Testing for Magnesium in your Reef Tank 263 7

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This video will focus on magnesium which is an often overlooked ion in our reef tanks. Reef hobbyists interested mainly in stony corals tend to tunnel vision in on calcium and alkalinity. On one hand, that makes sense because coral skeletons are primarily made up of calcium carbonate. On the other hand, it’s an incomplete view of what’s happening in our water and, keeping those levels can be challenging despite our best efforts. Here is where testing for Magnesium can help. If you enjoy this video and would like to support it, please take a look at the following Amazon Affiliate Link for the Magnesium Test Kit shown in the video: http://amzn.to/2uSlzGI Music: Tracks: “Night Cave” Artist: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License Terms: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/faq.html Video: Camera information: Canon C100 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro Canon EF MP-E 65mm f/2.8 macro Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4-4.5 STM IS Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 Sony Underwater Action Cam Free Fly Movi Pro Stabilizer Copyright Information: This video was shot and edited by Tidal Gardens. Tidal Gardens owns all intellectual property rights to this content.

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Klemmetsmo Reefing - 6 years ago

Pronounced, sal-e-fert. Not sale-e-fert.

Miguel Maya - 6 years ago

Hi Than, left my lfs yesterday with a 1700 mag level. Calcium 420 and Alk 11, so thise were fine. But what harm can my high Mag level cause? Thanks

Brian - 7 years ago

Great video.

Alex Myers - 7 years ago

Nice Video!

Sir Charles - 7 years ago

I would like to see a video over ph swing. morning to night and how far it can alter. effects of changing ph ect.

PsychedelicBabe - 7 years ago

Very nicely edited and informative too

gord oland - 7 years ago

Phosphate.

Dave's Aquarium - 7 years ago

Someone has been watching matts reef

MrAt0g - 7 years ago

Thanks Than - enjoying the chemistry videos.
Looking forward to potassium and iodine.

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Tristan G - 7 years ago

trace elements please and amino acids

D G - 7 years ago

Can you do a video on how you take your pictures or videos? i use my samsung s8 and pic and its really good and clear but i would like to know how u do it and ur video setup areas for those closeups.

Ou8me2's Reef Tank - 7 years ago

Thanks for the video and I learned something today. Out of all the test kits, I probably am guilty of not testing magnesium as much as I should. This video helped me understand chemistry better. I'd like to see a video on how important it is to test and dose trace elements in our tanks and if it really important outside of what trace elements we may get in the salt we may use.

麟张 - 7 years ago

Does ppm of Mg also tired to Salinity? One period, my tank salinity is 1.021, ppm of Mg always is 1050~1080. No matter I dose Ca/Mg reeftonic from "aquarium systems".

Dee From Brooklyn - 7 years ago

I'm always curious about how much carbon plays a part in atripping elements like magnesium and needed proteins from the water column. Have you ever tested these chemical levels before and after carbon usage. I feel some people over use carbon.

Terry Jarvis - 7 years ago

I would like to see how dosing iodine helps my reef tank and how I should test for it.

paul Foxgrover - 7 years ago

Thanks for the Video! Do Potassium next! How do you feel about higher than natural seawater levels of Potassium?

Dave Davis - 7 years ago

My vote is for Potassium and Iron. I understand they play a very important role in reef chemistry. I believe it's Justin Credabel that advocates testing and dosing of both Potassium and Iron/Manganese for enhanced color and vitality in reef tanks. I just thought you might be able to better explain their purpose and possibly desired parameters a little more clearly.

Ben Riley - 7 years ago

The relationship between Alk and Nitrates would be a great vid.

Matthew Pinkston - 7 years ago

Mr T!!!!! Superb Video . Thank you for Making these Videos :)

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Sandy - 7 years ago

which pellets are you feeding to those Blastomussa in this video.

Hamza Razak - 7 years ago

Please do a video for important trace elements

Murphy's Reefing - 7 years ago

you guys are all scientific I've done everything imaginable to trying to get my PH up to 8.1 or more. I've got an air line running outside to skimmer, a fan on the top, water surface agitation and air stones in the sump. just at around 7.9 to 8. I'd really like to get up to 8.2 to 8.3 what do I do??? that's what I'd like to see a video on

Murphy's Reefing - 7 years ago

readallen hey, I'm using a pinpoint monitor. using to 10 and 7 calibration fluid

readallen - 7 years ago

Murphy's Reefing how are you testing ph?

Matt Weber - 7 years ago

Id love a good video on Potassium, which is a VERY neglected nutrient

finpafine - 7 years ago

Thanks for clarifying such an important subject

Rafael Galarza - 7 years ago

what about high levels of magnesium 1590+ppm is there any ill effects long term

Tidal Gardens Inc. - 7 years ago

I've had very high levels of magnesium before and I didn't have any specific issues. In my experience it is more important to keep chemistry as stable as possible rather than chasing numbers, but long term, I try to trend everything towards NSW levels.

Jeroro Mouse - 7 years ago

Next PH-Strontium-Iodine-Potassium with Salifert test kits

Stephen Bassett - 7 years ago

Matt Weber

Matt Weber - 7 years ago

Strontium and potassium tests are so annoying.. Strontium because it also registers as calcium so you end up testing for both to get an accurate result with the strontium test. Potassium is just a very involved test especially if using the red sea kit.

Marconius 1 - 7 years ago

can you do a video about bacteria for corals and zeolite?

Christian Swogger - 7 years ago

7th

Janet Diaz - 7 years ago

4th
Great info and vid.. The Sony Underwater Action Cam which model is it /

Matt Weber - 7 years ago

time for me to take out a loan and make an offer lol.. I cant watch your videos without wanting to break the bank on a good dslr camera

Tidal Gardens Inc. - 7 years ago

I have the Sony FDR-X1000V. I'm going to be selling it soon because I don't have any more dive trips scheduled this year (I upgrade every so often).

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Willem Edwards - 7 years ago

Oh and another great video Than!!

Willem Edwards - 7 years ago

first

Nemanja Mijatovic - 7 years ago

First ;o)

jtt4chem - 7 years ago

First

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