Magnesium too high

[bamaborn81]

I tested my Magnesium twice and I got 1520 and 1560. What can i do to lower it and how much trouble will it cause? All I have is a BTA and a hammer coral.Thanks!

 

[Tahoe61]

I would let it come down on it own. How did it get that high? Hobbyist ramp up Magnesium to around 1600 or over to kill Byropsis. Snails are the first adversely affected if the magnesium gets high enough. As long as it's not a chronic problem I would not be too concerned.

 

[bamaborn81]

I added Red Sea Foundation ABC to my tank because everything was low. All my other parameters were ok when I tested. I will not add anything else.

 

[CoryC]

I'd recommend dosing seperate parts, so you can have more control. let your mag come down but still dose for alk and calc if necessary. i dose mag once a week, other stuff i dose every day.