Quantum Marine Labs pitching nano particulated ascorbic acid as a coral growth accelerator

By on Apr 19, 2012

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It’s no secret that Ascorbic Acid is all kinds of good for various living things but Quantum Marine Labs believes their nano particulated form of Vitamin C, A. K, B1, B2, B6 and B12 has some special coral growing skills. Quantum Marine Labs is selling their coral accelerator along with a triple pack of nano particulated calcium, alkalinity and magnesium which they say will grow the bejeezus out of stony corals. According to QM Labs, the nano particulated ascorbic acid and elements are more immediately taken up by the corals, while not affecting water chemistry so much in the long term.

We can see how a targeted delivery of the ascorbic acid could boost coral growth, if in fact these nano particles are getting to the corals, but not feeling them so much on the elements. According to the label, “the nano structure and organization of the particle reaction is different [from] traditional chemistry” which sounds fancy, well and good but so far weakly documented for aquarium use.

A four pack of the ascorbic acid, Ca, Alk and Mg only costs $49 and is available now from Reef On and for serious coral farmers, it’s a small risk to take if there’s a chance that coral growth is significantly increased. We’ll try to get ahold of some samples of our own and see if it’s in the same league as our personal experiences with Salifert Coraline AminoAcids. In the meantime, can anyone chime in with experiences using either nano particulated elements or this specific set of additives from Quantum Marine Labs?

 

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Frank-Lim/100003197385204 Frank Lim

    Thats where my coors light went!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Frank-Lim/100003197385204 Frank Lim

    Thats where my coors light went!

  • http://www.facebook.com/ben.leikin Ben Leikin

    Please correct me if I’m wrong, but did they just really finely grind up some vitamin c and put it in a bottle?

  • http://www.facebook.com/ben.leikin Ben Leikin

    Please correct me if I’m wrong, but did they just really finely grind up some vitamin c and put it in a bottle?

  • XD_1

    The guy who makes this stuff was posting on RC a few months ago and was ripped to shreds by Randy Holmes-Farley. The guy didn’t even seem to have an understanding of 101-level chemistry.

    I’m a little disappointed that Jake is boosting the stuff here.

  • XD_1

    The guy who makes this stuff was posting on RC a few months ago and was ripped to shreds by Randy Holmes-Farley. The guy didn’t even seem to have an understanding of 101-level chemistry.

    I’m a little disappointed that Jake is boosting the stuff here.

  • jake_harvey

    When dosed properly, Coors Light provides refreshingly light, crisp “taste of the Rockies” along with slightly diminished motor & cognitive skills.   

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mathieu-Gagné/659241296 Mathieu Gagné

    You have the link to the thread? I’m curious what was the arguments

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mathieu-Gagné/659241296 Mathieu Gagné

    You have the link to the thread? I’m curious what was the arguments

  • CaliReefer
  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Matt-Meadows/100001064246230 Matt Meadows

    I’ve been dosing buffered Vitamin C in my reef for months, and used it on a previous system for about a year, I do believe it to be helpful in many situations, but you can get it dirt cheap as “Sodium Ascorbate, buffered” from iherb.com or similar places. You don’t get much more “micro particulated” (or whatever) than when it dissolves into water. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001443324671 Patrick Jewell

    What are your observations? Anything significant? 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001443324671 Patrick Jewell

    What are your observations? Anything significant? 

  • Acrocap

    After reading the RC thread I think the Coors shold be replaced with Nati Ice!

  • Acrocap

    After reading the RC thread I think the Coors shold be replaced with Nati Ice!

  • Ben Sanders

    Pathetic.

  • Ben Sanders

    Pathetic.

  • skunkmere

    Brewskis,OJ, Snow melt, Baking soda, and Espon Salt. All found at your local Walgreen. I do like the bottles though.

  • skunkmere

    Brewskis,OJ, Snow melt, Baking soda, and Espon Salt. All found at your local Walgreen. I do like the bottles though.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=120807273 Chris Chambers

    Yeah, this is just crap.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=120807273 Chris Chambers

    Yeah, this is just crap.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=622465486 Ryan Thompson

    I have this sitting in my cabinet right now actually (and not the Coors Light!)

    This stuff is COMPLETE and UTTER CRAP! It does absolutely nothing and when I called out the store for using it, they were pissed at me. Multiple chemists have proven this stuff totally ineffective and can NOT be what is claimed.

    The ONLY thing that changed in my tank, hair algae exploded! Growth was the exact same as before on ALL my corals.

    AVOID THIS STUFF! The store owner is just a shiller and I won’t even step foot in the store again because he just shoved this stuff down your throat the whole time.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=622465486 Ryan Thompson

    I have this sitting in my cabinet right now actually (and not the Coors Light!)

    This stuff is COMPLETE and UTTER CRAP! It does absolutely nothing and when I called out the store for using it, they were pissed at me. Multiple chemists have proven this stuff totally ineffective and can NOT be what is claimed.

    The ONLY thing that changed in my tank, hair algae exploded! Growth was the exact same as before on ALL my corals.

    AVOID THIS STUFF! The store owner is just a shiller and I won’t even step foot in the store again because he just shoved this stuff down your throat the whole time.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Johnny-Ciotti/100000442770484 Johnny Ciotti

    I think Jakes comments are a bit tongue and cheek, at least what I gathered.

    Use the Coors can as reference ;)

     

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Johnny-Ciotti/100000442770484 Johnny Ciotti

    I think Jakes comments are a bit tongue and cheek, at least what I gathered.

    Use the Coors can as reference ;)

     

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Matt-Meadows/100001064246230 Matt Meadows
  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Matt-Meadows/100001064246230 Matt Meadows
  • SoTM

    No….they *nano particulated* some Vitamin C ;)