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06-07-2011, 06:48 AM
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shouldnt be a problem
i just use baked baking soda for alk. its cheep http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php heres a good link on 2 part dosing when and if you add more corals or SPS your alk and ca will get eaten up quickly
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06-07-2011, 06:21 PM
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^^ Yes very good link. I use the two part (technically 3 part, but the Mg is dosed by hand whereas the other 2 are automated).
Go to Costco and pickup a pack of 6 little boxes of Arm & Hammer. One box fits nicely on a cookie sheet and then bake it in the oven for a couple hours to bake out the CO2. Cheap and Easy! And the little boxes measure out almost perfectly for 1 gallon of mix. P.S. I went down to the local plastics shop and bought food safe 1 gallon containers. If you get one with a spout on it then you can use that to pour into your measuring cup.
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06-07-2011, 07:32 PM
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Personally I would not use Arm & Hammer..... I know that there is a ton of people using it without any problems ( myself included until recently) ,but it contains aluminum and perfumes.....
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06-07-2011, 07:46 PM
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Yes, and there's all sorts of differing information out there on it. I think it's because Arm & Hammer uses baking soda that's produced as a byproduct of aluminum processing.
Apparently the health food stores have aluminum free baking soda, if you can find it.
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