ReBalance K1 is a Potassium mineral supplement for aquariums.

The use of ReBalance K1 is recommended in the cultivation of rapidly growing aquatic plants, whenever the remineralizing salt mix for replenishing deionized water PhytaGen S1 is not used.

When growing plants in the aquarium, Alxyon always suggests to follow the PhytaGen protocol, which represents the safest and most reliable way to obtain the desired results.
In the PhytaGen protocol, it is considered essential to start with deionized water (for example from reverse osmosis) of excellent quality and its perfect mineral reconstruction through the use of S1 Planta (or S2 Planta) salts.

This is because only this strategy allows the correct ionic balance of the water, the containment of its conductivity and, consequently, the greater medium-term stability of the aquarium ecosystem (with reduction of water changes and thinning of the necessary "resets").

That said… in all cases where, for any reason, it is necessary to supplement the Potassium separately, Alxyon makes ReBalance K1 available to aquarists.

The cases in which it may be necessary to use ReBalance K1 are essentially the following:

• Use of drinking water instead of reconstructed demineralized water.
In fact, it may happen that you want/can use a source of drinking water if its conductivity, its alkalinity and its calcium and magnesium content appear balanced and suitable for the purpose.
Or it may happen that you want/can use this water for the mineral reintegration of osmotic water by mixing with it.

In these situations, beyond other unknowns (such as the concentrations/ratios of Sulphates and Chlorides and the Sodium concentration), there is generally a very low concentration of Potassium (typical of drinking water and unsuitable for plant cultivation) which must necessarily be corrected.
Hence the need to replenish the Potassium separately.

• Use of decors that alter the chemical composition of the water.
In some tanks, especially those in which we dedicate our energies to aquascaping, it may happen that we want to use decors (in particular rocks) that are not chemically inert.
That is decors/rocks that release quantities of Calcium and Magnesium or mainly or exclusively of Calcium (the prevalent or exclusively release of Magnesium is such a rare event that it can be excluded a priori).

In these cases, over the days there is a constant increase in hardness and/or alkalinity (GH and/or KH) and conductivity.
This forces the carrying out of repeated water changes with only demineralized/osmotic water in an attempt to remove the ions released from the furnishings/rocks and bring the concentrations in the tank of the aforementioned ions back to the original/desired values.

By doing this, however, it is possible to prevent the accumulation of ions released by the furnishings/rocks, but at the same time dangerously break down other ions present in the starting water and necessary for the ionic balance of the water and for the cultivation of plants (Potassium, Sulphates and Chlorides in primis, but also Magnesium if the rocks release calcium in an exclusive or prevalent measure compared to Magnesium).

In this situation, the use of ReBalance K1 (and possibly that of ReBalance Mg1) can remedy the imbalance created by reintroducing the necessary quantities of Potassium, Sulphates and Chlorides (and possibly Magnesium, through the use of ReBalance Mg1).

In fact, ReBalance K1 is a supplement in which the only cation (positive ion) supplied is Potassium, but the anions (negative ions) that provide this Potassium are made up of a balanced mix of Sulphates and Chlorides.
This allows to correctly rebalance the water in cases where its use is necessary (see cases described above) and to reduce as much as possible the imbalance inevitably caused by the integration of a single/separate element (in particular of an element consumed in such a way 'large quantity' such as Potassium).

ReBalance K1 does not contain Bicarbonates and does not affect Alkalinity (KH).

Composition

ReBalance K1 contains a quantity of potassium equal to 60 mg / ml (60 grams / liter).
Its overall balance is as follows:

Potassium = 60 mg/ml
Sulphates = 41.3 mg/ml
Chlorides = 23.9 mg/ml