Are my corals growing or is this a false reading?

[haitian_reefer]

I've never seen this happen with my Trident and I'm wondering if this is actually accurate? My mag doesn't normally dip this fast. What do you guys think?

 

[haitian_reefer]

Forgot to mention that i'm towards end of my first reagent batch

 

[andrewey]

I forgot the exact figure, but your Mag should be dipping by ~2ppm per day. For it to be dropping that fast, I wouldn't think growth, so much as the test/reagent. At least with red sea, when I have coraline explosions/sps growth with new tanks, I still don't ever get that fast a drop with my Mag.

 

[kyleorso]

Forgot to mention that i'm towards end of my first reagent batch

I would say your trident is sucking air with the reagent. This has been my expeirence at the end of a reagent bottle. Usually happens a few test before the trident gives the error for reagent empty.

 

[ADAM]

Time to change reagents B & C. You’re Ca will start jumping upward soon if your Mag is declining that fast.

 

[TheHarold]

I would say your trident is sucking air with the reagent. This has been my expeirence at the end of a reagent bottle. Usually happens a few test before the trident gives the error for reagent empty.

Trident sucking air results in higher readings, not lower. Because it thinks more reagent was required due to air intrusion

 

[kyleorso]

Trident sucking air results in higher readings, not lower. Because it thinks more reagent was required due to air intrusion

Well all I can tell you is it wasn't sucking more reagent as it ran empty so.... Maybe magic fixed it after a reagent change.

 

[Reef man 89]

This is mine on a new tank with NO coral or coraline algae I don’t understand all the dips

 

[kevin_e]

I may be waiting on V2 of the Trident seeing all these issues.

 

[Sabellafella]

I've never seen this happen with my Trident and I'm wondering if this is actually accurate? My mag doesn't normally dip this fast. What do you guys think?

You have a dip in both calcium and magnesium and a raise back up. Looks like a fluctuation in SG considering theyre both most abundant in seawater.

 

[haitian_reefer]

Time to change reagents B & C. You’re Ca will start jumping upward soon if your Mag is declining that fast.

You're exactly right... It sux to waste my reagent when it's already hard to obtain. Good thing I got some spares.

 

[haitian_reefer]

You have a dip in both calcium and magnesium and a raise back up. Looks like a fluctuation in SG considering theyre both most abundant in seawater.

I believe that was from a water change.

 

[haitian_reefer]

I may be waiting on V2 of the Trident seeing all these issues.

I don't blame you. Reagents are hard to find unless you sign-up for BRS alerts.

 

[haitian_reefer]

This is mine on a new tank with NO coral or coraline algae I don’t understand all the dips

Are you doing at all?

 

[Reef man 89]

Are you doing at all?

? I am guessing you meant dosing and no nothing