Effects of low Mag to SPS

[saltyh20]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2016812&highlight=marshall+islands&page=7

 

[Alex T.]

I didn't say it wasn't possible, others said it may not be optimal. I said I hadn't tried to do it for extended periods of time I know when my mag gets low I have problems and it shows in my corals. 1280 is a far cry from 1100.

I've used NSW on many of my system for a long time when I lived in SD. The mag is 1200.


I simply was pointing out that both like the waters of New Jersey, and the water of San Diego our parameters are less then ideal when compared to that NSW from a location that supports Tropical Reefs. While I have never personally tested the water of bali, fiji, or even flordia for mag..every article, or publication I've came across seems to claim they have much higher levels then 1100.

Also are you sure the aquariums water is testing at 1100? Depending the location the water comes from and it's proximity to other sources, or depth or it can very wildly.


Off the topic a lot of the issues with wild corals imop is simply how anal people are with husbandry when you run a zeo system it requires a much higher attention to details. I've had great success with Wild & Mari pieces and some failures, but I've been able to pin point the actions results in each failure and 90% of the time it was a result of a change in alkalinity but that's a whole different topic.

I think you'd be surprised. The AC aquarium pulls water from the bay on the far side of a jetty where I collect the water from. I'm collecting from the open ocean, but they're not. Their magnesium is routinely between 1050-1100. Low funding means dosing products is lessened.
As for your montipora, you may find it's the drop in magnesium and calcium and strontium more than it is the actual level. I think instability would be more at fault than the low magnesium.

I'm just trying to point out that many people don't keep their parameters optimized and do just fine. Tropic Marin Salt has some of the lowest numbers of any salt mix if I remember correctly, with very low calcium and magnesium, yet it's still regarded as a better than average mix.

Just saying there's more than one way to skin a cat.

 

[.Marshall]

Raised my mag from 1250-1520 over a week and now I havn't seen my SPS look this vibrant with DEEP color, I love it!

 

[toothman]

Love the banter!

 

[toothman]

On another topic I just purchased a salifert potassium test kit and my K was 300. It will be interesting to see what raising it to 400 will produce. It is supposed to increase blue coloration and deepen corals as well as reduce stn at base of acros. ( after doing a bit of reading that was the effects)

WILL TRY TO POST A NEW VIDEO IN A MONTH IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES

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