Salt-composition for supplementing a mineral balance in the aquaristic area, ready for use solution of said salt-composition, use of said salt-composition, and aquaristic ornamental stone obtained by said use

Abstract

A salt-composition for stabilising the carbonate balance in the aquaristic area is suggested, in which the salts stabilise with major components with at least 10 weightpercent via formates the carbonate balance. The salts contain no fatties, proteins or sugars and stabilise the carbonate balance individually, being essentially disconnected from biochemical metabolism-cycles. The alkaline, ready to use solution of the salt composition supports advantageously skeleton- and reef-building sea-water-systems in their biomineralisation. Use of the salt-composition to acidicly activate carbonate-containing aquaristic ornamental stones provides special substrates, on which biomineralising systems of sea-water aquariums settle and grow quicker and better.

1 . A method for supplementing a mineral balance in a sea-water aquaristic area comprising:
 adding a salt-composition including at least one alkali-salt or alkali-earth-salt of a non-branched carbon acid having an uneven number of C-atoms into said sea-water aquaristic area; and   adding formic acid into sea-water aquaristic area to create an acidic solution, said acidic solution effects the activation of said salt-composition by concluding a reaction of the formic acid with the carbonate of said salt-composition.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, said acid is at least one of formic acid, propionic acid, valeric acid or enanthic acid. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, said salt-composition contains at least one inorganic salt of a metal, selected from the group consisting of Li, Rb, In, Ba, Al, Fe, Zn, Mo, Be, B, Si, Ti, Sc, Mn, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Se. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, said salt-composition includes calcium (II) formate of the formula Ca(HCOO)2. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, said salt-composition includes an alkaline earth metal halide. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, said salt-composition includes magnesium (II) formate of the formula Ca(HCOO)2. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, said salt-composition includes at least one carbonate of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Li, Na, K.