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napalm77 
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Posted: November 28 2012 at 2:45pm |
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I have low alkalinity and before i go buy something to dose it back im looking for advice. I know there are ways to save money and get great products. Anyone have a good cheap alternative?
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Posted: November 28 2012 at 2:49pm |
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baked baking soda....google "randy's two-part"
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Posted: November 28 2012 at 3:20pm |
+1 Randy's
mix baking soda with fresh water and drip it in. Baked is good to raise PH.
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Posted: November 28 2012 at 3:40pm |
First off let us know what your parameters are, particularly salinity, PH, Calcium, Alkalinity, and Magnesium.
Unfortunately with reef tanks it's not as easy as "oh I have low alk, I'll just put some more in to fix that". With this information we can properly direct you on what to dose with.
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Posted: November 28 2012 at 3:56pm |
Oh and you might find this very helpful too-
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Posted: November 28 2012 at 4:25pm |
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Bulk reef supply sells 1 gallon of soda ash for 18.99....1 gallon of dry ingredients make 6-7 gallons of liquid mix... to me, for this price, this is cheap enough to where I don't want to have to "screw" with baking my own, buying store bought and hoping its the same purity as what I know I am getting from brs
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Posted: November 28 2012 at 7:28pm |
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Arm and hammer is food grade purity. There is nothing in it that can harm your tank. I wouldn't be surprised if it were cleaner than BRS stuff. However they are both so cheap it really doesn't matter.
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Posted: November 28 2012 at 7:36pm |
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Agree with all the above...however...
If this is the first time it's happened, and you aren't ready to start dosing, you may be able to ward off dosing for a while with water changes. If you aren't using a "reef salt," switch to a good one, and you may be able to ward off dosing for a little while longer.
I use baked baking soda and the reef calculator listed above to determine how much I need to add. It's easy...works great.
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Posted: November 28 2012 at 10:43pm |
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I use the backed recipe with arm n hammer works great for me.
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