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straightrazorguy
01-30-2016, 12:15 AM
I'm about to set up a calcium reactor and I read on several sites that adding a bit of dolomite mixed into the reactor media will keep the Mg steady. Is anyone using dolomite? If so, where do you get it (in Vancouver)?

Ryanerickson
01-30-2016, 01:44 AM
Not sure where to get that but Jl does sell magnesium media for calcium reactors

apexifd
01-30-2016, 02:05 AM
Not sure where to get that but Jl does sell magnesium media for calcium reactors

That is domolite..

Ryanerickson
01-30-2016, 02:34 AM
Well then it's sold at jl

apexifd
01-30-2016, 02:52 AM
Well then it's sold at jl

Neomag or zeomag is what jl sells.. Although I dunno if neomag actually works or not. It doesn't seems to be disolving

straightrazorguy
01-30-2016, 03:10 AM
Neomag or zeomag is what jl sells.. Although I dunno if neomag actually works or not. It doesn't seems to be disolving

Does it keep your Mg where you want it?

straightrazorguy
01-30-2016, 03:12 AM
Not sure where to get that but Jl does sell magnesium media for calcium reactors

Do you use it? Does it work?

Aquattro
01-30-2016, 04:16 AM
I used it once, did nothing. I think you'd need a whole lot of it, based on amounts you have to add of other Mg products.

whatcaneyedo
01-30-2016, 08:29 PM
I use a Ca Reactor but have never bothered with that sort of media. It only takes about 1 cup of Mg salts dissolved into my water change water once a month to keep mine up around 1400ppm.

Ryanerickson
01-30-2016, 08:31 PM
I have a separate chamber for it and yes it bumped it up to to 1800 by accident