high mag
- Thread starter 10reefman
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- Location
- Duluth, Minnesota
Well, the is very high. Test a fresh salt mix and see what you get. Have you been adding anything to raise the Mg++ ?
- Location
- Duluth, Minnesota
If you have not added anything then it is a testing error Maybe ( see below)
calcium 500
What have you done to get it that high ?
It may be you are not compensating for evaporated water. If your tank level say drops 1 " from evaporated water and you do a water change and bring it back up to your wanted level it will get higher. If your tank level say drops 1 " from evaporated water and you add more salt water to bring it back up it will get higher. When water evaporates it leaves the salt in the tank, the salt does not go into the air like water. Example: if you put some salt in a glass of water and then heat up the water till all the water is gone (evaproated) there will be salt left behind in the glass, just like your tank.
calcium 500
What have you done to get it that high ?
It may be you are not compensating for evaporated water. If your tank level say drops 1 " from evaporated water and you do a water change and bring it back up to your wanted level it will get higher. If your tank level say drops 1 " from evaporated water and you add more salt water to bring it back up it will get higher. When water evaporates it leaves the salt in the tank, the salt does not go into the air like water. Example: if you put some salt in a glass of water and then heat up the water till all the water is gone (evaproated) there will be salt left behind in the glass, just like your tank.
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
i use io and my mag has been high.1500 and up.my guess is io isvery high in mag because i dont dose any mag either.hasnt done anything to my sps.only thing i noticed is no algae 
- Location
- Duluth, Minnesota
I do not know of anyone that has tested IO that high. The norm is 1350 or so and Ca++ ~400 or so.
Ok what is IO. I use ro di water for evaporatoin. The elos kit is new I tested 4 times , the same result. I read in another forum that said mag at 1600 is no so bad , some people use high mag to control bad algea bryopsy or something like that. thank for your responce Boomer.
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
IO=instant ocean
- Location
- Duluth, Minnesota
Hmm, what test kit are you guys using ? Been finding guys lately using a new Elos getting numbers like these but normal IO numbers with old Elos.
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
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