Cheap ways to boost Mg?

[sharuq1]

Is it possible to use epsom salts to boost the Mg in my wc water? If not, any other ways I could boost my Mg?

[Joe Reefer]

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=26590

[mark]

Read that Epson salt by itself can cause a buildup of sulfate where as Magnesium chloride hexahydrate (available fr littlesilvermax) even mixed with Epson salt is a better choice.

[Snappy]

I mix my own and it's pretty cost effective.

[sharuq1]

How do you do it and what are you mixing and where can I get some Snappy? I pretty much want to just do this in a 5gallon pail, as that is my usual wc amount.

[jasond]

Originally Posted by Joe Reefer

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=26590

I second this. Cheap and effective.

[Snappy]

Originally Posted by jasond

I second this. Cheap and effective.

What he said although I just buy the mg chloride and mix in my own mg sulfate (epsom salts) but he does sell the premixed mg which is what I would recommend for you. I try and keep my mg at about 1400 ppm. It is a very easy item to dose.

[littlesilvermax]

Originally Posted by Snappy

What he said although I just buy the mg chloride and mix in my own mg sulfate (epsom salts) but he does sell the premixed mg which is what I would recommend for you. I try and keep my mg at about 1400 ppm. It is a very easy item to dose.

1400 is a good number.

I aim for 1380.

[Myka]

I have used epsom salt, but I now use Kent liquid Magnesium. It's pretty darn cheap I'd say.

[atcguy]

put some fauna marine mag in your cacium reactor 10% of your media.. keeps my levels perfect