Seachem Reef Advantage Magnesium

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Seachem Reef Advantage Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential component in marine aquariums, it balances the required components for healthy coral growth. Depleted levels of magnesium (below 800 mg/L) can cause depressed pH levels and an inability to maintain correct magnesium levels. The common causes of magnesium deficiency are use of kalkwasser, overdosing of a carbonate additive, or low levels in the salt mix itself. Kalkwasser, for instance, precipitates magnesium as magnesium hydroxide while excess carbonates precipitate it as magnesium carbonate. In both cases, this means that magnesium that was present in the water is now unavailable. Of the two, magnesium hydroxide and magnesium carbonate, the former is more problematic; it is extremely insoluble. Once magnesium has precipitated as magnesium hydroxide, it will never redissolve. Magnesium carbonate will redissolve; however, it does very slowly. So, while it will go back into solution, there will be a significant portion of time in which magnesium levels are depleted.

Reef Advantage Magnesium™ is a concentrated (80,000 ppm) optimized blend of magnesium, chloride, and sulfate salts designed to restore depleted levels of magnesium with very minimal impact to the ionic ratios found in natural sea water. Reef Advantage Magnesium contains no ammonia. This is a common contaminant in every liquid magnesium supplement on the market.

DO NOT OVERDOSE: Excessive magnesium may increase the loss of carbonate alkalinity. Do not directly mix with any carbonate supplement. Best if magnesium & carbonate additives are added on alternate days or at least 30 minutes apart. Slight clumping of this product may be noticed but does not impact its use; any clumps will break up very easily.