Calling Users of Tropic Marine Pro Reef salt

[FSOL]

What amount of this salt do you use per gallon of water? I recently started using this salt and I mix it until salinity is 30ppm (SG = 1.022).
The problem is that at this concentration the magnesium level is nowhere around 1300ppm that I've heard stores and some aquarists claim. I measured Mg and it was around 1150ppm.

So what's happening here? How much do you mix and have you measured the Mg levels you have? What was it?

Thanks

 

[mbbuna]

mix it to 1.025 or .026

 

[raskal311]

TM pro doesnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t get very constant numbers, I think Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m going to go back to regular TM or maybe try Ocean pure.

 

[Billybeau1]

mb is correct. The level of magnesium is directly related to how much salt you use for your mix. 1150 sounds about right at 1.022

If you mix to 1.025-26, you'll see levels closer to the 1350 most strive for.

 

[FSOL]

My Mg keeps dropping and at this point I'm only connecting that to doing water changes w/ low mag levels (I'm assuming evaporated water doesn't take Mg out w/ it). I'll aim for 1.025 next time and see what Mg I get. By any chance do any of you know how many grams of it you mix w/ a gallon of water, or do you just approximate and add to it until it hits 1.025ish?

 

[miztic]

Your Mg gets used by corals too, Randy has a formula somewhere of the proportions.

Edit, I usually use 1 cup every 2 gallons, comes out about right.

 

[mbbuna]

i just add untill i hit 1.025

 

[snookface1]

I mix mine high, 2 cups/5 gals. This will make it above the desired 1.026 amount. I them mix it with a power head for a day or so and add RO/DI water to get it to the desired sp. Its easy to add fresh water to lower it than add salt to raise it.

 

[luvtolean]

35PPM

I really like this salt other than the cost/rarity!