I dose mag with a peristaltic pump and iron manually. Chemically, would there be a problem adding iron to the mag mix? I'm using the mag sulfate/mag chloride mix.
Is it OK to mix iron with mag for a single dosage pump?
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Iron seems to want any excuse to precipitate.
I wouldn't try to combine it with anything unless I knew it would work. There's different forms of Fe supplements, so if you tell what specific Fe supplement, you may get a better answer.
I wouldn't try to combine it with anything unless I knew it would work. There's different forms of Fe supplements, so if you tell what specific Fe supplement, you may get a better answer.
The stuff I'm using is iron (II) sulfate heptahydrate and sodium citrate from one of Randy's recipes. I could use the newer recipe of iron supplements.
BTW, my iron sulfate heptahydrate is getting lumpy and has some yellowish/ orangeish discoloration. The chunks break up pretty easily, is it still good?
BTW, my iron sulfate heptahydrate is getting lumpy and has some yellowish/ orangeish discoloration. The chunks break up pretty easily, is it still good?
You just answered a question I was rather afraid to ask here lol. So mixing magnesium and calcium into one dosage pump is okay and has no odd effects to the tubing or anything?
Mixing ferrous citrate and a magnesium supplement should be OK chemically, but any dilution of iron supplements and hence mixing with more O2 does risk precipitation of ferric hydroxide/oxide.
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