I got a question for you guys, just want your input. As I mentioned above I dose all for reef, and I don’t have stony corals (tried and killed them) so I don’t mind minor swings. For example my calcium and magnesium depleating. My biggest complaint is I have powder solutions of magnesium but I have to mix and let it set for a day to add and correct. And for calcium I have liquid calcium from petco and I have to add a quarter bottle to move 20ppm it seems. So could I instead buy this brs calcium chloride 1gal mix, and mix it in a gallon milk jug and then instead of doing powder formula do liquid formula? If so does the solution go bad? Also would I have to alter the calculations online if I use half the jug or no because it was all made the same at the start?
Sorry if I’m repeating or this is already out there. Just like to ask questions to learn as much as I can and also be informed to not kill off my tank by a mis calculation.
If answers is yes to what is said up above, is there a cheap solution like calcium chloride for magnesium?
Edit: I found this but just want something cheaper due to you needing to dose a lot to make a little change, for example to do a monthly correct for me is about 1300ppm back up to 1450 which is 738ml if solution. So I could get 5 corrections which isn’t bad but if there is a better bang for my buck like calcium chloride at 5 dollars what would it be?
Sorry if I’m repeating or this is already out there. Just like to ask questions to learn as much as I can and also be informed to not kill off my tank by a mis calculation.
If answers is yes to what is said up above, is there a cheap solution like calcium chloride for magnesium?
Edit: I found this but just want something cheaper due to you needing to dose a lot to make a little change, for example to do a monthly correct for me is about 1300ppm back up to 1450 which is 738ml if solution. So I could get 5 corrections which isn’t bad but if there is a better bang for my buck like calcium chloride at 5 dollars what would it be?
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