ESV Calcium Chloride Measurement ?

[NY_Sea]

I usually buy pre mixed ESV B IONIC
2 part

This time I bought the dry ESV calcium chloride to mix my own.

I have never used the dry stuff before.
I Want to make a gallon at a time.

Any idea how much I need to Mix up a gallons worth?

1 cup 2 cups 3 cups? Im Lost

Hoping someone can answer this for me

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Dissolving calcium chloride will not make the equivalent of B-ionic. It has many other components.

If you still want to proceed, we can advise on how to make a similarly potent product in terms of calcium, but it is not the same.

 

[NY_Sea]

My ears are open. So what did buy? Is ESV Calcium chloride not used to make a calcium additive to be used in conjunction with alk?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Open to hearing what? To make a complete two part is a lot of work (many ingredients).

Calcium chloride is the main ingredient, but there are many other ingredients in ESV two part:

ESV Aquarium Products

Simplicity Beyond Complexity

www.esvaquarium.com

"In addition to supplying highly concentrated calcium and carbonate alkalinity required for calcification, B-Ionic Calcium Buffer System is also formulated to provide all other important major, minor, and trace elements in the proper ratios to duplicate the composition of synthetic seawater. "

 

[NY_Sea]

Ok thank you. I bought this calcium chloride thinking I could mix it with ro/di and use it to supplement my calcium similar to how I would use the calcium from
A 2 part product

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Ok thank you. I bought this calcium chloride thinking I could mix it with ro/di and use it to supplement my calcium similar to how I would use the calcium from
A 2 part product

You certainly can. You just cannot make the exact ESV product:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php