Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (Epsom salt)
magnesium
MgSO₄·7H₂O
Manufacturer data
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What one dose does
PARAMETER
1 g / 100 L
Magnesium
+0.9861 ppm
To raise magnesium by 50 ppm in 100 L: 50.7 g.
How it’s used
Paired with magnesium chloride in a DIY magnesium mix so sulfate stays near seawater ratio. Plain, unscented Epsom salt.
Cautions
• Dosing only sulfate for a big correction overloads sulfate; mix with chloride.
Sources
Molar mass 246.47 g/mol.
stoichiometry (IUPAC atomic weights)