Mixing calcium and magnesium

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Can I mix the calcium and magnesium additives ( triton core7 be) together to free up a head or will it not mix?
Am in bed so am not going mixing some too see
 

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Can I mix the calcium and magnesium additives ( triton core7 be) together to free up a head or will it not mix?
Am in bed so am not going mixing some too see

Depends on how they formulate it. Try it on a small amount and see if it turns very cloudy with solids.
 
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Doesn’t mix , can it be used like this though?
 

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Doesn’t mix , can it be used like this though?

The solid is calcium sulfate. If you only dose the clear liquid, it will be low in calcium and not ionically balanced. The solids should dissolve in the tank, but will be hard to dose properly.
 

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