MAG levels high...

[rdrink25]

How can I get them down. I have been doing water changes regularly and still high very high!

 

[Jaycen B.]

How high?

 

[reeferboy83]

Water changes and patience!

 

[rdrink25]

been doing water changes twice a week for a month but they are in the high 1600's.

Edit: What causes them to rise?

 

[Jaycen B.]

What salt? What test kit? 1600 will not hurt anything.

 

[reeferboy83]

RDRINK25;743352 wrote:

Edit: What causes them to rise?

Are you doing anything in your tank or just doing wc's?

 

[ralph atl]

Wouldn't worry too much. If you are not adding any addition, then most likely your test kit is off. 1300 to 1400 is max on mag I believe with any salt at 35.

 

[rdrink25]

IO salt but just last week went with Salinity MAGs were in the 1900's.

What do you mean "doing" if dosing is what you mean. I use from aqua vitro Fuel, Vibrance, eight four and then I use purple up.

Here is aqua vitro's website
http://www.aquavitro.com/products/reef.html">http://www.aquavitro.com/products/reef.html</a>

Edit: I use RODI as well

 

[ralph atl]

Salinity is 1300....

Purple up is a waste of money. It does have a little mag in it...I don't know if any other products contain mag!? Don't use any that does at this rate.
What test kit?

 

[rdrink25]

Red Sea

 

[Jaycen B.]

RDRINK25;743359 wrote: Red Sea

It's wrong!

 

[rdrink25]

I think Vibrance uses MAG so I will cut it out. I have only used it once a week anyways.

 

[reeferboy83]

mysterybox;743358 wrote:

Purple up is a waste of money.

X2....dosing individually for supplements according to what your tanks needs are, are your best bet!

 

[rdrink25]

Jaycen B.;743361 wrote: It's wrong!

I will try another kit tomorrow

Edit:

reeferboy83;743363 wrote: X2....dosing individually for supplements according to what your tanks needs are, are your best bet!

Well I am new and was told to use it once a week. I have no idea on how to dose individually.

 

[Jaycen B.]

It's always good to double check.

 

[tsellers]

Are you using the Red Sea Pro test kit? If so, that could be the issue. I amusing that test kit and recently found out that it was reading higher that the true MAG level in my DT. I would re-test with another kit or take a water sample to a LFS and have them test it.

 

[rdrink25]

I will get a new kit tomorrow.

 

[jennm]

Vibrance is Iodide. Ions is Magnesium.

I'd question the accuracy of the kit, but even if it is 1600 it shouldn't bother anything. I've seen people spike it a lot higher to try to kill bryopsis.

Jenn