Description
Replenish™ is a proprietary blend of salts designed to replenish physiologically relevant minerals removed by reverse osmosis or deionizing filtration. Replenish™ restores General Hardness (GH) using a balanced blend of both “soft” (sodium, potassium) and “hard” (calcium, magnesium) salts. Restoration of mineral content is essential, as a complete lack of minerals will result in osmotic stress in those species whose osmoregulation systems are adapted to a mineralized environment. Severe osmotic stress can result in osmotic shock, which leads to rapid death.
Osmotic Stress and Shock
This occurs when fish are kept in water with inadequate mineral levels. Osmotic stress affects, most seriously, fish whose natural habitat is rich in minerals and who are kept in an aquarium with low mineral levels, as the osmotic gradient between the internal fluids of the fish and the surrounding water increases. Such fish have less effective osmoregulation than those physiologically adapted to water with low mineral levels; consequently, they are unable to cope with the burden on their osmoregulation.
Osmotic shock can result from a breakdown in osmoregulation due to an inappropriate chemical composition of the water. It can also be caused by increased skin permeability resulting from disease or trauma. Osmoregulation enables fish to maintain the proper balance of salt and water in their bodies, which is necessary to create optimal conditions for various physiological and biochemical processes. In all fish species, osmoregulation evolved to enable them to maintain the proper balance of salt and water in the chemical environments of their natural habitats. If osmoregulation is disturbed due to adverse conditions (osmotic stress) or a sudden change in water chemistry (osmotic shock), fish may not be able to physiologically cope. Chronic osmotic stress can eventually result in the fish’s death, and osmotic shock can cause death very quickly.
Directions
Add 5 mL (1 capful) of Replenish™ to 40 L (10 US gallons) to raise GH by 1 meq/L (2.8 dGH). The recommended restoration level for DI or RO water is 1–2 meq/L, which is 5 mL per each 20–40 L (5–10 US gallons).
Guaranteed Analysis
| Calcium (min) | 13.00% |
| Calcium (max) | 14.00% |
| Magnesium (min) | 1.20% |
| Potassium (min) | 0.12% |
| Sodium (min) | 0.60% |
| Sodium (max) | 0.70% |
Ingredients: calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride
Seachem Replenish 500ml
Description
Replenish™ is a proprietary blend of salts designed to replenish physiologically relevant minerals removed by reverse osmosis or deionizing filtration. Replenish™ restores General Hardness (GH) using a balanced blend of both “soft” (sodium, potassium) and “hard” (calcium, magnesium) salts. Restoration of mineral content is essential, as a complete lack of minerals will result in osmotic stress in those species whose osmoregulation systems are adapted to a mineralized environment. Severe osmotic stress can result in osmotic shock, which leads to rapid death.
Osmotic Stress and Shock
This occurs when fish are kept in water with inadequate mineral levels. Osmotic stress affects, most seriously, fish whose natural habitat is rich in minerals and who are kept in an aquarium with low mineral levels, as the osmotic gradient between the internal fluids of the fish and the surrounding water increases. Such fish have less effective osmoregulation than those physiologically adapted to water with low mineral levels; consequently, they are unable to cope with the burden on their osmoregulation.
Osmotic shock can result from a breakdown in osmoregulation due to an inappropriate chemical composition of the water. It can also be caused by increased skin permeability resulting from disease or trauma. Osmoregulation enables fish to maintain the proper balance of salt and water in their bodies, which is necessary to create optimal conditions for various physiological and biochemical processes. In all fish species, osmoregulation evolved to enable them to maintain the proper balance of salt and water in the chemical environments of their natural habitats. If osmoregulation is disturbed due to adverse conditions (osmotic stress) or a sudden change in water chemistry (osmotic shock), fish may not be able to physiologically cope. Chronic osmotic stress can eventually result in the fish’s death, and osmotic shock can cause death very quickly.
Directions
Add 5 mL (1 capful) of Replenish™ to 40 L (10 US gallons) to raise GH by 1 meq/L (2.8 dGH). The recommended restoration level for DI or RO water is 1–2 meq/L, which is 5 mL per each 20–40 L (5–10 US gallons).
Guaranteed Analysis
| Calcium (min) | 13.00% |
| Calcium (max) | 14.00% |
| Magnesium (min) | 1.20% |
| Potassium (min) | 0.12% |
| Sodium (min) | 0.60% |
| Sodium (max) | 0.70% |
Ingredients: calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride
- Brand: Seachem
- UPC: 000116147309
- Availability: 1
