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Hey Arnold and anyon else who cares. I never used to test for magnesium and thought that my bi monthly 15% water changes were enough to replenish it. But, as per Norman's suggestion today (Mr. Ugly), I bought a test kit and it was 90 ppm. Should be between 1300 and 1500. I guess that gigas was just sucking up the mag. and calcium so moniter that closely until you figure out how much dosing you need to supplement. Norman suggested testing the magnesium after I told him I have noticed that a very nice red and grey open brain that I have has been receeding, my coraline algae growth sucks, and I can't keep xenia in my tank, they just whither away in a few days. Maybe this mistake of not testing mag. can help some of you. Now it is off to the RC chemistry forum for me to do some nightime reeding. I also need a new calcium test kit. Can anyone recommend a good brand.
Thanks guys and thank you most norman,
Mark
P.S.- Norman is awsome and traded me some really nice zoos and montipora for an acro that I won in the raffle today. Great guy to deal with and I highly recommend him for trading. I know I will again in the future.
Hey Arnold and anyon else who cares. I never used to test for magnesium and thought that my bi monthly 15% water changes were enough to replenish it. But, as per Norman's suggestion today (Mr. Ugly), I bought a test kit and it was 90 ppm. Should be between 1300 and 1500. I guess that gigas was just sucking up the mag. and calcium so moniter that closely until you figure out how much dosing you need to supplement. Norman suggested testing the magnesium after I told him I have noticed that a very nice red and grey open brain that I have has been receeding, my coraline algae growth sucks, and I can't keep xenia in my tank, they just whither away in a few days. Maybe this mistake of not testing mag. can help some of you. Now it is off to the RC chemistry forum for me to do some nightime reeding. I also need a new calcium test kit. Can anyone recommend a good brand.
Thanks guys and thank you most norman,
Mark
P.S.- Norman is awsome and traded me some really nice zoos and montipora for an acro that I won in the raffle today. Great guy to deal with and I highly recommend him for trading. I know I will again in the future.