Brightwell Aquatics...difference between Vitamarin C and Vitamarin M

[smoothie7]

What is the difference between the Vitamarin C and Vitamarin M? Thanks.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

What is the difference between the Vitamarin C and Vitamarin M? Thanks.

They don't list the ingredients on their web site from what I could see. The C product is apparently ascorbic acid (vitamin C). The Vitamarin M is a multi vitamin, it probably has a smaller amount of C in it, but has other vitamins.

Here is the thing though: adding vitamins to the water only feeds bacteria. Fish don't absorb much from the water, and while corals might, it takes time. The bacteria is MUCH faster at extracting vitamins from the water. There is no proven benefit for doing this. Vitamins should be added to the food only.

Jay

 

[GARRIGA]

They don't list the ingredients on their web site from what I could see. The C product is apparently ascorbic acid (vitamin C). The Vitamarin M is a multi vitamin, it probably has a smaller amount of C in it, but has other vitamins.

Here is the thing though: adding vitamins to the water only feeds bacteria. Fish don't absorb much from the water, and while corals might, it takes time. The bacteria is MUCH faster at extracting vitamins from the water. There is no proven benefit for doing this. Vitamins should be added to the food only.

Jay

What if one dosed carbon with vitamins based on assumption heterotrophic bacteria blooming from the carbon consumed the vitamins which were then consumed by the corals. Would that be a vector to getting vitamins to the corals?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

What if one dosed carbon with vitamins based on assumption heterotrophic bacteria blooming from the carbon consumed the vitamins which were then consumed by the corals. Would that be a vector to getting vitamins to the corals?

You assume that the bacteria just store the vitamins instead of metabolize them.