WAVES Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 There is a magnesian calcite sand that has this composition: Calcium 197,500 Cobalt 4 Iron 2876 Potassium 417 Magnesium 115400 Manganese 43 Molybdenum 6 Strontium 63 Vanadium 7 Zinc 23 listed is PPM. This is an aquarium product, and my thought is adding it in addition to normal reactor media to help buffer magnesium content (as many including myself battle magnesium levels). Anyone have any thoughts? seems like a great solution to me, my only worries are there is no phosphates listed in the above numbers, and I also dont know how the product will desolve, or how high it may take the magnesium. it would be awful difficult to take this back out of the reactor. I think I may try it in a nylon bag inside the reactor, so if it has bad results, Ill remove it easily. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitterbait Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Let me ask a friend or 2. Spanky on TRT has a doctor's in Marine Biosedimentation and a few others. he may be able to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 I did call the manufacture and spoke with my sales rep,, he said phosphates are so low they arent worth discussing. I put some in the show tank today in a nylon bag, Ill test today and in like a week and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringwurm Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 How about making a small reactor and placing the mag sand in it? How about placing it downstream of the calcium reactor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 You could use it is a Phosban reactor after the Co2 reactor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted September 30, 2006 Author Share Posted September 30, 2006 Im not worried about phos now, after speaking with them. now its just a matter if my mag will be at like 2400ppm tomorrow it was actually at 1350 today (not low at all) but I have been dosing every day trying to keep up with the clam. If it holds steady for a week that will be sweet news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drock59 Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Update? What are you using to supplement your Mag now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitterbait Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I would almost want a seperate reactor for it so you can control to flow better and reduce it or increase it depending on what it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 Mag was up 15 ppm today from yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Thats interesting. This is just by putting it in a filter bag in one of the tanks? I'd think a reactor would make it much more effecient. I'm interested to see the results after a week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitterbait Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 For those of you with TRT... I figure get both forums goin cause i want to know so i might use it in the future... http://thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84580 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 Thats interesting. This is just by putting it in a filter bag in one of the tanks? I'd think a reactor would make it much more effecient. I'm interested to see the results after a week or so. no its in a micron bag inside the reactor. Alk was beautiful too (see TRT post). Off today, Ill check it Tuesday and see what the numbers are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Er, thats what i meant, micron bag. So its helping alk as well eh? (i'm banned from TRT). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefin' Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 miles i went over to TRT an copied the text for ya.... First, that is not Magnesium Calcite sand, it is Dolomite, which is a magnesium calcium carbonate. Matter of fact, what you have is Dolomitic Limestone sand. And yes there is a big difference Yah, they list no phosphates by that does not mean there isn't any Its disolution is much less that Aragonite or Calcite. Meaning, it needs a lower pH but that is good not bad. However, it will work fine in a reactor for Mg++ sup but you should not add any more than a teaspoon as a starter. There are 2 reasons for this. First it is CaMg(CO3)2 and not CaCO3 ( Calcite or Aragonite) or Ca-MgCO3 ( Mg Calcite). You see that *2 next to CO3 of the Ca, Mg(CO3)2 ? This means that per "unit" additon it will add twice as much Alk as Aragonite or Calcite per "unit" additon.. Second, you do not want to over run the Mg++ to much. Meaning, if you used just this in a reactor buy itself, your Mg++ and Alk will go through the roof. __________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Thanks Jansen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I ran across this post while doing a search. Does ne1 know if he is still useing this product in his reactor and how it worked? Thanks Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Neomag. FTW. Magnesium for your reactor. Find it at Saltwater Fantaseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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