Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board - How do you maintain your MAG / CALCIUM levels

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Palmer

12-27-2010 08:50 AM

I use a Dow pellet for Calcium Chloride and run of the mill baking soda for Alk. I supplement Mag with Epsom salt.

Skimmerking

12-27-2010 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lampshade (Post 576449)

I run a calcium reactor for calc/alk. For Mg I picked up MgCl from walmart, found the MSDS sheet for it and it's got the same or less in terms of "extras" as the MagFlake posted on randy's DIY recipie. I add that + epsom salts(MgSO4). I use IO salt, and it's natuarally low in mag, so I'll be adding some of my Mg mix in every water change.

using a Ca Reactor you will maintain your MAG at the proper levels of 1350.

Lampshade

12-27-2010 08:30 PM

I use ARM media and even with their new high Mg mix i notice i'm usually still only at 1100-1200 ppm Mg. It may be the same as with Ca/Alk where a calcium reactor will maintain levels, but building them individually will never work. I just started adding Mg, i'll see how everything stays balanced for the next while before adding more.

Mandosh

12-27-2010 08:33 PM

I mix ARM media with zeomag. It seems to be keeping all my levels in check.

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