Epsom Salts

[charlie h]

Just wondering if any one uses this, and the results they get from it...... Also is there different grades of the salt cause i no it can be used in the garden or for medical reasons.

Cause from what i've found 25kg for £14 sterlin, it's alot cheeper than the magnesium buffer in the LFS..........

[reptilemanmark]

I use 2.5 cups per gallon of RO water. Add when needed! I usually add when it gets around 1000 to 1100 and bring up to 1350 to 1500.

[steve1963]

Epson salts or Magnesium salfiet dehydrate is also used as bath salts.

I haven't heard of anyone using it in the garden before you.

[steve1963]

What are the gardening benefits?

[charlie h]

i've never actualy used it in the garden but i no it is used....
Quote...Studies show that magnesium and sulfur, two components of Epsom Salt may:
Help seeds germinate
Make plants grow bushier
Produce more flowers
Increase chlorophyll production
Improve phosphorus and nitrogen uptake

thats why i wondered if there was a certain sort i should use for the reef tank

[thor32766]

thats interesting.

[m2434]

You can use them, but they tend to be high in sulfer.

[steve1963]

Not all plants demand the same soil condition.

It's like saying all corals have the same demands.

[rickofco]

I use epsom salt in my garden , house plants, and to melt ice on the sidewalk in the winter ( salt not good for the grass )

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

In the US Epsom salts is sold as a USP grade at drug stores. It is not, however, suitable alone for use in boosting magnesium a lot.

This article explains why:

Do-It-Yourself Magnesium Supplements for the Reef Aquarium
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-07/rhf/index.php