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Choose the Right ICP Testing for Your Reefing Needs: a Comparison

May 16, 2022

Frequent and consistent testing is part of any successfully kept aquarium. Sometimes, however, basic at-home test kits don’t give you the complete picture

All You Need to Know About: Ammonia

July 28, 2021

Ammonia is the by-product of uneaten food, dead fish, coral, invertebrates, or other organic matter as it decays in an aquarium. It is

All You Need to Know About: Magnesium

July 12, 2021

Magnesium is the silent partner of calcium and alkalinity. It plays one of the most critical roles in a reef tank. Without proper levels

All You Need to Know About: Alkalinity

June 7, 2021

Alkalinity is one of the most critical parameters in a reef tank. Unstable levels will cause an aquarium’s pH to fluctuate, which can

All You Need to Know About: Calcium

April 12, 2021

Stony corals such as Large Polyp Stony Corals (LPS) and Soft Polyp Stony Corals (SPS) need calcium to grow and build their coral

All You Need to Know About: Phosphate

March 3, 2021

Both corals and invertebrates need small amounts of phosphate; however, high levels inhibit coral growth and coloration and lead to nuisance algae. Phosphates

A Beginners Guide to Reef Dosing

February 15, 2021

If you’re looking for a beginners guide to reef dosing, you’ve come to the right spot. When new hobbyists first get into reef

All You Need to Know About: Nitrate

February 8, 2021

Most novice hobbyists think of nitrate as bad, and in higher amounts, it’s certainly not good for reef tanks. However, corals still require

ATI Essentials Pro vs. Triton Core7: A Comparison of the 2 Dosing Products

February 3, 2021

Update 6/18/2021 – In an effort to make this article as accurate as possible this content has been updated to correct inaccuracies regarding

All You Need to Know About: pH

January 14, 2021

pH can be a complex subject, especially for saltwater aquariums. It is essential to not only understand what pH is, but how and

Essentials Pro FAQs

December 22, 2020

Looking for ATI Essentials Pro FAQs? If you have questions, we’ve already got you covered! Below are our most frequently asked questions from

All You Need to Know About: Water Temperature

December 7, 2020

What is Water Temperature? In this case, water temperature is a physical property expressing how hot or cold something is. Why is it

ATI ICP Test: Easy as 1, 2, 3

November 30, 2020

Knowing what’s going on inside your tank’s water shouldn’t be a complicated process. Get a comprehensive look at your tank’s water chemistry using

All You Need to Know About: Salinity

November 23, 2020

What is Salinity? Simply put, salinity is the amount of salt measured in water. Why is it Important? Saltwater fish and coral have

How to Fix Common Troubleshooting Situations with Essentials Pro

How to Fix Common Troubleshooting Situations with ATI Essentials Pro

August 28, 2020

ATI Essentials Pro is a comprehensive, all-in-one dosing system that provides a tank with 28 essential elements. Unlike similar products, it is a

Top 5 Reasons to Choose ATI Essentials Over Your Current Dosing Routine

June 30, 2020

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of dosing options available on the market today to supplement your corals needs for calcium, alkalinity, magnesium

How to Convert Your Tank to Essentials Pro

May 4, 2020

Have you ever spent hours researching what is the best dosing system for a reef aquarium to bring out the best color and

Top Tips for Changing the Water in Your Aquarium

April 21, 2020

Changing the water in your reef aquarium sounds like an easy task, and for the most part it is. But there are a

How to Clean a Reef Tank: Tips & Tricks

April 7, 2020

When you own a reef tank, the amount of work you put into cleaning and maintaining it shows. And you’re going to want

Water Quality for Reef Tanks (Part 3): The Most Important Additives/Supplements

March 17, 2020

In this article, we will go over the most important additives and supplements for reef tanks. In previous blogs, we’ve discussed the most

Water Quality for Reef Tanks (Part 2): The Most Important Tests

February 19, 2020

Last week, we covered the most important parameters in Water Quality for Reef Tanks (Part 1) and why they are important for maintaining

Water Quality for Reef Tanks (Part 1): The Most Important Parameters

February 13, 2020

One of the first things that we learn when starting a reef tank is how important it is to keep an eye on

How Do I Optimize & Drive Growth with ATI Nutrition?

December 9, 2019

What is ATI Nutrition? ATI Nutrition is a nutrient management dosing system that improves coral growth and controls the growth of nuisance algae,

ATI Essentials Pro: Simplify Your Dosing Routine

October 14, 2019

ATI Essentials Pro is a laboratory-grade, 2-part solution for dosing elements to your saltwater reef aquarium. We’ve made dosing easy. The reason why

What Is The Redfield Ratio and Why Should I Care?

September 9, 2019

What is the Redfield Ratio? The Redfield Ratio is the recurring ratio of 106:16:1 of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus (C:N:P) found in

ATI Dosing Pump – Tips for Successful Dosing

July 22, 2019

The ATI Dosing pump is a great way to dose liquids, from major and minor supplements, like calcium, magnesium and iodine to nutrients

Why Should You Choose ATI ICP Labs?

June 25, 2019

How Does Our ICP Test Compare to the Competition? We use a state-of-the-art, top-of-the-line Spectro Arcos ICP machine. There are several grades of

What is ICP-OES?

May 21, 2019

Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry is a mouthful. So, we just say ICP-OES or ICP test for short. Here’s how it

It’s Easy to Determine the Right Dosage of ATI Essentials Pro 2 Part System

May 15, 2019

Starting a new dosing system can be stressful and confusing. We want to make it as easy as possible. With ATI Essentials Pro,

ATI Labs Is Not Your Average ICP Test

May 10, 2019

ATI Labs is a comprehensive water test, specifically calibrated for saltwater aquariums. You can check and analyze over 40 parameters, including major and

ATI Nutrition – Basic Dosing Principles

April 24, 2019

ATI Nutrition is a system that delivers basic nutritional building blocks to your aquarium to promote coral growth and coloration. Follow our quick

Infographic: What’s in ATI Essentials Pro?

April 10, 2019

Wondering about the 28 elements present in ATI Essentials Pro? Here’s a handy infographic that details just what’s in the bottles.

How to Get ATI Essentials Pro Back into Solution

April 1, 2019

ATI Essentials Pro is a comprehensive elemental dosing system for your reef aquarium that comes in two parts. Most of the time, these

How to Set Up Your ATI Dosing Pump

August 30, 2018

Adding a dosing pump to your tank can simplify your maintenance routine, but programming and calibrating it can be confusing. We’ve written a

ATI Essentials Easy Mix Instructions

August 12, 2018

The first step towards a successful dosing program with ATI Essentials is to properly dilute each bottle. Below are a couple procedures to

ATI Essentials Basics

July 30, 2018

ATI Essentials is a fantastic system for improving the health of your reef aquarium with a simple, equal dose of three solutions, but

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