Dosing Magnesium along side with Calcium Reactor

[nly04]

Anyone dosing Magnesium along side with your calcium reactor? if yes, what Magnesium product do you use? Anyone using Tropic Marin Part C as Magnesium supplements?

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[Flagg37]

I don’t think many people run a CaRx. I know some media is marketed to have extra magnesium in it. Have you tried that?

 

[nly04]

I don’t think many people run a CaRx. I know some media is marketed to have extra magnesium in it. Have you tried that?

No, not yet. I saw magnesium media that can be use in Cal reactor, too.

 

[H2OPlayar]

I am full dosing, but I use the BRS 2 part magnesium mix for magnesium. The part C from Tropic Marin is salt free salt, or everything in sea salt minus the sodium chloride. It is used to offset the natural creation of sodium chloride that comes out of using the 2-part dosing method.

Pharma Magnesium Mix for 2-Part Maintenance

Ultra Pure Magnesium Additive for 2-Part Maintenance in your Reef Tank! Maintaining proper magnesium levels helps achieve the essential balance of calcium and alkalinity in your tank by preventing excess calcium carbonate precipitation. Not all magnesium additives are created equal and the...

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I have the 5 gallon buckets of the two raw chemicals in this pouch.

 

[xcaret]

You have to be careful when adding magnesium; too much and there might be a precipitate in the whole aquarium. Reborn media is basically coral skeletons which contains magnesium.
Epsom salt is a good source of magnesium.
Magnesium is not IIRC, added as often as the two-part solutions.
Testing of the ratio Calcium-Magnesium will let you know if you need to increase/decrease of either.

 

[Wlachnit]

Yeah…I didn’t think you needed to add Mg or any other trace elements with CaRx…?

 

[Coral reefer]

Yeah…I didn’t think you needed to add Mg or any other trace elements with CaRx…?

Depends on media

 

[nly04]

I am using CaribSea ARM Reactor Media - Extra Coarse. I been testing and notice Magnesium is around 1250-1300. I am dosing some Tropic Marin from today while waiting for Magnesium solution from BRS.

 

[dochou]

I use Reborn media in my CaRx and I don't need to add Mg.

 

[Vincerama2]

I don’t think many people run a CaRx. I know some media is marketed to have extra magnesium in it. Have you tried that?

I used to and have to say my stony corals and coralline grew amazingly when I was, but I'm just running kalk now. I did buy some BRS three part and was going to dose that but my CA/ALK seem ok with just kalk.

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[Ibn]

I toss some of these on top of the coral rubble in the carx.

ReMag - Magnesium Media for Calcium Reactors

ReMag is made up of soluble and extremely pure granules that are very rich in magnesium. Two Little Fishies Remag will help replenish magnesium when used in conjunction with a calcium reactor which makes it a perfect option for maintaining Magnesium in the reef aquarium. Maintains magnesium...

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[iani]

I run coral skeleton in my CaRx. Have not needed to add magnesium. From my understanding softies use more mag than SPS/LPS.