Magnesium levels

[BlackiceClowns]

Hello everyone
I just recently bought a red sea magnesium test kit and got a reading of around 1600. I have never added magnesium or dosed it to my tank. Is this to much, do I need to bring it down and if so how. More importantly why is it so high?
Thanks

 

[FUNGI]

Hows your calc/alk levels? you can do wc's to lower. Check you salt mix to make sure lower mag levels.

 

[FUNGI]

and 1600 is nothing to stress out over.....

 

[BlackiceClowns]

Hows your calc/alk levels? you can do wc's to lower. Check you salt mix to make sure lower mag levels.

My calcium is at 400ppm and alk is at 9dkh.

 

[BlackiceClowns]

and 1600 is nothing to stress out over.....

Oh really. That's good then

 

[FUNGI]

if you see coral bleaching I would do wc's...otherwise leave it, the levels should start dropping naturally....double check your test kit also.....

 

[SliceGolfer]

Depending on the salt mix used and how it is packaged, it might be possible that stratification caused a larger than normal amount of magnesium to be mixed into the water. Shake/stir/agitate your salt mix before adding to water could help solve.

 

[TokenReefer]

Just say NO to magnesium testing: RMM is born

OK, this thread has been many years in the making, and I'm posting it here since folks in the chem forum are probably already tired of all the threads relating to problematic magnesium testing. I'm going to propose a method, let's call it the Randy Magnesium Method, or RMM for short. All good...

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