Brightwell Aquatics Brand Guide

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• Bacteria
• Salt
• Supplements
• Filtration
• Food and Nutrition
• Coral Dips and Medication
• Livestock Mounts
• Maintenance

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Bacteria

Cycling

Cycling your aquarium is the first step that every new aquarist must face, and is oftentimes one of the most overlooked.  Thankfully has created a set of 3 easy to use products to get you and your tank started.

• Microbacter QuickCycl - Ammonia supplement designed to feed essential bacteria.
• MicroBacter Start XLM - Bioculture filled with nigrifying bacteria designed to rapidly cycle new tanks.
• MicroBacter CLEAN - Complex system of non-pathogenic microbes and natural enzymes, formulated to clean aquarium live rock and decorations.

BRS has also put together the Microbacter Dry Rock Bacteria Starter Kit to make so you can make sure you don’t miss anything.

*Please note that these products are for fishless cycling

 

General Bio Filtration

• MicroBacter7 - Complete Bioculture - A fantastic complex of aerobic and anaerobic microbes designed to establish beneficial bacteria in new systems and bolster biofiltration in established ones.
• FaStart-M - Nutrient balance - Designed to be used in conjunction with Microbacter7, FaStart-M provides critical nutrients for microbial growth and encourages proliferation.
• Reef BioFuel - Enhances Nutrient Uptake - Not actually bacteria, but a liquid carbon source used to feed bacteria and help in their uptake of nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates.

 

 

Salt

NeoMarine Salt Mix

NeoMarine is a salt blend specifically formulated to replicate the rations of every major element, as well as all non-conservative minor and trace elements present in natural sea water.  It creates a marine environment so chemically-similar to natural seawater in all important respects that aquarium inhabitants are not likely to discern any difference between water prepared with NēoMarine and filtered natural seawater from tropical reef waters.

 

What’s in NēoMarine:

• Anhydrous-only forms of major elements
• Average Mg, Ca, K, and Sr concentrations of 1,290-, 413-, 399-, and 8 ppm, respectively
• All non-conservative minor and trace elements found in seawater
• Sufficient salt to reconstitute purified water of the stated package volume to 1.025 g/cm3

 What’s not in NēoMarine:

• Anti-caking agents
• Vitamins, amino acids, and other unnecessary organic substances
• Hydrated forms of major elements such as magnesium and calcium
• Saltwater evaporite (e.g. dehydrated saltwater)
• Ammonia
• Phosphate*

 

Supplements

Major Elements

Brightwell carries two different lines when it comes to 2-part dosing of calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium.  Reef Code is a premixed, liquid, 2 part solution that comes in part A calcium and part B Alkalinity.  Reef code also comes in a dry powdered option that you can mix yourself.

• Reef Code A - Balanced liquid calcium supplement
• Reef Code B - Balanced liquid alkalinity supplement

 

• Reef Code A-P - Balanced dry calcium supplement
• Reef Code B-P - Balanced dry alkalinity supplement

 

Brightwell’s second system system is made up of Calcion, Alkalin8.3, and Magnesion.  By separating the magnesium from the alkalinity, you have a bit more control over how you can control your water chemistry when dosing.  These supplements also come in a dry for if you prefer to mix the solutions yourself.

• Calcion - Liquid Calcium Reef Additive - Highly concentrated liquid calcium solution
• Alkalin8.3 - Liquid pH & Alkalinity Buffer - Multi-component liquid buffer that regulates pH
• Magnesion - Liquid Magnesium Reef Additive - Highly concentrated liquid magnesium solution

 

• Calcion-P - Dry Calcium Reef Additive - Highly concentrated dry calcium solution
• Alkalin8.3-P - Dry pH & Alkalinity Buffer - Multi-component dry buffer that regulates pH
• Magnesion-P Dry Magnesium - Highly concentrated dry magnesium solution

 

Minor Elements

Outside of the big three major elements, there are a variety of other minor elements that are consumed by the livestock in your tank overtime.  Each has a different function and it is important to replenish them to maintain a balanced system.

• Ferrion - Liquid Iron Supplement - Liquid iron supplement.  Especially suited for systems with a refugium.
• Iodion - Liquid Iodine Supplement - Liquid iodine supplement.  Important for corals other invertebrates.
• Potassion - Concentrated Potassium Solution - Liquid Potassium supplement.  Important or livestock neurological function and and enhances blue pigments in some SPS-coral.
• Potassion-P - Powdered Potassium Solution - Dry-powdered version of Potassion.
• Strontion - Liquid Strontium Supplement - Liquid strontium supplement.  Important for corals, clams, and other invertebrates to build their skeletons.
• Strontion-P - Dry Strontium Supplement - Dry-powdered version of Strontion.
• BoroChrom - Concentrated Boron Supplement - Liquid boron supplement.  Important for biogenous aragonite formation in coral skeletons.

 

Trace Elements

• Replenish - Liquid Trace & Minor Minerals - Provides 29 minor and trace elements that are present in sea water and used by fish, corals, and other invertebrates.
• KoralColor - Increased Coloration - A blend of elements important to the formation of briocromes (biological pigments).

 

Vitamins and Minerals

• Koralle-VM - Vitamin and Mineral Supplement - A liquid blend of trace elements and vitamins that are utilized by filter feeding invertebrates.
• Lugol's Solution - Advanced Iodine - An extremely powerful iodine solution that can be used for dosing or to create a dip for corals. Should only be used by advanced aquarists.
• SpongExcel - Silica Solution - Liquid ionic silica solution for enhancing growth rates of sponges and gastropods (snails and slugs)

 

Ultra Low Nutrient Supplements

Ultra low nutrient have gotten more and more popular over the last few years.  Because bacteria consume nutrients in a balanced manner, if nitrogen isn’t present in your tank, the bacteria will not be able to efficiently process the phosphorous, and vice versa.

• NeoNitro - Balanced Nitrogen Supplement - Used in conjunction with Microbacter7 and Reef Biofuel to enable natural phosphorus uptake in systems with inadequate nitrogen content.  Recommended only for advanced aquarists
• NeoPhos - Balanced Phosphorus Supplement - Used in conjunction with Microbacter7 and Reef Biofuel to enable natural nitrogen uptake in systems with inadequate phosphorus content.  Recommended only for advanced aquarists

 

Filtration

Brightwell Xport Biomedia

Xport is a super porous biomedia created using NanoIntelex technology to create vast amounts of surface area for beneficial bacteria to colonize. Xport comes in 3 separate product lines to harbor different types of bacteria depending on your filtration needs.  They also come in a variety of shapes to perfectly fit your tank.  Xport can also be used in combination with Microbacter7 to seed it with bacteria and jump start the microbial colonization.

Xport-BIO - Super porous biomedia perfect for aerobic bacteria which will breakdown ammonia and nitrite in your aquarium.

• Xport-BIO Biological Filtration Dimpled Brick
• Xport-BIO Biological Filtration Plate
• Xport-BIO Biomedia Cubes

 

Xport-NO3 - Super porous biomedia designed to encourage growth of anaerobic bacteria that target nitrates for removal.

• Xport-NO3 Biological Filtration Dimpled Brick
• Xport-NO3 Biological Filtration Plate
• Xport-NO3 Denitrification Media
• Xport-NO3 Dimpled Brick with 250mL Microbacter7

 

Xport-PO4 - Super porous biomedia designed to encourage growth of anaerobic bacteria that target phosphates for removal.

• Xport-PO4 Phosphate Absorption Media

 

Additional Nutrient Filtration

• NitratR - Regenerable Nitrate - A regenerable resin media designed to target and remove nitrates from your system.
• FerroxiPhos-G - Uniform-graded Granular Ferric Oxide - GFO designed to be used in a media reactor to lower phosphate levels.  
• Phosphat-E - Liquid Phosphate Remover - Liquid additive designed to remove phosphates from aquariums.

• NeoZeo - Selective Zeolite Media - A neolithic medium that removes dissolved organic compound and passively houses beneficial microbes.  When used in conjunction with Microbacter7 and Reef Biofuel, NeoZeo establishes biological filtration to maintain an ultra low nutrient system.

Chemical Filtration and Carbon

• Carbonit-P Premium Pelletized Carbon - High quality activated carb carbon for removal of latent organic material from water with minimal impact on pH.
• Carbonit-X3 - Next-generation Activated Carbon - Enhanced activated carbon.  Triple action removes ammonia, chloramines, and latent organic material, and then facilitates decomposition and oxidation/reduction reactions.  This enhances oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) promoting water quality.
• Purit - Chemical Filtration Media - A blend of activated carbon and NSF-grade ion-exchange and adsorptive reasons.  Removes impurities such as ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, silicate, heavy metals, and dissolved organic matter.

 

Food and Nutrition

Coral Food

One mistake that many beginning reefers make is not directly feeding their corals.  Although corals and other filter feeders may be able to survive off the scraps of pellet food that fish miss and other nutrients in the water, its a great idea to feed them directly as well.  Target feeding your filter feeders will ensure that they receive the proper nutrition needed to thrive in your aquarium.

 

ReefBlizzard - A protein and pigment rich food formulated to encourage strong growth and vibrant colors in corals, anemones, marine fish and shrimp.  It comes in a few different varieties tailored to the different types of livestock feeding needs and habits.

• ReefBlizzard-LP - Xtreme Color - Soft Sinking Pellet for LPS & Anemones.  
• ReefBlizzard-XC - Xtreme Color - Powdered Food for SPS, Softies & Larval Fish.
• ReefBlizzard - Powdered Planktonic Food Blend - Perfect for LPS, small planktivorous fish. Biopigment-rich, powdered blend of marine phytoplankton, zooplankton, and proprietary complex particles providing marine protein and elements utilized in aragonite formation, specifically formulated to improve coloration of suspension-feeding invertebrates.
• 250mL CoralAmino With ReefBlizzard-L - A combination of desiccated planktonic food paired with a complex of free form amino acids to encourage health in livestock.

Phytoplankton and Zooplankton - Micro organisms found in the ocean that are a staple of most filter feeders’ diets.  Blending different types and sizes will help provide a balanced diet to the suspension feeders in your tank.

• PhytoGold-M - Golden Phytoplankton 8-20 micron
• PhytoGold-S - Golden Phytoplankton 4-10 micron
• PhytoGreen-M - Green Phytoplankton 10-15 micron
• PhytoGreen-S - Green Phytoplankton 1-2 micron
• PhytoChrom - Color-Enhancing Phytoplankton 1-30 micron
• Zooplanktos-L - Zooplankton 500-2K micron
• Zooplanktos-M - Zooplankton 500-1K micron
• Zooplanktos-S - Zooplankton 50-300 micron

 

General Reef Nutrition

• Reef Snow - formulated for stony corals, soft corals, gorgonians, clams, tube worms, and other suspension feeding invertebrates to deliver both organic and inorganic nutrients needed for growth of both soft tissue and the skeleton.

• Microvore - Microdiet for Planktivorous Animals - Replicates the presence of zooplankton and other particulates in nature to properly feed suspension feeding invertebrates like corals and tube worms.  Also great for zooplankton eating fish such as anthias, baskets, cardinalfish and more.

• CoralAmino - Free Form Amino Acid Supplement - A complex of free form animo acids to encourage coral tissue growth.
• Restor - Liquid Coral Tissue Nutritional Supplement - Encourages health, growth, and vibrant coloration in corals.  A great choice for corals that have been damaged due to fragging and propagation.

Food Soaks

Although standard pellet, flake, or frozen food are generally all that most hobbyists feed their fish, they may not be enough individually to provide them with the balanced nutrition that they need.  Food soaks are a great way to maximize your fishes diet by providing additional nutrients that other prepared foods may be lacking.  They are also typically a great way to entice picky fish to eat new prepared foods.

• AminOmega - HUFA Omega 3/6 Supplement for Marine Fishes - A blend of amino acids to fortify and increase the nutritional value of standard fish food.
• AngeLixir - Food Soak for Spongivorous Marine Fishes - A mix of amino acids in the same ratios as would be found within the tissues of sponges.  Great for providing nutrition to fish whose diets heavily feature sponges in the wild (angelfish, butterflyfish, moorish idols).
• Vitamarin-C - Vitamin-C Supplement - A highly concentrated vitamin-C solution to aid with tissue growth and aiding immune systems.  Can also be dosed directly into the tank.
• Vitamarin-M - Multivitamin Supplement - A liquid solution with a  full complement of vitamins to benefit marine livestock.

 

Coral Dips and Medications

The only thing that can rival the excitement of adding new coral frags to your aquarium is the horror of finding out that those new corals also brought in all kinds of parasites.  Brightwell carries a variety of coral dips to prevent transferring pests into your tank from new corals or to help damaged corals heal.

• FragRecover Coral Dip - All natural herbal coral dip that stimulates tissue regrowth and helps prevent diseases.
• KoralMD PRO Coral Dip - An Iodine free, professional strength coral dip and cleaner.  KoralMD Pro is fantastic for cleaning new corals and preventing transfer of unwanted substances into your tank.
• MediCoral Coral Dip - Not a medication, but MediCoral helps gently oxidize damaged coral tissue when dipped to halt or prevent tissue degradation.

 

• Cuprion - Stabilized Ionic Copper Solution - A copper solution used for treating various fish ailments. FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY

Livestock Mounts

One of the most fun and rewarding parts of the reefing hobby is watching your coral grow from a small frag into a large colony, fragging it off, and trading it for new frags.  Brightwell has created a unique type of frag plug that uses the same NanoIntelex technology that is used in their Xport biofiltration line to give these coral and clam mounts a secondary use as additional, super high surface area biofilters.

• HemiXSpheres Coral Frag Mounts - A half-sphere shaped mount that is conducive to growing all manner of coral.  Approximately 3” wide.
• HeXiDiscs Coral Frag Mounts - Hexagonal shape allows for close placement of frags and is great for tanks with limited space.
• Clam Hammock - Simplifies placement of clams and allows relocation without risk of damaging the foot of the clam

Maintenance

• Clarifi-SW - Advanced Clarifier - Formulated to bind particulate material so it can be collected by mechanical filtration.  Great for cleaning the water column.
• Razor Marine - Systemic Aquarium Cleaner - A reef safe mix of polymers that loosens accumulations on surfaces to make scraping and vacuuming easier.
• Refractometer & Hydrometer Calibration Standard - A calibration solution for your refractometer to ensure you’re always measuring your salinity correctly.