Switching from RedSea Reef Complete too!

[carloriv]

Hi from Puerto Rico. I made the switch today from the red sea reef complete program to a hybrid BRS 2-part and Nyos Ion 1,2,3 trace elements (30ml/gallon) incorporated in the 2- parts .I do this for the cost primary and secondary i see a negative effects on my corals when i used the calcium and trace elements parts of the red sea and doing water change with reef crystals. Those effects dissipate when I stop the calcium and trace elements parts to balance my numbers because the high calcium in the new saltwater. I did change the salt to instant ocean too.
My doubts are can I mix the BRS magnesium salts with the calcium solution and the Nyos trace elements 2 and 3 to have both calcium and magnesium in one solution like Nyos and how to do it, how much magnesium salt in 1 gallon calcium solution @Randy Holmes-Farley .

Thanks in advance.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You generally cannot mix an ordinary balanced magnesium supplement into a calcium supplement. Sulfate from the magnesium precipitates calcium sulfate. There are ways around this, but it requires using sodium sulfate and makes things more complicated.

 

[carloriv]

You generally cannot mix an ordinary balanced magnesium supplement into a calcium supplement. Sulfate from the magnesium precipitates calcium sulfate. There are ways around this, but it requires using sodium sulfate and makes things more complicated.

Thanks for the info.I will correct my magnesium with a mix separately.