Does anyone have any knowledge as to whether or not Red Sea Trace Colors A/B/C/D affect magnesium? I don't see it listed on the insert that comes with any of them, but since stopping water changes and dosing these trace elements, BRS calcium chloride, and BRS Soda Ash over the last 4 months my magnesium has been consistently increasing and now sits at 1650ppm. Ca and alk keep getting consumed faster and faster for which I adjust my dosing pumps. The coral are coloring up nicely and growing faster.
I have a lot of inverts and do not want to threaten them with Mg over 1700. All other parameters have been stable.
@vetteguy53081 indicated that Part B of Red Sea Trace Colors is known to have too high a concentration of Sulfates and these cause Mg to rise. I stopped adding Part B entirely at the beginning of December, but it continues to increase. I was also adding Brightwell Amino Acids, but stopped adding that as well.
My Salinity has not changed from 1.025
I'm wondering if there's a reason my Mg would stay this high or if anything in these other (Part A, C, or D) trace element additives cause an increase in Mg. I've tried two different salifert test kits. Red Sea Reefer XXL 750 (200 gallon)
SG: 1.025
T: 78F
KH: 8.6
Ca: 420
Mg: 1650
Nitrates: 1-2
Ammonia: 0
@Randy Holmes-Farley
I have a lot of inverts and do not want to threaten them with Mg over 1700. All other parameters have been stable.
@vetteguy53081 indicated that Part B of Red Sea Trace Colors is known to have too high a concentration of Sulfates and these cause Mg to rise. I stopped adding Part B entirely at the beginning of December, but it continues to increase. I was also adding Brightwell Amino Acids, but stopped adding that as well.
My Salinity has not changed from 1.025
I'm wondering if there's a reason my Mg would stay this high or if anything in these other (Part A, C, or D) trace element additives cause an increase in Mg. I've tried two different salifert test kits. Red Sea Reefer XXL 750 (200 gallon)
SG: 1.025
T: 78F
KH: 8.6
Ca: 420
Mg: 1650
Nitrates: 1-2
Ammonia: 0
@Randy Holmes-Farley