Reef Aquarium Chemistry Maintenance

[Carl]

Aquarium/Pond Answers has a new article:
"Reef Aquarium Chemistry Maintenance"

Here is a quote from the article:
"Use of popular Calcium Chloride Dehydrate products only or along with economy Soda Ash Sodium Carbonate products sold by discount bulk suppliers can result in a slow build up of sodium chloride even with a stable specific gravity or salinity, resulting in less than optimal ionic balance for your reef aquarium.

This is where the 3 step Balling Method is superior as no additional Sodium Chloride is added nor is it concentrated."



Reference:
www.aquarium-pond-answers.com/2016/02/reef-chemistry-maintenance.html

Carl

[devonjohnsgard]

This was a great quick read. Get the important basic stuff, without having to read through a lot to just get the important stuff. I know there's a handful of ways to dose. It's nice to read the pros and cons of the methods.

[Carl]

I have already updated the article "Reef Aquarium Chemistry Maintenance"

Here is an excerpt:
"If your magnesium is regularly depleted or lower than normal (between 1200 and 1400 ppm.), I would question your supplementation methods and quality of marine salt mix used.
As well, the argument I have heard that magnesium should be monitored closely or should be supplemented separately based on the fact magnesium makes up a large percentage of seawater does not " hold water" (pardon the pun), any more that we as humans need to be concerned with nitrogen in the air as it makes up the largest percentage of air molecules (much more than O2).
Again, as I noted earlier, with proper supplementation and reef salt mix use, magnesium is rarely, if ever an issue and even then it is more to keep your magnesium at proper ionic concentration/balances with other salts/elements in the water."

Reference:
www.aquarium-pond-answers.com/2016/02/reef-chemistry-maintenance.html



Carl