Magnesium too high!

[tiffany89]

My mag is a little high how can i lower it??

 

[containerman1]

How high is it?

 

[curtismaximus]

How high is it? A water change is the best way to lower it.

 

[clay4au]

+1 to water change, the best solution for pollution is always dilution

 

[tiffany89]

Its at 1375 ppm

 

[curtismaximus]

Tiffany89;874495 wrote: Its at 1375 ppm

It is a little on the high side. Anything from 1250 to 1350 is preferred. I would test again before you do anything.

 

[tiffany89]

My zoas are fleshy and colorful but they aren't extending, and it seems some of them are actually shrinking. But my sps corals in the same tank are doing fine. I bought continuum reef sculpture A&B and red sea reef energy A&B and have been dosing once a week.

Latest test

Magnesium - 1375 ppm, a little high
Calcium - 450 ppm
Nitrates and Ammonia - 0 ppm
PH - 8.0
Salinity - 1.024

What am I doing wrong?

 

[ralph atl]

Mag is fine.....no worries....

 

[acroholic]

mysterybox;874500 wrote: Mag is fine.....no worries....

What Ralph said.

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

1375 isn't high enough to worry about.

 

[ksicard]

i run my sps tank at 1500ppm mag, your fine.

 

[glxtrix]

Yeah that's actually a good area to be at....and certain reefers will say that's low. I prefer to be up in the 1450 area personally.

 

[russ-iv]

ksicard;874550 wrote: i run my sps tank at 1500ppm mag, your fine.

im in the 1400-1500 as well...

your fine

 

[tiffany89]

What about calcium? i tested it on an API test kit and it said it was at 450. Thats as high as it should be right? Im using Contiuum Reef sculpture A & B and Reed Coral Colors A-D. Is this to much? I do it about once a week, and I use Red Sea Coral Pro Salt. I dont want the calcium to get any higher.

 

[russ-iv]

Tiffany89;875006 wrote: What about calcium? i tested it on an API test kit and it said it was at 450. Thats as high as it should be right? Im using Contiuum Reef sculpture A & B and Reed Coral Colors A-D. Is this to much? I do it about once a week, and I use Red Sea Coral Pro Salt. I dont want the calcium to get any higher.

your on the upper end, but still normal imo.... 350-450 is fine. Some reefers are a bit more finicky and say highest 380 or something. Nothing detrimental.

 

[tiffany89]

So I should probably not dose The Reef Sculpture or the Coral Colors D then.

 

[russ-iv]

Tiffany89;875009 wrote: So I should probably not dose The Reef Sculpture or the Coral Colors D then.

not familiar with those products. I personally try to stay as natural as I can. It's when you play "reef chemist" things can go out of whack unless your on top of the parameters and their effects.

 

[tiffany89]

I see, ugh im ready to just give up! haha

 

[rdnelson]

You may want to spend your money on better test kits instead of dosing supplies. API can be way off which could cause you to over dose the tank.


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[jef4y]

I've been hovering around 2000 for 6 months and am on my way to 2400. Your MG is just fine...