Features
- 500 ml / 17 fl. oz
- Provides minor and trace elements utilized in important neurological and
metabolic reactions, and which are incorporated into natural biopigments
for coloration.
- Replaces minor and trace elements used by aquarium inhabitants, and which
are lost through chemical filtration (use of filtration media such as resins
and activated carbon).
- Composed of purified water and ultra-high purity materials. Does not significantly
increase GH or KH.
- Formulated utilizing extensive research on the chemistry of Lakes Victoria,
Malawi, and Tanganyika, and cichlid trace and minor element requirements.
Description
CichlidCode
Unique complex that provides trace and minor elements in ratios
found to be beneficial to cichlids and other fishes endemic to Lakes Victoria,
Malawi, and Tanganyika.
Technical Overview:
The role that trace and minor elements play with cichlids and other fishes
is related to neurological and metabolic processes (in which these elements
play critical roles), as well as overall coloration (trace and minor elements
are often at the core of pigments known to enhance coloration); they can even
impact mood and lessen aggression, and are often found to have a calming affect
on cichlids known to display unwanted aggression. Note that this product is
not meant to modify behavior, however it may have this impact on certain fishes.
This scenario is typically welcomed by the cichlid-keeper. Dosing a trace
and minor supplement with every water change performed is an effective method
of delivering these substances for maximum benefit.
The majority of East African cichlid species maintained by aquarium hobbyists
es: Victoria, Malawi, and Tanganyika. Lake Victoria lies within a large but
relatively shallow tectonic basin; it exhibits lower conductivity, carbonate
hardness, and pH as compared to Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika, likely a result
of the low-salinity runoff that is the lake’s main source of water input.
Lake Malawi lies within a rift, and exhibits higher conductivity, carbonate
hardness, and pH than L. Victoria, but much less than those levels of L. Tanganyika;
as with L. Victoria, much of the water input to L. Malawi is in the form of
low-salinity runoff. It may be surprising to learn that the water chemistry
of Lakes Malawi and Victoria bear a closer resemblance to one another than
do Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika. Lake Tanganyika also lies within a rift valley,
however appears to receive much of its’ water from saline springs and
runoff from carbonate-rich lava deposits, and has the highest average conductivity,
carbonate hardness, and pH of the three lakes. Wild-caught cichlids originating
from these lakes may be gradually acclimated to conditions present in one
of the lakes to which they are not endemic, though avid “cichlidophiles”
often attempt to re-create water parameters as much as possible regardless
of whether their fish are wild-caught or captive-raised.
Instructions and Guidelines:
Shake product well before using.
Community East African Cichlid Aquaria: Add ½ ml (~10 drops) of product
per 25 US-gallons of aquarium water every other day. When used in this fashion,
250 ml treats up to 2,500 US-gallons (9,464 L).
Biotope Aquaria: As noted in Technical Overview, the water chemistry of Lakes
Victoria, Malawi, and Tanganyika differ markedly. It is therefore sensible
to use different dosages of this product for biotope aquaria in which cichlids
endemic to only one of the three lakes are housed. Use the following dosages
as a general guideline for each biotope aquarium, and increase or decrease
dosage as deemed necessary by the appearance of the inhabitants and overall
aquarium.
Lake Victoria: Add ¼ ml (~5 drops) of product per 25 US-gallons of
aquarium water every other day.
Lake Malawi: Add ½ ml (~10 drops) of product per 25 US-gallons of
aquarium water every other day.
Lake Tanganyika: Add ¾ ml (~15 drops) of product per 25 US-gallons
of aquarium water every other day.
Note that starting out at a dosage of ½ those recommended above and
then gradually increasing the dosage over a period of weeks is often a good
practice to follow in aquaria that have not received any previous trace and
minor element supplementation; doing so will not cause any harm to aquarium
inhabitants, and will enable you to notice subtle changes in the appearance
of the system that indicate the effectiveness and need for the product. Though
trace and minor elements are essential to critical biological processes, their
gross overdosing can be harmful to aquarium inhabitants. Minor and trace elements
are made unavailable in aquaria largely by adsorption to particulate organic
matter (POM); therefore, aquaria with large amounts of latent organic material
may require slightly heavier dosing of this product to compensate for that
which is bound. The use of activated carbon will remove trace and minor elements
both passively and actively, requiring that this product be dosed after the
use of carbon filtration media.
Caution:
Keep out of reach of children. Not for human consumption.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Zinc (min) 0.020 mg/oz.; Iron (min) 0.0021 mg/oz.; Manganese 0.00115 mg/oz.;
(min) Cobalt (min) 0.000115 mg/oz.
Ingredients:
Purified water, Barium chloride, Sodium metavanadate, Zinc sulfate, Nickel
chloride, Lithium chloride, Chromium chloride, Sodium feredetate, Manganese
chloride, Cobalt chloride, Lanthanum chloride, Neodymium chloride, Cerium
chloride, Silver chloride.
