fishyfingers

Hi all, I've just set up a 35 gallon NPT. I've got some Kent Turbo Calcium (Calcium Chloride), which I read is fine. I've also got REEF PURE Magnesium supplement (info here). I don't know if I should use this at all. If I can, I don't know if I should follow the calcium dosage procedure, as it looks like magnesium levels will be to high. It says that 1ml/gallon will bring magnesium levels up 21.1ppm.

I did a test with a spare 1 gallon tank, and it takes 1ml to raise my gH 2 degrees, so that is 42ppm I suppose. Would that be too much or am I worrying too much.

Tap Water Details (very soft)

pH 7-8
kH 1
gH 1-2

I'm from Hong Kong and I can't find this Epsom salt stuff anywhere, they look at me as if I want moon rock or something. With some help I translated magnesium sulfate in to Cantonese and went to different stores then got fed up and bought the first magnesium supplement I saw.

Apart from baking soda what is goo for raising kH? I've got oyster shells in the filter is that a good enough precaution against a pH crash?

Another problem is temperature, it wasn't even that hot today and the water temperature was 84F, I read that it is within Walstad's range (page 185) but are there any fish to stay away from, since it will get hotter here when summer really kicks in. I will be buying a cheap aquarium fan, but i'm just making sure. I like mickey mouse platies and cherry shrimp but to be honest I not all that concerned about what animals are in the tank as long as they don't die.

Thanks

Edit: I promise pics, when I charge my camera... Then you can help me identify what plants I have... hehe