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Hooked · 11-24-2003, 01:02 PM

I wanted to bump this up and also ask another question....

Does anyone have any experience with the effect of magnesium levels on bryopsis?

After doing some research I found some references to this and checked my magnesium and found it was only 1120 ppm, which is also the level in a batch of new water using IO salt mix. The Salifert test kit recommends 1300-1500 ppm magnesium, but I believe natural sea water is 1285 ppm.

So, I'm working on increasing my magnesium, which should take about a week, but am wondering if anyone else has tried this and what the result was.

TIA

11-24-2003, 01:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hooked Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 287 View Gallery Karma Komment	I wanted to bump this up and also ask another question.... Does anyone have any experience with the effect of magnesium levels on bryopsis? After doing some research I found some references to this and checked my magnesium and found it was only 1120 ppm, which is also the level in a batch of new water using IO salt mix. The Salifert test kit recommends 1300-1500 ppm magnesium, but I believe natural sea water is 1285 ppm. So, I'm working on increasing my magnesium, which should take about a week, but am wondering if anyone else has tried this and what the result was. TIA __________________ Katrina 90 Gal AGA with 2-250W 10k AB DE MH, 220W VHO, Turboflotor 1000, GEO calcium reactor, Pacific Coast chiller, DIY phosphate reactor and nilsen kalk reactor, sps, clams, zoanthids, rose BTA, ocellaris clown, 2 green mandarins, royal gramma, purple tang, sargassum trigger, flame hawkfish, coral beauty, neon dottyback, purple and blue linckia star, brittlestars, snails, snails, snails