Magnesium Dosage - is this right??

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  1. Biggs2003

    Biggs2003 Flamingo Tongue

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    Thankfully the stuff I have has both added to it.

    I plan on working up to that level over the next few days. Testing again tomorrow to see that I gained ~100ppm with my dose.
     
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    Don't go over 100ppm per day. Try and do it in 2 or 3 doses per day.
     
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    I'm not having much luck. I'm stuck at around 1500ppm right now. Calcium is 430 mg/l.
     
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    Guys in our club have used epsom salts to raise magnesium levels to eradicate bryopsis.

    Go to 1800ppm or so since all the magnesium test kits are pretty inaccurate. You won't harm anything (outside of the bryopsis) by going this high.
     
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