What do we mean by “probiotics” in reef aquariums? In reef aquariums, probiotics refer to a range of live marine microorganisms that are beneficial for the tank’s balance and ecosystem. By helping develop optimal biological filtration, probiotics transform organic matter and compounds into biomass—ideal ...

Nitrates, polyatomic ions, and phosphates, polyatomic anions, represent two powerful eutrophicants (a process by which nutrients, in this case pollutants, accumulate in an environment) for your reef aquarium. Nitrates develop during the final phase of the nitrogen cycle (resulting from nitrogen nitrification). Phosphates are ...