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Ca++:Mg++ ratio, possible Mg++ overdose
Hi folks,
Since I stopped using Kent's mystery GH reagent, I've used Greg's CaCl2 and MgSO4 to tinker with my GH. However, I may just have made a colossal boo-boo. To wit: My tapwater is about 1 dGH. I up it to circa 4 dGH by dissolving the Ca and Mg compounds hereinbefore mentioned. These I add in an approximately 1:2 molar ratio. I didn't think about it for a while, until I saw, somewhere, a reference say that 5-10ppm of Mg++ is the target. To make a long story short, I've apparently been overdosing Mg++ severalfold for about three weeks now. Before that the Ca/Mg ratio was unknown, since I don't know the composition of Kent's GH reagent. Anyhow... This poses questions: 1.) Is my severalfold Mg++ overdose something about which to be worried? 2.) In the future, I plan to dose Mg++ to 10 ppm and then build the balance of GH with CaCl2; does this sound kosher? 3.) Does Mg++ overdose mimic other deficiencies? (K?) Best regards from snowy NYC, Trapper |
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