, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, rubidium, bromine, lithium, vanadium, and zinc.

3. Trace elements have been found to be critical for the biological processes of the animals we keep. These essential trace elements for our animals include Iodine, Molybdenum, Vanadium, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Manganese, Iron, Selenium, and Zinc.And due to the limited size of our aquariums can be depleted rapidly.
   
   
4. Dosing trace elements will not correct the levels of chemistry in your system. Alkalinity, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium. Strontium, Boron should be kept at their correct levels.

5. Trace Elements do not need to be dosed daily so long as that they are available in the system for the biological processes.

6. Biological processes are less demanding on coral with the abundance of trace elements. Effortless biological processes allow the coral to have more energy for growth and health.

7. With a balanced level of trace elements, coral tend to repair damage from fragging faster. They also be likely to base quicker and produce branching from the base.

8. Trace elements permit corals to regulate the zooxanthellae populations in their flesh. This process enhances the look of the coral by exhibiting cleaner and more vibrant colours.