Alk mixing problems

[reefme]

If it is a baking soda you need to bake it at 350F for two hours in the oven then mix it.

[MMAX]

I used to have the same problem, your water is fully saturated. Just add more water or don't add as much powder next time you mix up a batch.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by reefme

If it is a baking soda you need to bake it at 350F for two hours in the oven then mix it.

300F for 1 hour is enough ... save some pennies

[mark]

I'll mix my solutions in a ice pail using a immersion (stick) blender and still get some solids. I'll pour the solutions into jugs and little left in the bottom of pail gets tossed.

Originally Posted by reefme

If it is a baking soda you need to bake it at 350F for two hours in the oven then mix it.

can use without heating first (recipe #2). If baking first, it's 1hr @300°.

[Craigdillman]

Cooking up some meth are we.... nope i swear its fish tank dosing.....

[hillegom]

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

Cooking up some meth are we.... nope i swear its fish tank dosing.....

lol

[jason604]

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

Cooking up some meth are we.... nope i swear its fish tank dosing.....

lol

anyways i use 5 teaspoon of seachem reef builder. I got a few more corals lately and they been sucking my alk out like crazy so i increase the amount from 4 teaspoon to 5. I dont dump out the bottom muck each time i make more i just add to it.

[randallino]

I fine that Seachem reefbuilder doesn't mix well even in less concentrated solutions like 10ml - 1L water. I manually dose.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by jason604

anyways i use 5 teaspoon of seachem reef builder. I got a few more corals lately and they been sucking my alk out like crazy so i increase the amount from 4 teaspoon to 5. I dont dump out the bottom muck each time i make more i just add to it.

This is why I asked you in the first place what you are using
I was using Seachem Reef Builder and had to use 8 TBSP per 2L every month or so
I found it would not fully dissolve so I made stirring equipment

I don't worry about it anymore now that I use Randy's 2-Part stuff
It dissolves fully and is about 20% the cost

[jason604]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

This is why I asked you in the first place what you are using
I was using Seachem Reef Builder and had to use 8 TBSP per 2L every month or so
I found it would not fully dissolve so I made stirring equipment

I don't worry about it anymore now that I use Randy's 2-Part stuff
It dissolves fully and is about 20% the cost

How did u get 2L to last a whole month! It lasts me less than a week. U must dose a very teeny tiny amount. I bought the seachem when I was still a totally new this hobby. I bought some sodium carbonate from Kelly a while back but was planning to finish the seachem first before I use it. Plus I'll have to adjust the whole amt again n I'm so lazy unless they raise the same lvl of alk with the same amt?.