WMAS Discussion Forum : Lowering Mag http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:03:20 +0000 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:43:25 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=76222 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Lowering Mag : Kk Thanks Mark wish I had read...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=593821&title=lowering-mag#593821 Author: PDoug
Subject: 76222
Posted: June 15 2015 at 9:43pm

Kk Thanks Mark wish I had read this prior to todays water change though it worked out okay as I helped tear down a 72 bowfront today so just jacked the water from it ]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:43:25 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=593821&title=lowering-mag#593821 <![CDATA[Lowering Mag : It&#039;s probably the salt mix...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592643&title=lowering-mag#592643 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 76222
Posted: May 28 2015 at 5:54am

It's probably the salt mix that is causing the Mg to show an increase. The salt you are using may even have extra Mg and Ca.  Smile
I believe that lowering the salinity(Specific Gravity) to 1.021 will make all those levels, Mg included, more tolerable for the coral. Allowing Alk to naturally fall to 8 may also help. Lowering salinity to that level is not harmful and can be done quite swiftly. Animals can handle swift decreases in salinity but react poorly to swift increases in salinity.

Aloha,
Mark  Hug
]]> Thu, 28 May 2015 05:54:25 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592643&title=lowering-mag#592643 <![CDATA[Lowering Mag : Water change it is thanks Jackie...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592614&title=lowering-mag#592614 Author: PDoug
Subject: 76222
Posted: May 27 2015 at 4:35pm

Water change it is thanks Jackie ]]> Wed, 27 May 2015 16:35:23 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592614&title=lowering-mag#592614 <![CDATA[Lowering Mag : Hmm those are good, I&#039;m not...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592533&title=lowering-mag#592533 Author: bstuver
Subject: 76222
Posted: May 25 2015 at 9:42pm

Hmm those are good, I'm not sure how to lower it. Wait for others to chime in.]]> Mon, 25 May 2015 21:42:51 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592533&title=lowering-mag#592533 <![CDATA[Lowering Mag : Oh crud forgot to include that...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592532&title=lowering-mag#592532 Author: PDoug
Subject: 76222
Posted: May 25 2015 at 9:34pm

Oh crud forgot to include that Cal is 450 and alk is 9.5 DKH]]> Mon, 25 May 2015 21:34:34 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592532&title=lowering-mag#592532 <![CDATA[Lowering Mag : What are your alk and cal at?...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592531&title=lowering-mag#592531 Author: bstuver
Subject: 76222
Posted: May 25 2015 at 9:32pm

What are your alk and cal at? I notice when my alk and cal are low my mag goes higher....]]> Mon, 25 May 2015 21:32:08 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592531&title=lowering-mag#592531 <![CDATA[Lowering Mag : So my line of thinking for Lowering...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592528&title=lowering-mag#592528 Author: PDoug
Subject: 76222
Posted: May 25 2015 at 9:23pm


    So my line of thinking for Lowering my mag is a massive water change but was wondering if anybody has any tricks I am unaware of to save my back from hauling tons of RO water. My mag is still high from my Bryopsis treatment and when I did a 10% water change it brought it up not down
Any advice would be helpful even if the general consensus is massive water change my Mag was 1550 now its up to 1600 almost 1700. My main concern for bringing it down is I have noticed my Zoas and SPS getting irritated since my water change a month ago. (Backstory is I had the foulest Bryopsis bloom I have ever seen and around Christmas I boosted my mag up to 1550. Problem solved as my tank had a chance to catch up macro and Coraline wise but now the mag is not decreasing. I did a10% water change two months ago and tested today and bam 1700 ]]> Mon, 25 May 2015 21:23:22 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76222&PID=592528&title=lowering-mag#592528