2 part dosing

[Tui_reef]

Where I live I can’t get the BRS soda ash and calcium chloride. But I’m assuming all soda ash and calcium chloride are the same? I can get these Chemicals from Swimming pool and hardware shops and was just wanting to double check it’s all the same.

 

[Doctorgori]

Short answer is not really...
BRS has a excellent VID on various commercial grades of “base chemicals” that are nor nessasarily for Aquarium use. Purity and Effectiveness vary,,,,
The jest of it: “Pharmaceutical grade” is the safest bet....
I (go to BRS website or Youtube)

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Where I live I can’t get the BRS soda ash and calcium chloride. But I’m assuming all soda ash and calcium chloride are the same? I can get these Chemicals from Swimming pool and hardware shops and was just wanting to double check it’s all the same.

They are not all the same, no. Some are purer than others.

For alk, baking soda is a perfect way to go. You can bake it first if you also want a pH boost.