epsom salt

any warnings/ recomondations/ instructions before i add epsom salt as mag booster? Just went through 1L of seachem ion over the last 2 days, i needed to bring it up 150ppm in 115g of water, almost there.

 

Do it very slowly, man. I used to use Epsom Salts by themselves but then learned a better mix with high purity Magnesium Chloride and Epsom Salts. Make sure whatever Epsom Salts you buy, only contains Magnesium Sulfate as other additives can be detrimental in the long run. You can get Mag Chloride from BRS. I've had a gallon jug for over a year.

 

thanks magnus, tried to friend you yesterday but didnt see the friend button the instructions was talking about. I was able to add your avitar to my friend list though. .

 

Yes, I saw it and added you last night. I'm excited to have another fellow 3reefer in Knoxville!

I want to emphasize that raising your magnesium isn't something you can do the fast way. You need to add not more than 100ppm in a day, and then wait about 3 days, take new readings and see where you are. For some reason mg takes a few days to completely dissolve and mix thoroughly with your water, and that's why it's good to wait for 3 days, before adding any more doses.

 

I use Randy's two part Mg recipe. It's a combination of MagFlake and Epsom Salt. Using Epsom Salts alone can result in an unhealthy accumulation of sulfates in the tank. Look up Randy's recipe, it's 5 cups of one and like 3 of the other, with the remaining volume of a gallon jug filled with water. I forget which is five and which is three, but the recipe says.

 

magnus, did you go to the ETRC swap?

 

thanks, i hear you. raised it up 75ppm over 24 hrs, will wait till wensday to re test. My calcium i got up to 430, want to hold there till i get the mag up. Alk and ph is fine right now, then i can start adding corals slowly after all settles down after say two weeks.
Thanks guys for the product imformation and where to order it from.

 

thanks, i hear you. raised it up 75ppm over 24 hrs, will wait till wensday to re test. My calcium i got up to 430, want to hold there till i get the mag up. Alk and ph is fine right now, then i can start adding corals slowly after all settles down after say two weeks.
Thanks guys for the product imformation and where to order it from.