Magnesium Steady at 1200 - Should I Increase It?

[patsheridan]

Title sort of says it all. I have a mostly softie tank - LPS and soft corals, with only a couple of SPS. My Alk runs steady in the low 9's, and my Calc is fairly steady at 420. I dose Alk and Calc with a dripper, but only dose Mag as needed.

My question is: should I raise the Magnesium? If so, to what?

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

When calcium gets low it take mag as its place if your take is running good why change it?

 

[Cory]

Id bump it up to 1300, this way if it falls its not too low. Use a balanced mag supplement

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I agree I'd boost it to 1300 ppm or so.

 

[patsheridan]

I have been using the B-Ionic Magnesium supplement. Is that a good choice? Also use the B-ionic for dripping Calc and Alk.

Thanks.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I have been using the B-Ionic Magnesium supplement. Is that a good choice? Also use the B-ionic for dripping Calc and Alk.

Thanks.

Yes, that's a fine choice.

 

[patsheridan]

great, thanks!

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

I would bump the sg up first which would help increase all elements then check to see where to go from there.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I would bump the sg up first which would help increase all elements then check to see where to go from there.

How do you know it is low?

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Oops wrong thread do you use a refract?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Are you asking me, or the OP?

I use conductivity.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

The op

 

[Coronus]

I like 1400 for mag

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Mime for some reason stays around 1540 to 1600 won't come down.

 

[patsheridan]

I would bump the sg up first which would help increase all elements then check to see where to go from there.

What are you referring to by sg?

 

[patsheridan]

Oops wrong thread do you use a refract?

not sure what you are referring to exactly, but i use a refractometer to test salinity, which stays steady at .025-.026.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Sg is another way of saying salinity anyways this was actually meant for another post.