Epsom Salt raise Mag.

[BucNtears]

I wnet to Walgreens and picked up some of this, can I use this product?

On the box it says Magnesium Sulfate U.S.P. natural mineral

Here is pic.

thanks

 

[BucNtears]

My Mag is on the low side 1000 and would like to get in where it needs to be..

 

[sjames]

That should be fine.

You may want to peruse this article though.

Do-It-Yourself Magnesium Supplements for the Reef Aquarium
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-07/rhf/index.php

 

[BucNtears]

Ok I'm tyring this cause I used a half bottle of the tech m by kent and it did not do anything

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

It just takes a ton of any supplement for magnesium. The Tech M is a fine way to go.

 

[BucNtears]

The box holds 3lbs that I picked up from Walgreens to get it near 1250.
That seems like alot to add and from what I've been reading I can add it all at once mixed in ro of course ...? correct

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I recommend raising magnesium by at most 50-100 ppm per day in case there are impurities like ammonia in it.

As mentioned in the article linked above, Epsom salt alone is not the best way to supplement magnesium.

 

[BucNtears]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12687594#post12687594 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Randy Holmes-Farley
I recommend raising magnesium by at most 50-100 ppm per day in case there are impurities like ammonia in it.

As mentioned in the article linked above, Epsom salt alone is not the best way to supplement magnesium.

I understand it not being the best way to go about raiseing the levels up, but reading it as long as Im keeping up with water changes it should not turn into a problem. After several days of struggling to increase my alk,ca.mg and ph the mg has the only thing off. I started thinking the problems could be tied to the recent upgradeing from the 75 with 30 gal. sump to the new setup 120 and 75 gal. sump{2 weeks}. Maybe even a batch of bad salt{RC}

your thoughts ?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I think Epsom salt is better than no additive, and certain other additives are a better way to go if the boost is large. Epsom salt adds more sulfate than magnesium.