Trying To Understand Calc, Alk And Mag
So I've been dosing Randy's recipe #1 for just over a week now and I'm trying to work out my test results.
I dose 20ml/day of the Alk and Calc solutions and 5ml/day of the Mag. (That'll become 18ml and 3.8mls when my syringes arrive any day now.)
Over the week my Alkalinity appears to have taken off out of sync with Calcium, and the Magnesium has dropped slightly.
Apart from explanations like inaccurate test kits or results, or a week being too short a test period, what would explain this from a chemistry perspective? Does Alkalinity drive down measurable Mag levels? Does low Mag drive Calc and Alk out of balance?
Thanks in advance!
I dose 20ml/day of the Alk and Calc solutions and 5ml/day of the Mag. (That'll become 18ml and 3.8mls when my syringes arrive any day now.)
Over the week my Alkalinity appears to have taken off out of sync with Calcium, and the Magnesium has dropped slightly.
Apart from explanations like inaccurate test kits or results, or a week being too short a test period, what would explain this from a chemistry perspective? Does Alkalinity drive down measurable Mag levels? Does low Mag drive Calc and Alk out of balance?
Thanks in advance!