Hi fam! Getting some frags (LPS and softies) shipped to me next week; fine tuning tank for their arrival. I haven’t ever test for Magnesium in this tank before but could not get a reading today! Below is current parameters:
20g Long- running January. Hob Tidal 55 and AC20 modded for fuge- sea lettuce. No sump.
Stock- Royal Gamma, Pink Spot Goby, 6 line, pistol shrimp, tons of snails and a few hermits
1.025-1.026 specific gravity (looks like 1.0255)
79.8 degrees
pH 8.0-8.2
dKH 8.75ish
NO3 5-10
NH3/NH4 0
NO2 0
(Red Sea Marine Care test kit)
I ran Mg test (Salifert) 3 different times and every time I used all the reagent without any color change. According to chart maximum is 1500 but I didn’t get blue or gray at all. Test kit says good through 12/21 so definitely not close to expiration.
What should I do to get an accurate reading? Does this even make sense? Which test kit do you use for Mg?
Any insight/help is much appreciated. Please and thank you!
FYI- rescaped recently and added top bridge rock and front sandbed rock dry... that’s why they’re so bright. All other rocks were dry but in tank since January; CUC since March/April.
20g Long- running January. Hob Tidal 55 and AC20 modded for fuge- sea lettuce. No sump.
Stock- Royal Gamma, Pink Spot Goby, 6 line, pistol shrimp, tons of snails and a few hermits
1.025-1.026 specific gravity (looks like 1.0255)
79.8 degrees
pH 8.0-8.2
dKH 8.75ish
NO3 5-10
NH3/NH4 0
NO2 0
(Red Sea Marine Care test kit)
I ran Mg test (Salifert) 3 different times and every time I used all the reagent without any color change. According to chart maximum is 1500 but I didn’t get blue or gray at all. Test kit says good through 12/21 so definitely not close to expiration.
What should I do to get an accurate reading? Does this even make sense? Which test kit do you use for Mg?
Any insight/help is much appreciated. Please and thank you!
FYI- rescaped recently and added top bridge rock and front sandbed rock dry... that’s why they’re so bright. All other rocks were dry but in tank since January; CUC since March/April.