Reimagine and redefine success in reef aquaculture.
Reef Blueprint is 100% U.S.-made in Captiv8 Aquaculture's private, climate-controlled facility.
We are committed to maintaining the lowest possible carbon footprint. As of January 1, 2025, all packaging components utilized will be of North American origin (only dropper cap assemblies are imported at the present time). All bottles and inner bags are being transitioned to 100% post-consumer material composition (presently, all outer bags are composed of 100% PCR materials), and all labels are being transitioned to water-resistant, paper-based without laminate coating (labels with laminate coatings may not be able to be recycled in many locations). Less than 1% of our raw materials, calculated by annual mass requirements, are imported.
All Captiv8 Aquaculture and Reef Blueprint formulations are exclusively the work product of our scientific staff, and are extensively tested and proven in commercial and research coral aquaculture to improve coloration, growth rates, and robustness of corals.
We do not re-package or re-label products from other manufacturers and sell them under our own brands.
We utilize good manufacturing practices, incorporating a comprehensive quality control protocol, to ensure that errors in production and packaging are avoided.
We utilize clean components (generally exceeding 99.50% purity) to produce highly-concentrated solutions and dry blends, without any artificial colors, preservatives, fillers, or pH-modifiers.
When possible, we provide formulations as a dry product rather than a solution, to improve value to the user, to provide a cleaner product than when preservation chemistry is used (as it must be in shelf-stable liquid organic solutions and suspensions), and to reduce the carbon footprint associated with the unnecessary transportation of water.
The collective result of proper application of Captiv8 Aquaculture and Reef Blueprint formulations is a cleaner system with noticeably healthier livestock.
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Reef Blueprint is packaged for application in systems ≤500 gallons; click here for purchasing options.
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Engineered Sea Salt Complete Mixes (Formul8) and Pre-mixes* (Formul8x)
All Formul8 and Formul8x mixes dissolve completely within minutes to yield crystal-clear water with ionic accuracy of >99% between containers, and leave no residue in mixing vessels. Produced entirely within our private U.S. facility (as with all Captiv8 Aquaculture goods). Coral aquaculturists: for pertinent details, please read our Artificial Sea Salt Primer and general information pages on Formul8 and Formul8x. We also offer custom formulation, with a minimum order of 400 gallons, under the Captiv8 Aquaculture brand.
Parameter
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Salinity
-
pH average
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Alkalinity average
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Chloride
-
Sulfate
-
Sodium
-
Magnesium
-
Calcium
-
Potassium
-
Bromide
-
Strontium
-
Boron
-
Fluoride
-
Bromide
-
Iodide
-
Barium
-
Molybdenum
-
Vanadium
-
Nickel
-
Zinc
-
Manganese
-
Copper
-
Chromium
-
Selenium
-
Iron
-
Cobalt
35.2
8.35 +/-0.050
8.00 dKH
19,313.69 ppm
2,712.36 ppm
10,783.84 ppm
1,283.72 ppm
412.10 ppm
399.10 ppm
67.23 ppm
7.94 ppm
4.45 ppm
1.30 ppm
1.197x10-1 ppm
5.584x10-2 ppm
1.373x10-2 ppm
1.055x10-2 ppm
2.000x10-3 ppm
4.695x10-4 ppm
3.925x10-4 ppm
2.747x10-4 ppm
2.542x10-4 ppm
2.080x10-4 ppm
1.342x10-4 ppm
5.585x10-5 ppm
1.768x10-6 ppm
35.4
8.35 +/-0.050
8.00 dKH
19,392.43 ppm
2,712.36 ppm
10,678.70 ppm
1,347.91 ppm
432.70 ppm
419.06 ppm
67.23 ppm
8.34 ppm
4.45 ppm
1.30 ppm
1.197x10-1 ppm
5.584x10-2 ppm
1.373x10-2 ppm
1.055x10-2 ppm
2.000x10-3 ppm
4.695x10-4 ppm
3.925x10-4 ppm
2.747x10-4 ppm
2.542x10-4 ppm
2.080x10-4 ppm
1.342x10-4 ppm
5.585x10-5 ppm
1.768x10-6 ppm
40.1
8.35 +/-0.050
9.11 dKH
21,934.01 ppm
3,080.35 ppm
12,246.91 ppm
1,457.89 ppm
467.99 ppm
453.25 ppm
76.35 ppm
9.02 ppm
5.05 ppm
1.47 ppm
1.357x10-1 ppm
6.332x10-2 ppm
1.559x10-2 ppm
1.196x10-2 ppm
2.267x10-3 ppm
5.443x10-4 ppm
5.669x10-4 ppm
3.402x10-5 ppm
1.134x10-4 ppm
3.402x10-4 ppm
1.521x10-4 ppm
6.236x10-5 ppm
3.402x10-6 ppm
*Pre-mixes (Formul8x series) yield same ionic values as shown when properly mixed with NaCl of at least 99.5% purity. To this end, we recommend Morton Purex (not TFC Purex, which contains Sodium ferrocyanide), or an equivalent product.
Ionic Compounds
Target Ion(s)
Formula
Phase
ppm; μg/L per 1 mL / 100 L
Boron
Barium
Bromide
Calcium
Cobalt
Copper
Fluoride
Iodide
Iron
Magnesium
Manganese
Molybdenum
Nickel
Potassium
Rubidium
Selenium
Silicon
Strontium
Vanadium
Zinc
Minor and Trace
Nitrate
Phosphate
Isol8 Ba
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Dry (Powder)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Dry (Crystalline)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
44,500 ppm; 445 μg/L
1,000 ppm; 10 μg/L
100,000 ppm; 1,000 μg/L
150,250 ppm; 1,503 μg/L
146,600 ppm; 1,466 μg/L
1,000 ppm; 10 μg/L
60,560 ppm; 605.6 μg/L
10,000 ppm; 100 μg/L
100,000 ppm; 1,000 μg/L
10,000 ppm; 100 μg/L
100,000 ppm; 1,000 μg/L
1,000 ppm; 10 μg/L
10,000 ppm; 100 μg/L
1,000 ppm; 10 μg/L
100,000 ppm; 1,000 μg/L
5,000 ppm; 50 μg/L
250 ppm; 2.50 μg/L
10,000 ppm; 100 μg/L
100,000 ppm; 1,000 μg/L
1,000 ppm; 10 μg/L
1,000 ppm; 10 μg/L
Varies by ion
100,000 ppm; 1,000 μg/L
50,000 ppm; 500 μg/L
Alkalinity and pH
Formula
Phase
Max pH
ppm Carbonate Total
Solution (Liquid)
Solution (Liquid)
Dry (Crystalline)
Solution (Liquid)
8.35 +/-0.50
9.20 +/-0.50
8.35 +/-0.50
8.40 +/-0.50
160,000 ppm
160,000 ppm
~62.75% by mass
160,000 ppm
Organic Compounds: Nutrition, Cellular (tissue) Generation, and Color Intensification
Formula
Phase
Impact
Dry (Free-flowing Powder)
Dry (Free-flowing Powder)
Dry (Free-flowing Powder)
Dry (Free-flowing Powder)
Dry (Particulate)
Dry (Particulate)
Emulsion (Liquid)
Concentrate (Liquid)
Improves rate of anthozoan cellular generation
Improves anthozoan color intensity
Anthozoan tissue growth and repair (post-propagation)
Low-PO4, high-response blend for suspension-feeders
Low-PO4, high-response blend for planktivores, actinarians, and medium- to large-polyp scleractinians
Low-PO4, high-response picoplankton blend for cnidarians, bivalves, poriferans, and ascidians
Tissue generation, improved robustness, intensified coloration, enhanced feeding response for fishes
Improved robustness, enhanced feeding response for fishes
Scleractinian Care
Formula
Phase
Impact
Dry (Free-flowing Powder)
Improves outcomes when coralivorous invertebrates are evident in culture systems
Nutrient Uptake and Cohort Biomass Conversion
Formula
Phase
Impact
Dry (Free-flowing Powder)
Dry (Free-flowing Powder)
Rapid conversion of latent POM to cohort biomass; outcompetes cyanobacteria for available nutrients; improves Redfield ratio and water clarity; increases ORP; provides bacterioplankton for cnidarian capture
Establishes beneficial microbial consortium; enhances N and P uptake when dosed with aCtiv8
Filtration Media and Phosphate Binding
Formula
Details
Impact
Granular, Catalytic Carbon
Zeolite, 3/8" nominal
Phosphate-binding solution
Rapid uptake of latent dissolved organic material; improvement of water clarity; reduction of trace cations; enhanced average ORP value.
Rapid uptake of ammonium and monovalent cations such as potassium, often in excess in systems utilizing a zeolite method of husbandry.
Per 0.01 mg/L PO4: 1 mL per 1,000 gal. (1 drop per 50 gal.)
Per 0.10 mg/L PO4: 1 mL per 100 gal. (1 drop per 5 gal.)
Per 0.50 mg/L PO4: 1 mL per 20 gal. (1 drop per 1 gal.)
Per 1.00 mg/L PO4: 1 mL per 10 gal. (1 drop per 0.5 gal.)