Reef Advantage Magnesium™
- Concentrated, blended, ionically balanced magnesium source
- Contains NO Ammonia
- Vitally important in preventing ionic imbalance
Reef Advantage Magnesium™ is a concentrated (80,000 ppm) optimized
blend of magnesium, chloride, and sulfate salts designed to restore
depleted levels of magnesium with minimal impact to the ionic ratios
found in natural sea water. Reef Advantage Magnesium™ contains no
ammonia. This is a common contaminant in every liquid magnesium
supplement on the market.
Severely depleted levels of magnesium (below 800 mg/L)
can cause depressed pH levels and an inability to maintain proper
magnesium levels. The most frequent causes of magnesium deficiency are
use of kalkwasser, frequent overdosing of a carbonate additive, or low
levels in the salt mix itself. Kalkwasser, for instance, precipitates
magnesium as magnesium hydroxide while excess carbonates precipitate it
as magnesium carbonate. In both cases, this means that magnesium that
was present in the water is now unavailable. Of the two, magnesium
hydroxide and magnesium carbonate, the former is more problematic; it is
extremely insoluble. Once magnesium has precipitated as magnesium
hydroxide, it will never redissolve. Magnesium carbonate will
redissolve; however, it does so slowly. So, while it will go back into
solution, there will be a significant portion of time in which magnesium
levels are depleted.