How to measure Magnesium? - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T11:16:46Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-measure-magnesium?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noEC would not be a good way to…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2021-07-09:4778851:Comment:7135592021-07-09T14:30:59.659ZRob Tolettehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RobTolette
<p>EC would not be a good way to measure magnesium because as you pointed out, that simply measures all salts in the water.</p>
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<p>For magnesium you could use a <a href="https://www.hannainst.com/hi719-magnesium-hardness.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Magnesium Colorimeter like this one</a>.</p>
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<p>In our larger farms, I always recommend sending out regular water test for a full agricultural analysis <a href="http://www.mmilabs.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">from a…</a></p>
<p>EC would not be a good way to measure magnesium because as you pointed out, that simply measures all salts in the water.</p>
<p></p>
<p>For magnesium you could use a <a href="https://www.hannainst.com/hi719-magnesium-hardness.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Magnesium Colorimeter like this one</a>.</p>
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<p>In our larger farms, I always recommend sending out regular water test for a full agricultural analysis <a href="http://www.mmilabs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">from a lab like MMI</a>.</p>