Ca, Mg & Alk - My Forgotten Trace Elements
I'm now at that stage, where I think I would want to start experimenting (but at the safe level of course). no vodka for now!
I don't feel my LPS has grown, even with feeding so I have a feeling that the other traces may have not been at that adequate level.
These past years, my only care level are on the following:
So that be their skeletal growth or their color vibrant.
What I had research to be important elements other than the 3 above are:
If I am to start doing dosing the above 3 (Ca, Alk & Mg):
I don't feel my LPS has grown, even with feeding so I have a feeling that the other traces may have not been at that adequate level.
These past years, my only care level are on the following:
- Ammonia, Nitrite & Nitrate.
- Temperature
- Salinity
So that be their skeletal growth or their color vibrant.
What I had research to be important elements other than the 3 above are:
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
If I am to start doing dosing the above 3 (Ca, Alk & Mg):
- Can I do one at the time (i.e. do Mg first, then worry about Ca & Alk later) or do they need to be done together?
- Which product (brand) would you suggest for me to purchase?
- Which product (brand) for me to test those 3 traces in a more accurate fashion?