I dose B-ionic 2 part in my system using a dosing pump. My system stays very stable but I never have a drop in magnesium. I have used a gallon of ALK and Calcium additive over the last 7-8 months. I have a gallon of magnesium and was told I would need to add it but my level always tests around 1500 ppm. I use the Red Sea magnesium test kit to test with. Does anyone else experience this??
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Randy Holmes-Farley
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That's exactly what B-ionic is intended to accomplish. It has magnesium in it.
That said, many people also have issues with that magnesium kit, so don't overly rely on it.
Thank you Randy Holmes-Farley I was not aware of this. When I bought it I was told I needed the gallon of magnesium supplement. Guess I didn’t need it after all. I will try another brand of test kit just to be sure!!
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Some common two parts, especially DIY versions (as from BRS) need a third part since it is more complicated, technically, to put magnesium in the two part. But ESV/B-ionic does it for you.
