Master Reef Tank Calcium & Magnesium: Going Beyond the Right Levels and Preventing Precipitation.

Do you know what makes Calcium and Magnesium so vital to your coral's growth and health? Are your reef tank's Calcium and Magnesium living up to their fullest potential? Are you struggling with slow coral growth or weak and brittle corals? Today Ryan explains the science behind these two key elements in your tank so you can reduce two part dosing precipitate and grow healthier, stronger corals.
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[@bobbyfraser6792]

Thanks for this! Magnesium is one of the more mysterious parts of reef tank chemistry.

[@BriannesFishFam]

Thank you! Great videos!

[@4SunnyinMiami2]

Great video!👍 lots of info. 😊

[@knasereddin]

Wow man I can't imagine how much it took you to get such a video well done and thanks

[@jacomee27]

BRS ads on BRS videos u guys really stepping up ur advertising game !

[@BRStv]

😂

[@danluongo1423]

I'm trying to run at the suggested parms of 9dKH/440ppm/1350ppm. I currently use TM Pro and have a hard time keeping the alk even above 7dKH let alone 9 using sodium carbonate to boost it. My Ca and Mg are in the desired range. I'm wondering if I'm better off switching to TM Classic and dosing up the Ca and Mg side of it? My tank is less than a year old with only some LPS and zoa frags so not a lot of alk and calcium demand. My sand bed gets hard and clumpy so I'm guessing that is where my alk is going. I like the mixing and storage characteristics of the TM salts so want to stick with those.

[@kentofmississippi]

Do the corals pump out the magnesium to make the calcium carbonate crystalize in their tissues? I'm thinking cell biology magnesium is getting pumped against the gradient of some other element. I would love to know more details.

[@GarryL277]

Your knowledge if first class and I love your videos but I can't stop thinking about Wayne's world.

[@claytonmoorr9691]

Haha. I know exactly what you mean

[@jaimematos1648]

Any tips on how to clean the precipitate from the display glass...

[@BRStv]

A razor blade is going to be your best bet. I like to use the 4" blades with the handles from the hardware store for this purpose.

[@malinoisnation9392]

We have found in indoor horticulture that plants grown under leds require more magnesium than those under HIDs. How have leds affected magnesium and calcium in reefing?

[@BRStv]

Interesting. I can't say that we've seen increased magnesium or calcium consumption when using LEDs, although we've never really studied it beyond anecdote.

[@Thrice1337]

So is it recommended to use the TM pro salt and the boost the dKH? So confused.... I’ve been researching this stuff for years and when ever I think I’ve got a hang of it.... I don’t. Lol

[@BRStv]

You can easily adjust your alkalinity level by adding in some sodium bicarbonate to your freshly mixed saltwater. Another thing to consider is if you're doing a 10% water change with 7 dKH TM Pro Reef and you keep your tank at 9 dKH, that'll only lower your tank's dKH to 8.8 dKH. Probably not worth adjusting the fresh saltwater and just account for that 0.2 dKH drop in your weekly two part dosing.

[@Thrice1337]

@@BRStv thank you for the reply! Turns out my LFS supplies TM classic. Would you suggest boosting calcium to 440 and magnesium to 1350 with additives on initial fill? Then using all for reef to maintain appropriate levels? Understanding calc and mag levels will slowly fad with water changes and will have to be boosted once again in the future.

[@chdjxisbdbdj8355]

How many Pounds of rock is in the brs wwc hybrid e170?

[@BRStv]

We didn't weigh it out before hand, but I would guess around 30-35 lbs of the Reef Saver Rock 🙂

[@marcosherrera675]

Hey Ryan hopefully you look at these comments and reply. My calcium on 1/23/21 was very high. At 522 and magnesium was at 1381 . I have been dosing brightwell code B only for now and it's cone down some im at 484 cal now and 1357 mag should I be doing more? Can you suggest anything that I could be doing in addition to code B . My alkalinity is at 7.6 and PH is at 7.9 . Nitrates are high at 30 in this 3 year old 65 gallon mixed reef with lots of live rock..maybe too much live rock . Lightning is the original first gen hydra 26 I have two of them 12 inches off the water. Running a sump skimmer by eshopps the axium series and two small reactors for carbon ( sea Chem renew) and phosguard by sea Chem . Temp at 78 degrees with salinity at .026

[@BRStv]

Since the calcium level isn't dangerously high, letting it fall on it's own over time is going to be your best bet. It sounds like you're doing everything right. Nitrates are higher than most reefers would like, but judging by your comment, you already know that and are working on it. We usually like to recommend alkalinity closer to 9.0 dKH, but 7.6 dKH isn't going to cause mortality.

[@marcosherrera675]

Is brightwell code B going to get me to that 9.0 alkalinity goal? Should I change to something more aggressive? . Thanks for replying to my comment..

[@JustMyFish]

OK I have a question what if we get all Our carols from the farmed sources like maybe 90% of people in the hobby do. So my question is why even bother chasing those numbers why not just condition corals to the water standard we have already ? I get all my coral from the same supplier I know the water levels and I know mine and I match them as close as possible. 👍🏻 I get my salt from them also it’s the same as they use. And all my Coral are growing fast look healthy and bright.

[@BRStv]

There are multiple paths. Emulating, where they were farmed, is a legit one. In this case, I would also use the same brand of test kits as them as well as ask them to show you how they perform and read the endpoint to make sure it is actually the same.

[@JustMyFish]

@@BRStv Thanks that was a great reply fully understood simple English thank you very much.

[@WandWizardLLC]

Don’t forget to clean your skimmer cups! 🤪

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

I let my skimmer gunk go back into the tank its the only way i can keep nutrients in my tank or else it will bottom out lol

[@RustyShacklefardd]

@@marcelrodriguez2067 science

[@AshImprezaTV]

How can I get a BRS sticker for my tank? I’m in uk 🇬🇧 I know they exist ... just can’t find them anywhere ... please help me 🙏🏼🐠

[@BRStv]

If you reach out to our customer service team, we may have a few extras laying around

[@AshImprezaTV]

@@BRStv thank you 🙏🏼 that’s what I’ll do 👍🏼😎🇬🇧🐠

[@ryanweber446]

Most of the plots in this video show a horizontal orange line with a numeric value. Maybe I just missed the explanation but can you please let us know what it represents? I’m guessing that it’s the Triton ICP result but don’t want to make assumptions. I’m forced into too making too many of those as it is haah.

[@BRStv]

That is the average between all 5 of the participants' test results. Those numbers come from this previous video kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4S9lHydpqmVqtE

[@janinesnyder8250]

Has anyone ever used their used water change water to clean a chicken coop? Theoretically, I think it would be a nice chemical-free abrasive + recycling. Plus, chickens are always needing vitamins. Anyone tried it?

[@James670]

I'm wondering if the salt would be good for clearing the weeds that are growing between the flagstones in my backyard. Knowing my luck, the nutrients that are in the water will just make the weeds grow faster, salt or no salt.

[@deadbrother5355]

Is any of this real?

[@gradedcards7599]

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