Balling DIY and part C ?

[Yanir34]

Hello reefers ,I wonder if anyone here dosing 3 part balling:

Sodium bicarbonate (baked)
Calcium chloride
Magnesium chloride + Magnesium sulfate

And also dosing part C , of tropic marin ?
Is so ,In what concentration ?

 

[KStatefan]

I think this thread has the info you are looking for.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-three-part-with-balling-part-c-recipe.1063575/

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Hello reefers ,I wonder if anyone here dosing 3 part balling:

Sodium bicarbonate (baked)
Calcium chloride
Magnesium chloride + Magnesium sulfate

And also dosing part C , of tropic marin ?
Is so ,In what concentration ?

You would not use the mag parts the same way if using Part C. The link above details how to.

 

[Yanir34]

You would not use the mag parts the same way if using Part C. The link above details how to.

Yep ,I understand this...but I didn't found any relevant info about part C that replace the Magnesium part...can you direct me to relevant info about that ?

 

[Yanir34]

Also, I thought that part C of tropic marin does not contain Magnesium

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Also, I thought that part C of tropic marin does not contain Magnesium

Magnesium is the second most abundant ion in Part C.

This is copied from the link above:

Part 3 (Pick One):

• Tropic Marin Balling Part C

Dissolve 182g or seven scoops or TM Balling Part C with enough RO/DI or purified water to make a total volume of one gallon.

OR

• Aquaforest Mineral Salt

189g of AF Mineral Salt per gallon with enough RO/DI or purified water to make a total volume of one gallon.


Magnesium (pick one):

• DIY Magnesium Version:

Dissolve 3/4 cups Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate heptahydrate) and 7¼ cupsmagnesium chloride hexahydrate in enough purified fresh water to make one gallon of total volume.

OR

• BRS Magnesium Version:

Fill a 1-gallon container half full of RO/DI or distilled water and then add 7-1/4 cups (1,285 grams) of BRS Magnesium Chloride and 1/2 cup (124 grams) of BRS Magnesium Sulfate.

This part is added infrequently or in lower volume compared to the other parts. Add 5.4% as much as the other parts. Overtime as you finish a gallon of the other solutions, add 203mL of the magnesium mix.

 

[KStatefan]

Also, I thought that part C of tropic marin does not contain Magnesium

"Part C: Sodium chloride free sea salt (~ 3,350 ppm Mg; ~ 980 ppm K)"

 

[Yanir34]

"Part C: Sodium chloride free sea salt (~ 3,350 ppm Mg; ~ 980 ppm K)"

Thanks !

 

[Yanir34]

Magnesium is the second most abundant ion in Part C.

This is copied from the link above:

Part 3 (Pick One):

• Tropic Marin Balling Part C

Dissolve 182g or seven scoops or TM Balling Part C with enough RO/DI or purified water to make a total volume of one gallon.

OR

• Aquaforest Mineral Salt

189g of AF Mineral Salt per gallon with enough RO/DI or purified water to make a total volume of one gallon.


Magnesium (pick one):

• DIY Magnesium Version:

Dissolve 3/4 cups Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate heptahydrate) and 7¼ cupsmagnesium chloride hexahydrate in enough purified fresh water to make one gallon of total volume.

OR

• BRS Magnesium Version:

Fill a 1-gallon container half full of RO/DI or distilled water and then add 7-1/4 cups (1,285 grams) of BRS Magnesium Chloride and 1/2 cup (124 grams) of BRS Magnesium Sulfate.

This part is added infrequently or in lower volume compared to the other parts. Add 5.4% as much as the other parts. Overtime as you finish a gallon of the other solutions, add 203mL of the magnesium mix.

Thanks!

 

[Mels_Reef]

"Part C: Sodium chloride free sea salt (~ 3,350 ppm Mg; ~ 980 ppm K)"

This is interesting. Would this replace the BRS magnesium mix? I use the premixed BRS 1g mix for maintanence dosing. Does the tropic marine salt use magnesium chloride or magnesium sulfate or both, I wonder ?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

This is interesting. Would this replace the BRS magnesium mix? I use the premixed BRS 1g mix for maintanence dosing. Does the tropic marine salt use magnesium chloride or magnesium sulfate or both, I wonder ?

It cannot supplement magnesium against consumption, but it does replace a significant fraction of the mag part in my DIY (BRS uses that).

Details are here:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-three-part-with-balling-part-c-recipe.1063575/

 

[Mels_Reef]

It cannot supplement magnesium against consumption, but it does replace a significant fraction of the mag part in my DIY (BRS uses that).

Details are here:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-three-part-with-balling-part-c-recipe.1063575/

Thanks