Mag/cal/alk question

[Drichard]

So this might be a dumb question I seem to have a lot of them. I have been dosing magnesium to get it up from 1200 to 1380. Once I got it up there I did a water change to get my salinity up I didn't realize it dipped to 33.5ppm so I used 36.5 ppm to get it up to 34.5. Ok back on topic after the water change my mag is 1380 alk 8.8 and calcium 455. I did the water change 2 nights ago. Haven't dosed since yesterday I checked the water and got the results above today I tested same time and again same exact results. So my dumb question is will higher salinity and mag cause less consumption of alk and cal?



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[bertoni]

The magnesium level is fine and won't affect the organisms using alkalinity and calcium. SG at 36.5 is acceptable at least in the short term, but shifts in SG might in theory have a small, temporary effect on organisms. I suspect everything is fine, and I'd just watch and wait at this point.