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Originally Posted by xtech i used to have a buddy that died from it,apparantly he had some used sand in the tank that came from a tank with dead anenomes in it.....he felt fine for about 10 days then he just didnt wake up.autopsy revealed the poisoning as it had destroyed most of his internal...

Its ok to add it all at once as long as its fully cured. If the LR was shipped to you then some die-off has occured and it needs to be cured.

Its fine if you get a little bit in your mouth. Your not going to get sick or die. Unless you drink a gallon of saltwater i wouldnt worry about it.

Ive been using MTC. Great hang on back skimmer. I love it. Highly recommend.

I just used the Kent Tech-M. I paid $9 for a 16oz bottle from my LFS. Worked great at raising my Mg. Noticed a slight increase in Ca also. Also had no effect on my pH.

Originally Posted by Mr.125 That seems to be the trend w/ Alhambra in my area...thee greeen cap means distilled Really! Thats Weird the distilled here is a purple label and cap. :thinking:

Instead of the distilled from Walmart use the drinking water. Green label and green cap. Its RO water. 68 cents a gallon. Thats what i use.

IMO dip strips are horrible. SOmetimes hard to determine color. I use the master test kit fron aquarium pharmaceuticals for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph. All other tests are Salifert. Im in the process of using all Salifert. Easy to use and very accurate.

Youll release some spores and it will relocate.

Originally Posted by Piper01 Is it best to buy it online or at a LFS, how much would you recommend for a 90G tank? :help: If you buy online your pretty much stuck with whatever they send you. You take a chance. LFS you can handpick your pieces. I would recommend at least 150lbs.

Originally Posted by bighurt04 my tank is cycling know Then you cant add fish until the cycle has ended. Any trace of ammonia and nitrite could be deadly. Once your cycle ends i would recommend you add a clean up crew consisting of snails, hermit crabs, maybe 1 or 2 emerald crabs depending on...

Has your tank fully cycled yet?

I thought about doing that but i didnt wanna put too much too fast. It does say it safely raises the level but i wasnt sure. I will definitely try that. If I was to go over 1320 would that have a big affect on my levels? What im trying to do is get the mg up to 1320 so i can get my Ca up from...

Originally Posted by Tizzo Just to ease things, 5 ml is a teaspoon. 15 ml's is a tablespoon, and 240 ml's is a full cup. So i should be good with 3 tablespoons per day. Much easier now. Thanks again. :joy:

I recommend the MTC(Marine Technical Concepts) HSA 1000. Its good for up to 750 gallons. I use their hang on back skimmer and its worked great. My LFS uses their skimmers as well.

SWEEEEEET!! Keep the pics coming. I cant wait to upgrade.

Good worm. I have a few in my tank.

Well now that i read it again i screwed up. Ive only been adding 5ml per day, when i should be adding 40ml per day. Last i checked my mg was 1170. I want it to be 1320. WOW im an idiot. I cant believe i read the bottle wrong. So if 2 capfulls is 10ml then i need to add 10 capfuls per day to...

I get Tropical Fish Hobbyist every month. Good mag for both salt and fresh water.

Anyone with experience in adding magnesium by itself? Ive been trying to raise my Mg for a few days using Kent Tech-M. Bottle says 5ml daily will raise the level 18.3ppm per day. Ive been adding for 5 days and no change in level yet. My Mg test kit(Salifert) is only about 7 months old. It doesnt...