Strontium

[marki24]

Does anyone know where i can buy Stronium Chloride?:scratchch

 

[Deanos]

From any vendor/LFS that sells ESV products, including House Of Fish.

 

[marki24]

He is too far away. Anyone closer?

 

[tosiek]

PM them, they usually go into the city so you can arrange a pickup.

 

[212jay]

Any LFS should have it in stock. (Petland , Petco.)

Call Ronen (DeepWater) he might have some if not he can tell you where to get it in the BK.

 

[marki24]

Does anyone use it in their tanks and see a difference while using it?

 

[Deanos]

Strontium

Chemical supplements

 

[meschaefer]

My rule...if you don't test for it...you shouldn't be adding it as a supplement.

are you testing for it?

 

[marki24]

Strontium is difficult to detect because it is masked by calcium. At present, there are no reliable and practical kits for measuring strontium in a reef tank. NO i am not testing for it.

 

[meschaefer]

If you can't measure it, how do you know that you need to supplement it?

 

[pecan2phat]

I'd say strontium gets depleted in a thriving stony reef tank as fast as magnesium does, if not more.
Salifert is a decent test kit but as you stated, you need to go through the calcium test portion first and that part is always off.
So yes, I do test for strontium and it's always lacking to the point that I just add on a weekly basis now.

 

[Deanos]

I just add on a weekly basis now.

And could you tell marki24 where to get some

 

[pecan2phat]

Marine Depot
Premium Aquatics
That Fish Place



Most LFS will carry strontium for a premium price. Above is where I bulk order from

 

[marki24]

Thank you I already placed an order.