Just mixed up a batch of soda ash, I'll freely admit I might not know what I am doing

I thought I had used Randy Holmes-Farleys recipe but its precipitating and my sump is like a snow globe at one end (thankfully it settles before being sent to the display). Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? Did I mix it up too strongly? This used to happen before I stopped baking my baking soda and switched to just regular baking soda, no precipitation with the regular
