The Science
Every batch independently tested. Every ingredient traced to a documented supplier. Every report published with the batch number on your pouch.
THE PRINCIPLE
Batch-level lab reports are virtually unheard of in this category. Most brands ask you to trust the label. We assume you won't.
So we publish the data. Every batch. Heavy metals, elemental composition, supplier COAs. Scan the QR on your pouch. Every lot number opens its full report.
THE RECEIPTS
Every Core+ SKU goes to Reef Labs, Inc., independent ICP-OES testing lab serving the reef aquarium hobby. Before it leaves Hialeah. Heavy metals panel below. Tap a tab to see each batch.
Analysis by Reef Labs, Inc. via ICP-OES. Full elemental panel (45 elements) and complete COAs available on request.
INSIDE THE POUCH
Soda ash from trona ore. The primary alkalinity contributor in Core+ ALK.
Primary calcium contributor in Core+ CAL. Full ICP-MS heavy metals panel on supplier COA.
Secondary alkalinity component. Contributes ionic balance in Core+ ALK.
Trace potassium contribution in Core+ CAL. Expanded elemental panel requested.
Every ingredient is named here. Every supplier and batch number, documented. Additional COAs added as they arrive. The exact V5.9 ratios, however, are proprietary, like the formula behind any chemistry worth trusting.
THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY
THE PARTNERSHIP
BioForge sends every production batch to Reef Labs, Inc. The independent ICP-OES facility used by serious reefkeepers worldwide for tank water analysis.
We're a customer of theirs. Just like you. No paid endorsement. No marketing arrangement. They run our samples, send results, and we publish whatever comes back.
THE FORMULATION
Most 2-part reef chemistry adds sodium and chloride with every dose. Only water changes remove that accumulation. Skip a few, and your ionic profile drifts away from natural seawater.
BioForge Core+ ALK isn't a pure soda-ash 2-part. The V5.9 formulation includes sodium sulfate, potassium bicarbonate, and borax, a Balling-adjacent design that slows ionic drift between water changes.
We still recommend regular water changes. The chemistry is designed to forgive a missed one, not replace them.
V5.9 FORMULATION · INGREDIENTS
The batch archive is public. Waitlist members get launch-day pricing and first access to beta testing slots.