replenishing magnesium

[dirtyreefer]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

Well its a balance game, to make a stupid analogy would you want to walk on a ledge 2" wide 6000 feet in the air or would you want to walk on a ledge 5 feet wide? in other words why ride that close to problems (depleted Ca, low Alk) when you can have it at a proper level and have a cushion area be for these things happen?

Steve, I know exactly what you're saying and thanks for the good analogy

I guess you could sort of compare what Mg is to Ca as KH (alk) is to pH as it acts as a buffer for the other.

But I guess what I'm wondering is, let's say I test my Mg and it's at a little lower than desired levels (e.g. 1000ppm), and I purchase something to bump it up to 1400, would I see a difference in my corals? Will I see better color, better growth? Or am I just making sure my Ca doesn't crash?