Mg recipe questions, if any one has experiance with it

Metal Man 1221 · 01/23/2010, 11:41 PM

the recipe calls for magnesium chloride hexahydrate and Epsom salt, now i cant get a hold of epsom salt locally, can any one tell me if just using MgCl will work? and also, epsom salt contains sulfates, wouldnt keeping them out of the tank be a benifit any way?

im still looking into the chemistry of it but i need a little help as you can see

im not sure if this is in the right fourm, move it to its apropriate fourm if not

julie180 · 01/24/2010, 11:13 AM

You would be better off posting in the chemistry forum.

01/23/2010, 11:41 PM	#1
Metal Man 1221 FMMAS Executive Director Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fargo ND Posts: 1,504	Mg recipe questions, if any one has experiance with it the recipe calls for magnesium chloride hexahydrate and Epsom salt, now i cant get a hold of epsom salt locally, can any one tell me if just using MgCl will work? and also, epsom salt contains sulfates, wouldnt keeping them out of the tank be a benifit any way? im still looking into the chemistry of it but i need a little help as you can see im not sure if this is in the right fourm, move it to its apropriate fourm if not __________________ "My advise is, always look at their aquarium before you take their advise. Because alot of people give advise and they havnt got a clue" ~David Saxby~ "Only after the last tree's cut and the last river poisoned only after the last fish is caught will you find that money cannot be eaten" ~Lamb of God~ Current Tank Info: 125g DT, 45g sump ---- 57g Illuminata, custom sump

01/24/2010, 11:13 AM	#2
julie180 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raymore, MO Posts: 2,556	You would be better off posting in the chemistry forum.