--- product_id: 5088570 title: "Seachem Equilibrium 600 g / 1.3 lbs" brand: "seachem" price: "€ 65.76" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Seachem" url: https://www.desertcart.fi/products/5088570-seachem-equilibrium-600-g-1-3-lbs store_origin: FI region: Finland --- # No sodium chloride—plant-safe formula Perfect for RO/DI or mineral-deficient water Restores ideal mineral balance (GH) Seachem Equilibrium 600 g / 1.3 lbs **Brand:** seachem **Price:** € 65.76 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌊 Elevate your aquarium’s ecosystem—minerals that matter, no compromises! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Seachem Equilibrium 600 g / 1.3 lbs by seachem - **How much does it cost?** € 65.76 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fi](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/5088570-seachem-equilibrium-600-g-1-3-lbs) ## Best For - seachem enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted seachem brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **RO/DI Water Savior:** Transforms pure but mineral-deficient water into a thriving aquatic environment - • **Trusted by Experts:** Highly rated with 4.7 stars and preferred by serious aquarists worldwide - • **Plant & Fish Synergy:** Supports both fish metabolism and lush plant growth simultaneously - • **Precision Mineral Balance:** Optimizes General Hardness without harmful sodium or chloride - • **Stable Aquarium Chemistry:** Balances GH while maintaining carbonate hardness for long-term stability ## Overview Seachem Equilibrium is a premium aquarium conditioner designed to restore and maintain essential mineral balance (GH) in planted tanks, especially when using reverse osmosis or deionized water. Unlike competitors, it contains no sodium chloride, ensuring optimal conditions for both fish health and plant growth by providing calcium, magnesium, and potassium salts. Ideal for aquarists seeking precise water chemistry control and a thriving aquatic environment. ## Description Equilibrium™ is specifically designed to establish the ideal mineral content for the planted aquarium. Equilibrium™ contains no sodium or chloride (which can be detrimental to a planted aquarium at elevated levels). Equilibrium™ is ideally suited for use with RO (reverse osmosis) or DI (deionized) water or any mineral deficient water. Equilibrium™ raises the essential mineral/electrolyte content (General Hardness) of the water to balance with and promote stability of the carbonate hardness. To maintain KH, we recommend Alkaline Buffer™.Unlike competing products, Equilibrium contains NO SODIUM CHLORIDE. Both sodium and chloride are not rapidly depleted elements in a planted aquarium, and, in the case of chloride, can do more harm than good. Competitors’ products generally contain primarily sodium chloride (because it is inexpensive), which will raise the electrolyte levels for fish, but can be detrimental to plant growth. In addition, sodium is not a contributing cation to GH levels. Equilibrium™ contains only calcium, magnesium, and potassium salts, which aid in fish metabolism, but are also highly beneficial to plant growth. Equilibrium guaranteed analysis and symptoms of deficiency Review: Quality product - Works as advertised but slow to dissolve. Review: Great product for help in acheiving desired R/O water parameters. - I've been in an out of fishkeeping over the years with varied success. My goal this time around was to maintain a heavily planted community aquarium favoring desertcart river fish species predominately. I decided to set up my 75 gallon tank with the plants first to see how they'd fair before stocking it with fish, since that's where I've been the most challenged in the past. Water comes out of the tap on the harder side here at 9 GH, 12 KH and 7.6+ PH. Figuring that was part of my problem in the past, I bought a reverse osmosis unit and figured I'd mix the R/O water with my tap water to soften it. I wasn't arriving at the KH and PH values I wanted without making the GH value too low (1.5) apparently in the tap water/R/O mix. This low GH value seemed to work out fine for my plants ranging from hair grass, banana plants, red desertcart swords and a variety of others and for the desertcart river fish species I purchased on the net shipped from afar. But the fish I purchased locally showed signs of osmotic stress within a day or two and a few of them died despite my efforts to acclimate them properly to my much softer water parameters. I realized I needed to raise my GH value without affecting my KH and PH values if the fish purchased locally were to have a better chance of survival. Adding Equalibrium to my R/O water in combination with Acid and Alkaline buffers in the appropriate portions achieved the water parameters and stability I had been trying to achieve with the tap water mix alone prior. I settled upon using Equilibrium to raise my GH after a fair amount of research reviewing the various products available for accomplishing this. The label claims it doesn't use sodium chloride as one of the ingredients which is why I went with Equilibrium instead of others. I'll likely stick with it based upon how it's been working out for me thus far. ## Features - Restores and maintains mineral balance and GH - Does not contain sodium or chloride like competing products - Ideally suited for use with RO or DI water or any mineral deficient water ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0006JLVX0 | | Allergen Information | Yam Free | | Best Sellers Rank | #20,370 in Pet Supplies ( See Top 100 in Pet Supplies ) #161 in Aquarium Water Treatments | | Brand | Seachem | | Brand Name | Seachem | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,517 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00000116044301 | | Included Components | all | | Item Form | Liquid | | Item Type Name | Aquarium conditioner | | Item Weight | 0.6 kg | | Liquid Volume | 1 liters | | Manufacturer | Seachem Laboratories, Inc. | | Manufacturer Part Number | 443 | | Model Number | 443 | | Number of Items | 1 | | Pet Type | Fish | | Target Species | Fish | | UPC | 000116044301 | | Unit Count | 300 Grams | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Seachem - **Item Form:** Liquid - **Item Weight:** 0.6 kg - **Liquid Volume:** 1 liters - **Unit Count:** 300 Grams ## Images ![Seachem Equilibrium 600 g / 1.3 lbs - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41t9cv5SjKL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: does Equilibrium may cause green algae growth? i dose this product very precisely in my RO water, but green hair algae is out of control. Thanks!** A: At 4 months, the aquarium is early in its stabilization process, lots of things can contribute to algae growth: nutrient leaching from substrate, rocks, decorative wood, etc. Also, in in the small water volume of a 12 gallon tank it's very easy for excess nutrients to build up quickly.A few thoughts:Feed your fish less. They need less food than you might think, and a nutrient-rich diet means extra nutrients in the waste. Excess phosphate (as well as excess nitrate) is the byproduct of excess feeding. If you cut the feed quantity in half, it would be a long time before your fish showed any signs of malnutrition, if ever.Feed your plants less. In fact, you may consider stopping any fertilization until the plants show signs of deficiency. 'Higher order' plants will out-compete algae for nutrients, but if there's plenty to go around, algae will win.Algae love red light. Many folks with florescent light systems note an increase in algae growth as their tubes age and shift toward the red end of the spectrum. Adding red light aids and abets the algae jailbreak. Consider removing the red light input until the algae is under control. Consider reducing the overall light exposure. Maybe back off gradually to 4 hours a day. Also, shield the tank from any strong natural light exposure.I'm a big fan of Purigen and Matrix. I'm sure Renew is a fine product too, though I don't have any experience with it. In general, the filter media will remove a good portion of the excess nutrients from the water column - but not as fast as algae will. Reduce the nutrient input in the first place and there will be less the filter has to do. Weekly water change is good. Consider stepping up the substrate vacuuming to weekly as well. Also, if you have a sponge in your Aquaclear (I like those filters) rinse it out in the tank water that you withdraw on a weekly basis. Patience will be key - nothing happens fast in aquariums except disasters. By reducing nutrients and favored light spectrum, algae will eventually subside. (A personal opinion) Don't be tempted to use any of the 'instant algae remover' products - they are herbicides that may or may not harm your plants, beneficial biota, and fish; but are toxins, and will not rid you of algae, only the current crop. Long term, nutrient control is the solution. **Q: My tanks are already established, Can I add this to an established tank?** A: Yes, it has many micro trace elements. I use RO water (Reverse Osmosis) for my aquarium and this product returns those missing elements and compounds that are needed. But these do not support rampant growth of algae. **Q: How does this do for shrimp? I have a heavily planted tank but there are shrimp in there.** A: Bamboo shrimp and filter feeders are the only ones sensitive to this. **Q: How will this affect the fish? Will this affect the same way like Seachem Replenish?** A: It does affect the fish since it raises the general hardness (GH) of the water. Make sure you keep the hardness at a level where both your fish and plants are happy. The exact level varies, depending on what type of fish and plants you have. But most will do well at around 5-8 degrees general hardness (dGH). Also, never raise the hardness too quickly, otherwise your fish will get osmotic shock. After you raise it to the right level, you want to keep it stable by adding enough after each water change, like the directions say. The amount will depend on how hard your water is to begin with. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quality product *by S***. on May 18, 2026* Works as advertised but slow to dissolve. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great product for help in acheiving desired R/O water parameters. *by B***R on June 25, 2015* I've been in an out of fishkeeping over the years with varied success. My goal this time around was to maintain a heavily planted community aquarium favoring Amazon river fish species predominately. I decided to set up my 75 gallon tank with the plants first to see how they'd fair before stocking it with fish, since that's where I've been the most challenged in the past. Water comes out of the tap on the harder side here at 9 GH, 12 KH and 7.6+ PH. Figuring that was part of my problem in the past, I bought a reverse osmosis unit and figured I'd mix the R/O water with my tap water to soften it. I wasn't arriving at the KH and PH values I wanted without making the GH value too low (1.5) apparently in the tap water/R/O mix. This low GH value seemed to work out fine for my plants ranging from hair grass, banana plants, red amazon swords and a variety of others and for the Amazon river fish species I purchased on the net shipped from afar. But the fish I purchased locally showed signs of osmotic stress within a day or two and a few of them died despite my efforts to acclimate them properly to my much softer water parameters. I realized I needed to raise my GH value without affecting my KH and PH values if the fish purchased locally were to have a better chance of survival. Adding Equalibrium to my R/O water in combination with Acid and Alkaline buffers in the appropriate portions achieved the water parameters and stability I had been trying to achieve with the tap water mix alone prior. I settled upon using Equilibrium to raise my GH after a fair amount of research reviewing the various products available for accomplishing this. The label claims it doesn't use sodium chloride as one of the ingredients which is why I went with Equilibrium instead of others. I'll likely stick with it based upon how it's been working out for me thus far. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dissolve it in RO/DI or rain water for several hours before adding it to your aquarium *by J***L on August 18, 2026* One of the top 3 conditioners you need for your planted aquariums its amazing stuff! ## Frequently Bought Together - Seachem Equilibrium 600gram - Seachem Alkaline Buffer 600gram - API GH & KH TEST KIT Freshwater Aquarium Water Test Kit, 2.5 oz. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.fi/products/5088570-seachem-equilibrium-600-g-1-3-lbs](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/5088570-seachem-equilibrium-600-g-1-3-lbs) --- *Product available on Desertcart Finland* *Store origin: FI* *Last updated: 2026-10-03*