brightwell aquatics

Hi, I use RO water, perform bi-weekly water change. I notice green algae on the rocks right after my water changes. The RO filters are 3 months old and not fully used to their capacity. What I did notice was, if I don't change the water for 4 weeks the water was relatively better than 2 week...

Hey guys so I was testing out putting bio blocks in my tank’s back compartment where the skimmer use to be since someone in a different thread recommended I didn’t truly need a skimmer for a 13.5 gallon, I want to add I previously have added live rock to the display, I have the little bag of...

Hey all, I have been struggling with nutrient export as of late (along with an outbreak of GHA) and have been working to reduce nitrates and phosphate through all of the traditional routes (water changes, reduction of feeding amount/time, consistent cleaning of filter and protein skimmer, etc.)...

I know this has been touched on but I have a couple specific questions I haven't seen directly addressed. So I test triton ICP every 3-5 months. Tank is 5 years old and I've never had any of the metals show positive. Since buying the bio brick 3 months ago my Aluminum is now 80. I have since...

What are your favorite Brightwell Aquatics products that you either dose regularly or use to combat tank problems? I use ChaetoGro, NeoPhos, and NeoNitro regularly. I will be starting to dose MicroBacter7 regularly as well. I would highly recommend these to anyone! I'm curious if anyone has...

Hi Everyone, I have been battling Dinos in my tank. I plan to increase my nutrients in my tank. I have Neophos and Neonitro. Brightwell recommends adding Microbacter7 with these products. Why do they recommend Micorbacter7 in conjunction? Can I still not add MB7 and have the same results ? Thanks

Time to vote for your favorite 20 gallon tank! Be sure to watch the final update video to see how each tank turned out and then vote for who you think did the best over the past year. You can vote once in this poll and voting closes on March 30th 2021.

Time to vote for your favorite 10 gallon tank! Be sure to watch the final update video to see how each tank turned out and then vote for who you think did the best over the past year. You can vote once in this poll and voting closes on March 30th 2021.

Good morning, I'll be setting up my Reef Octopus Algae reactor soon. I'll be dosing Brightwell chaeto grow but it's suggested I dose some of the other Brightwell products (in photo). Only reason I'm considering dosing is because I've been told the algae reactor will strip the nutrients out of...

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Hello Fellow reefers, Has anyone used the Brightwell Start XLM bacteria to cycle their aquarium while having new Caribsea Life rocks in the aquarium? This aquarium is running with Caribsea dry sand and Caribsea Life rocks. I have been reading the label on the Brightwell Start XLM stating "Dry...

First off I want to say to R2R I think we should make a specific category for Refugiums/Macro Tanks. Super excited to be upgrading today! Going from a small (13") hang on back CPR Aqua Fuge to a medium (19") CPR Aqua Fuge 2. Brightwell Aquatics was kind enough to send me some Mangrove Substrat...

It's time to announce something cool happening here at WWC! The WWC Employee EPIC TANK BATTLE! This year-long contest is comprised of 2 different divisions - 10 Gallon & 20 Gallon. Each reef tank is made up of a team of individuals and the upkeep duties are split between them. Each team has...

So I think it's safe to say that I have a slight obsession with Brightwell Aquatics. Maybe it's their flashy packaging? Im not really sure what it is but yea... Had great luck with the Substrat in my refugium and used a few of the Xport Bio cubes in it as well. Used the Microbacter Start XLM &...

Hey everyone! Tank: This is my 20 Gallon Concept Abyss Peninsula from Innovative Marine. I got this tank last year at Reef-A-Palooza from SCMAS but haven't had the time to build a stand for it up until a month ago. The quarantine finally gave me time away from school to build a stand for it and...

So I'm just getting started with my tank. Still cycling but getting my additive supply stocked up. I plan on keeping SPS & LPS. I want stunning corals (who doesn't) but I really want to focus on dosing some chemails I have not used in the past to help achieve optimal results. I have a 15 gallon...

Hey guys, some Phos questions. So 0 phos in my tank lately (hanna chekcer), dinoflagellate outbreak- covered my sand, rocks, corals etc. Turned lights off in my tank 3 days, dosed 15 ml of NeoPhos for 250g. (According to directions, 19mls would have given me a level of 0.02 for the tank). Hanna...

Hello, So I am starting a new tank and wanted to get your ideas since I have tried calling Brightwel aquatics but they didnt care to respond always on intercom. I have a 104 gallons custom aquarium, I have added dry rock and dry sand with 0 tds water I have added salt and the salinity is 1025...

I just bought $200 worth of Brightwell aquatic supplements like Reef code A, Reef code B, iodine, magnesium, strontion, replenish, coral amino, reef snow, etc. and I’ve started dosing for about a week now and was wondering what you mainly use to dose your tank or if anyone has had success with...

Does anyone have experience with Brightwell aquatics “ExtraxPhos”? Good or bad? I know there are tons of phosphate absorbing media out there but this one was appealing to me because it claims the 600g bag can eliminate up to 30 mg/L from 300gal of water. For less that $15 this sounds very...

Wanted to know if anyone using Brightwell NeoMarine salt gets white residue in their mixing container, heater and mixing pump? I'm on my 3rd bucket of NeoMarine and every batch I mix leaves a white residue in my 5 gallon bucket or Brute 32 gallon trash can and all over my heater and mixing...

I've been dosing Brightwell Aquatics Reef Code A & B for about a week now. Learned that I need to dial up my dose but also wanted to bring my Calcium and Alkalinity up generally, and in reading the advanced instructions I'm a bit confused. Reef Code A (Calcium) instructions read: "If the...

Well this was quite a journey to begin with.. First I researched the tank I wanted and the types of corals I wanted to put into it. I came up with Redsea 750xxl deluxe Perfect size 200g and came with an awesome sump. Let alone the lights came with it But first equipment : Refugium mud 40lbs...

Hi I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Phosphate E. On the instructions it says that: "Particulate material not removed by filtration will remain inert and the bound phosphate non-reactive indefinitely under normal aquarium conditions." Does this mean that it will still show up...

Jeremy Howell is the Director of Sales for North America for Brightwell Aquatics (and sister company Continuum Aquatics). He is a long-time friend of Marine Depot who possesses 30+ years of aquarium hobby know-how and industry knowledge. Join us for a live conversation with Jeremy as we...