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Old 08-09-2013, 05:51 PM
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I have a 3 pump doser but have only ever used two. One for alk (sodium carbonate) and calcium. I have never dosed mag.
Why not dose mag?

Are you using a salt for water changes that is high in mag?
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Old 08-09-2013, 07:42 PM
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Why not dose mag?

Are you using a salt for water changes that is high in mag?
Well, high enough it seems. I use DD H2Ocean and Reef Crystals on rotation and the RC alone seems to have enough mag so long as I keep up with my water changes (every two weeks). My mag has traditionally not depleted fast enough to warrant dosing.
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Old 08-09-2013, 11:07 PM
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Mg, Ca, dKH currently, and in the future I will probably be adding an amino acid, potassium, and maybe vodka. So far though I have two pumps allocated to Mg, and one to each Ca and dKH. The two pumps are soley relately to my tank size/volume and my unwillingness to stand and hand dose gallon after gallon to my system.
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Old 08-10-2013, 02:14 AM
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GHL 4 doser:
alk, calcium, magnesium and vinegar

Vinegar because I plan to add a lot more fish and want to keep nitrates very low.
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Old 08-10-2013, 03:01 AM
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I am not sure if its a new tank but I am dosing mg ca and alk on a vertex. I was going through 180 ml alk, 160 ca and 120 mg daily....now it seems to have stabilized at 150 alk, 140 ca and 120 mg.
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