Thanks very much for the advice! I have an LPS dominant tank and my magnesium was around 1200-1300. I slowly increased it and now its around 1480 and my Lps corals started opening up more and my torch coral looks way more happy!
March I am so, so glad I found this video you produced, it was confirmation for me that I had finally found the answer I had been looking for. I have been struggling the past few weeks with my 35 gallon reef tank. I did not know I had a problem with my water chemistry. Everything in my tank was looking great with no issues. I mainly have been keeping fish & inverts in my tank while my tank is maturing. I have restrained from adding corals to my tank to insure stability until my tank reached the 6 month mark. I purchased a few corals to get started building my reef. Everything was great until I added a Torch coral. With in about a two week period the Torch stated to shrink. I knew something was up. I immediately did a water change. Then I started looking at water flow too high, too low. I did find out that my lighting was only at about 50% of the recommended settings for LPS corals. I bumped that up slowly to the recommended settings. No changes with the Torch coral. I do not see any of the skeleton and there is some puffy tissue at the base of the tentacles, so I don't think I am in danger of losing the coral but it is certainly stressed out. I went to my local fish store who has been in business since I can remember as a kid. I brought them a water sample. They tested, calcium - 380, pH - 8.0, Alkalinity - 9.6, Phosphates - .25 ppm , Nitrates 8.2 ppm & Salinity - 1.023. There recommendation was to lower the Nitrates & Phosphate levels - Sold me some Chemi clear blue and told me to add it to my sump. I had a snail die in the tank and we figured this was the reason for the high nutrients. The following week I took another sample of my tank water for a follow up. This time Calcium - 340, pH - 8.0, Alkalinity 10.0, Phosphates & Nitrates dropped to trace levels & salinity 1.024. I had asked to test the magnesium level but the person who did the water test had dumped the tank water out and could not do the water test. I bought some calcium supplement to raise the calcium level. I had decided to add a refugium to the tank. This has yet to yield any results it's only been up and running for 3 days now. I purchased the Nova refugium light & a Magnesium test kit from you. After reading the directions of the Magnesium kit it's recommended to test calcium before testing the Magnesium. I bought a calcium test kit my Calcium is now 450 perfect scratch that off the list of possibility. I tested the magnesium which yielded a 1200 ppm reading. This is bottom of the range according to Red Sea's recommended 1200 - 1450 ppm range. I purchased a bottle of Magnesium and read the bottle which recommended a dosage of 10 mL per 10 gallons of water. I added 40 mL of solution and rechecked magnesium again the next day. The reading was still at 1200 ppm. This confused me for a bit until I found a magnesium calculator on Bulk Reef Supplies website. According to that calculator I need to add 919.35 mL of solution to bring magnesium levels into specs. I was taken back by how much the calculator was recommending to dose. I wanted confirmation before adding such a dramatic amount of solution. I searched UA-cam for Magnesium dosing and found this video. When you confirmed that it would take a lot of solution to move the numbers that convinced me to dose the whole bottle. Over the course of several hours I added the whole bottle of Magnesium. (About half the recommended dosage for my tank.) I am going to buy another bottle on my way home tonight. The results were almost immediate with in a few hours. I noticed that my Favites coral really puffed up dramatically and it looks absolutely fantastic now. I am really hoping to see some improvement with the Torch coral and pray that I caught it in time. Only time will tell. This was a hard lesson learned and won't make this mistake again. Thank you again for posting this video it's very much appreciated. 🦀🦞🦐🦑🐟🦭🐬🐳🐠🐡🦈🐙🐚🐌🌎🏖
I keep mine at 1350 and my torches and acros look great and grow like weeds. My Mag levels have gone down to 1220 and as high as 1600 with no issues. I would say keep the levels that your salt mix mixes to and keep it stable.
Wow I love the rock work in that tank as well as the coral lay out! I always shoot for 1,500 Mg too, so I totally agree with you! What tank is that? Like how many gallons or model?
Really good advice my magnesium was @ 1140 just a few minutes ago I tested it since I been adding magnesium slowly for a week. Last week 1030 but am dripping 50ml today by drip method with To/DI 5ml every 5 minutes.
Great vid. Higher Mag, has been known to affects snails at times. Shuts them down. Im unsure the exact range but i know from experience and that of others, that it happens.
Right on time video!!! What a coincidence. I just returned from my LFS and got some RS mag, because on the weekend I measured mine and it was 1200. I was hesitant with RS instructions because it will be a 150 ml dose. Shall I go like 10ml a day? Or can go faster? Also my torch was looking a bit less colorful....
I just got into the hobby though I was testing wrong so I took a sample to my local store and they got it right at 950 magnesium I'm still trying to get it up
Really good video this one does really help me Out. I really do like the videos you guys pushing out. Always look forward to you guys videos It’s fun 👻💣
I have plans to get a dosing pump specifically for dosing Mag. Currently, I've been mixing BRS Mag into my ATO. My tank (48x48x24 240g) evaporates around 5+/- gallons of water daily.
tested my mag last night and it came out to 1110 and that was 1 day after a water change with Fritz RPM. Not sure if I am just doing the aquaforest test incorrectly or what.
Loved this video. My MAG is 1290. What would be the maximum I could dose in 1 hour increments over 24 hours (using a doser) I am using Aquaforest component 3. AF Calculator says do not raise Mag by more than 100 ppm/day. Calculation for 100ppm is 54789ml 😏
If my Mg was around 1360, and i wanted to get it to 1500 like your tanks, how quickly can I dose the tank to get it to those levels? Could i do it in 1 dose or more than 1?
@@aliceholbert1246 1350 is already more than the ocean has in it so what would lead you to think you can't get just as good of growth from 1350 or even less?
@@ct2368 closed loop system. Ocean is vast. Your corals will grow at that, but at a higher level, the coral structure will be harder and thicker. Ex. Look at a tank that just does the 1250, corals are thin and break easy. Look at 1400 to 1600 and the corals are chunky and thick. No one way is right or wrong. I just prefer to have coral structures thicker.
Mine is crazy low mine just tested around 900 twice in a row with a red sea tester. Can I raise it more then 10 ppm or should I stick to the schedule on the red sea bottle
Thanks very much for the advice! I have an LPS dominant tank and my magnesium was around 1200-1300. I slowly increased it and now its around 1480 and my Lps corals started opening up more and my torch coral looks way more happy!
March I am so, so glad I found this video you produced, it was confirmation for me that I had finally found the answer I had been looking for. I have been struggling the past few weeks with my 35 gallon reef tank. I did not know I had a problem with my water chemistry. Everything in my tank was looking great with no issues. I mainly have been keeping fish & inverts in my tank while my tank is maturing. I have restrained from adding corals to my tank to insure stability until my tank reached the 6 month mark. I purchased a few corals to get started building my reef. Everything was great until I added a Torch coral. With in about a two week period the Torch stated to shrink. I knew something was up. I immediately did a water change. Then I started looking at water flow too high, too low. I did find out that my lighting was only at about 50% of the recommended settings for LPS corals. I bumped that up slowly to the recommended settings. No changes with the Torch coral. I do not see any of the skeleton and there is some puffy tissue at the base of the tentacles, so I don't think I am in danger of losing the coral but it is certainly stressed out. I went to my local fish store who has been in business since I can remember as a kid. I brought them a water sample. They tested, calcium - 380, pH - 8.0, Alkalinity - 9.6, Phosphates - .25 ppm , Nitrates 8.2 ppm & Salinity - 1.023. There recommendation was to lower the Nitrates & Phosphate levels - Sold me some Chemi clear blue and told me to add it to my sump. I had a snail die in the tank and we figured this was the reason for the high nutrients. The following week I took another sample of my tank water for a follow up. This time Calcium - 340, pH - 8.0, Alkalinity 10.0, Phosphates & Nitrates dropped to trace levels & salinity 1.024. I had asked to test the magnesium level but the person who did the water test had dumped the tank water out and could not do the water test. I bought some calcium supplement to raise the calcium level. I had decided to add a refugium to the tank. This has yet to yield any results it's only been up and running for 3 days now. I purchased the Nova refugium light & a Magnesium test kit from you. After reading the directions of the Magnesium kit it's recommended to test calcium before testing the Magnesium. I bought a calcium test kit my Calcium is now 450 perfect scratch that off the list of possibility. I tested the magnesium which yielded a 1200 ppm reading. This is bottom of the range according to Red Sea's recommended 1200 - 1450 ppm range. I purchased a bottle of Magnesium and read the bottle which recommended a dosage of 10 mL per 10 gallons of water. I added 40 mL of solution and rechecked magnesium again the next day. The reading was still at 1200 ppm. This confused me for a bit until I found a magnesium calculator on Bulk Reef Supplies website. According to that calculator I need to add 919.35 mL of solution to bring magnesium levels into specs. I was taken back by how much the calculator was recommending to dose. I wanted confirmation before adding such a dramatic amount of solution. I searched UA-cam for Magnesium dosing and found this video. When you confirmed that it would take a lot of solution to move the numbers that convinced me to dose the whole bottle. Over the course of several hours I added the whole bottle of Magnesium. (About half the recommended dosage for my tank.) I am going to buy another bottle on my way home tonight. The results were almost immediate with in a few hours. I noticed that my Favites coral really puffed up dramatically and it looks absolutely fantastic now. I am really hoping to see some improvement with the Torch coral and pray that I caught it in time. Only time will tell. This was a hard lesson learned and won't make this mistake again. Thank you again for posting this video it's very much appreciated. 🦀🦞🦐🦑🐟🦭🐬🐳🐠🐡🦈🐙🐚🐌🌎🏖
I keep mine at 1350 and my torches and acros look great and grow like weeds. My Mag levels have gone down to 1220 and as high as 1600 with no issues. I would say keep the levels that your salt mix mixes to and keep it stable.
Wow I love the rock work in that tank as well as the coral lay out! I always shoot for 1,500 Mg too, so I totally agree with you! What tank is that? Like how many gallons or model?
Really good advice my magnesium was @ 1140 just a few minutes ago I tested it since I been adding magnesium slowly for a week. Last week 1030 but am dripping 50ml today by drip method with To/DI 5ml every 5 minutes.
Did it work for you ?
I've had 1110 in my reef lol. No picky corals at that time though so no worries lol
Great vid. Higher Mag, has been known to affects snails at times. Shuts them down. Im unsure the exact range but i know from experience and that of others, that it happens.
Thanks for the videos 👍
100% agree! I keep mine between 1400-1550
Thank you thats what i looking for
thanks for the video man, I had magnesium at 1170 , didn't know why my torch is not happy , it resided from the base , I hope it bounces back .
I just tested my Mag using the AuqaForest test kit on Sunday. It was at 1170 😣 . Sounds like I should order up some Mag. Thanks for the great video!
What filter are you using on your phones camera to get such good video?
I keep my mag on a continual dose through trident. I run at 1450 to 1550. I buy it by the bucket dry and mix it by the gallon jugs.
Mine was 1170. First time testing. I'm adding magnesium today.
Right on time video!!! What a coincidence.
I just returned from my LFS and got some RS mag, because on the weekend I measured mine and it was 1200.
I was hesitant with RS instructions because it will be a 150 ml dose.
Shall I go like 10ml a day? Or can go faster? Also my torch was looking a bit less colorful....
Is magnesium something you would dose daily to maintain levels or would weekly dosing be sufficient in most situations?
They do have the Hana magnesium Tester that is digital
I just got into the hobby though I was testing wrong so I took a sample to my local store and they got it right at 950 magnesium I'm still trying to get it up
Really good video this one does really help me Out. I really do like the videos you guys pushing out. Always look forward to you guys videos It’s fun 👻💣
I'm going to Toronto to get my free bottle.. See you soon!
How about 975 for magnesium?
What do you have you calcium an alkalinity an phosphate at on your tanks I have sps dominant tank .
wish you were in US :(
A few folks have said that elevated Mag can cause algae growth. No one has said what they consider elevated, though. Thoughts?
If I dose magnesium just my mag and use non 2 part method for the other elements will it raise my salinity with just a chloride
my mag was 800 Yesturday :/ thought weekly water changes fixed it... decided to get a water check, and it was super low.
I have plans to get a dosing pump specifically for dosing Mag. Currently, I've been mixing BRS Mag into my ATO. My tank (48x48x24 240g) evaporates around 5+/- gallons of water daily.
I really love that tank, what are it's dimensions? What brand of tank is it?
44x30x17, custom built.
I always keep mine above 1400 with just normal water change, rarely do I add any magnesium.
Does high magnesium kill bryopsis?
Got you beat - mag was 870 on Feb 6th using salifert test kit. at 1215 now after 2 bottles of mag & still dosing......
tested my mag last night and it came out to 1110 and that was 1 day after a water change with Fritz RPM. Not sure if I am just doing the aquaforest test incorrectly or what.
Loved this video. My MAG is 1290. What would be the maximum I could dose in 1 hour increments over 24 hours (using a doser) I am using Aquaforest component 3. AF Calculator says do not raise Mag by more than 100 ppm/day. Calculation for 100ppm is 54789ml 😏
I'm at 900 ppm.. With Triton Flex.. Calsium is at 500
What is the test kit you recommend for Magnesium?
What salinity do you run
March I'm currently at a 980 mag and it's probably been lower for a while..
If my Mg was around 1360, and i wanted to get it to 1500 like your tanks, how quickly can I dose the tank to get it to those levels? Could i do it in 1 dose or more than 1?
1350 is the level I've always heard of and kept mine.
That's basic. If your want growth you gotta up that to 1450
@@aliceholbert1246 1350 is already more than the ocean has in it so what would lead you to think you can't get just as good of growth from 1350 or even less?
@@ct2368 closed loop system. Ocean is vast. Your corals will grow at that, but at a higher level, the coral structure will be harder and thicker. Ex. Look at a tank that just does the 1250, corals are thin and break easy. Look at 1400 to 1600 and the corals are chunky and thick. No one way is right or wrong. I just prefer to have coral structures thicker.
@@aliceholbert1246 I bet you like thick structures.
@@ct2368 what are you 6 years old? Grow up kid.
Mine is crazy low mine just tested around 900 twice in a row with a red sea tester. Can I raise it more then 10 ppm or should I stick to the schedule on the red sea bottle
I just tested my magnesium level is 1675 should I be worried!?!?
Mine is currently at 1125.
I heard snails and inverts suffer from high magnesium? Don’t know how true is that...
It is true, but only if you mg is CRAZY high - over 2000! I keep my mg around 1600 but I know many others who have kept their levels higher than mine
will my snails die of at 1500 to 1600 magnesium?
Trident will do Alk/Ca/Mg digitally, but you’ll pay for it
My Mg was 1150. That was 1 month ago and sure enough now my hammers are not opening up anymore. :(
Just tested mine yesterday it was 1125
Mine was 1058
I have 1050-1120 really bad but just haven’t been growing but not killing them fixing it asap can I get a free mag I need it 😅
Mine was 1200 tested just now :( off to the lfs to grab a bottle quick 😳
So my mag tested at 1080 ….
dang my mag is at 1050
Just tested 1050mg damn😅 I noticed no one has answered if you have to add slowly or the full dose please help
Mag you can dose faster than most elements
i have 1050 lol , prolly should fix it soon
Bro I would kill this competition
I just tested my water…1120ppm
Lmao poor Josh!
I just tested and got 750 😬
Mag at 1500 and over will kill your shrimp after a short time - I didn’t see any in your tank in the vlog.
There is a cleaner shrimp right in the middle of the tank under a red coral at 5:10
BUY HARMONY COIN . ITS .009 ABOUT TO EXPLODED. TICKER .009 ABOUT TO EXPLODED
Wow my mag is sitting at 825ppm this morning 😭
I beat that guy....my mag is 1050. Not proud of it.