News from All Things Aquatic — Coral health

5 Minute read Ultra low nutrients; associated nuisance algaes and coral health Running your reef aquarium with nutrients as low as possible has always been the goal for the home reef tank. Closely replicating the water quality found in natural reefs and oceans makes perfect sense when keeping animals in their natural environment. A distinction between nutrients and nutrition must firstly be explained. As although corals have the ability to assimilate (absorb) nutrients like nitrate and phosphate directly from the water column this can be difficult at times for the coral organism. They also consume nutritional particles when feeding. This...