Red Sea magnesium (ammonia?)

[jcrusher556]

Help,

So I started dosing some Red Sea magnesium (part C) because it was a little low and I just wanted to bring it up some, which it worked. My numbers were 1320 mag and I just wanted to bring it up to 1380-1400. My hammer is much happier with the raised magnesium level. I tested my tank today and noticed I had quite a spike in ammonia. I’m always at 0 and today was the first time I seen a bright green test on the api ammonia test. My question is, does this solution from Red Sea raise ammonia? It doesn’t say it does in the box. I immediately put some prime in there to hopefully knock it down . (That’s the only way I know how to lower ammonia). Other than that all parameters are in check.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Maybe the hammer likes the ammonia and is indifferent to the magnesium rise. Seriously.

In any case, there often is some ammonia in magnesium chloride materials and that may have made its way into the product. Unless it is more than 2 ppm in the tank, I would not worry about it.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

FWIW, Prime will do nothing useful to elevated ammonia. Actual tests as opposed to marketing claims show no benefit.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

This has more on ammonia:

Ammonia is Our Friend!

Ammonia is Our Friend By Randy Holmes-Farley Yes, I know the title is provocative, and likely goes against much of what you read and hear in the reef aquarium hobby. I believe, however, that the hobby may have been harmed by the continual...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[jcrusher556]

Maybe the hammer likes the ammonia and is indifferent to the magnesium rise. Seriously.

In any case, there often is some ammonia in magnesium chloride materials and that may have made its way into the product. Unless it is more than 2 ppm in the tank, I would not worry about it.

So much information ! Thank you so much for this!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

So much information ! Thank you so much for this!

You're welcome.

Happy reefing. :)