High Tide Aquatics

BRS Soda Ash

Piper

Piper

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I have a partial (3/4) 1 gallon jar and a full 7lb bag of BRS soda ash available for pick up in Oakley or Martinez.

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I can meet you part way? What day(s) are you on this side of the Bay Bridge?

I switched to mostly sodium hydroxide mixed with a little bit of potassium hydroxide.
 
Piper said:
I can meet you part way? What day(s) are you on this side of the Bay Bridge?

I switched to mostly sodium hydroxide mixed with a little bit of potassium hydroxide.
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Ph?
I’d just be using it for clients, so if anybody that needs it for themselves wants to go get it that’s probably best. Otherwise I may be out that way Wednesday
 
Coral reefer said:
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Yep. I was in the 7.8 range before. Now my low is 8.05 on a bad day. High is around 8.3/8.4.

Coral reefer said:
I’d just be using it for clients, so if anybody that needs it for themselves wants to go get it that’s probably best. Otherwise I may be out that way Wednesday
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If no takers by then I’ll be in touch. I can probably meet you close to a client depending on when and where.
 
First and foremost, Sodium Hydroxide (lye) is nasty stuff to work with. You need to use proper PPE when working with it. Gloves, mask (or respirator if you have one,) and proper chemical rated eye protection. Mixing is very exothermic so use a glass beaker or container if you have one handy. You should also mix this outside of the house if you can.

Here's the post I used from R2R:
www.reef2reef.com

Second New DIY Two Part Recipe with Higher pH Boost

In a previous thread, I posted a true two part DIY recipe: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-diy-two-part-recipes-with-higher-ph-boost.344500/ But some folks may want to just swap the new ingredient into my 2/3 part recipe (as used by BRS, for example). Here's the original recipe link...
www.reef2reef.com www.reef2reef.com

Start there and see if that helps your PH. Adding the potassium hydroxide (even nastier than sodium hydroxide) is completely experimental on my part and I test potassium weekly with a kit and occasionally via ICP. In all likelihood I will stop using it when I go to mix up my next batch or at least reduce the amount I use. I'm not convinced it adds that much more to the pH boost than sodium hydroxide and it can very easily overshoot your potassium levels.

I get my sodium hydroxide from Amazon.

~Charlie
 
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