Mixing part 3a and 3b

Fishinwall · Oct 24, 2015

@twillard @gpwdr @Triton US

I just received my first supply of Elementz. I'm confused. I'm using a four head doser so I was going to leave 3a and 3b separate. But on the bottle there is an added sticker that says on each bottle mix with 9L of RO/DI water, but on the bottle itself it says mix A and B together in 8 L of water.

Am I to mix each bottle with 9 separate liters so I have an equal amount of each Elementz? Or is A and B supposed to be half the amount of water if mixed separately?

Fishinwall · Oct 25, 2015

@twilliard

acromike · Oct 25, 2015

You can mix them separate. I have a four head pump and mix them separately as you describe with the 9 liters of rodi

You can also mix them together but I have no experience with doing it that way.

Fishinwall · Oct 25, 2015

acromike said:
You can mix them separate. I have a four head pump and mix them separately as you describe with the 9 liters of rodi

You can also mix them together but I have no experience with doing it that way.

Thank you!
So it is 9L each (except 9.6 for Elementz 1), all dosed equally, correct?

acromike · Oct 25, 2015

Hello

Yes I mix all with 9 liters. All dosed equally
You have to follow the alkalinity

twilliard · Oct 25, 2015

Double

twilliard · Oct 25, 2015

3a and 3b can be mixed together with no problems. When you mix them you will have the same amount as your other mixing containers.
This will leave you an open doser for any future dosing like carbons or aminos if needed.
I do go down and roll them every now and then to make sure there is no buildup.
So far it has lasted 6 months. I dilute 1l of mixed element to 2l of rodi as to keep wiggle room in the dosing volume.

Fishinwall · Oct 25, 2015

twilliard said:
3a and 3b can be mixed together with no problems. When you mix them you will have the same amount as your other mixing containers.

Ok, I'm not going to combine this go around, if I have to supplement anything else I'll just have to do it by hand, but if the 3 part is double concentrated in the same volume of RO/DI then don't you reduce the dose by 1/2, meaning you won't be dosing all three parts at equal rates?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Oct 25, 2015

Fishinwall said:
Ok, I'm not going to combine this go around, if I have to supplement anything else I'll just have to do it by hand, but if the 3 part is double concentrated in the same volume of RO/DI then don't you reduce the dose by 1/2, meaning you won't be dosing all three parts at equal rates?

It isn't double concentrated. It just has other stuff in it too. Since the total volume ( 9 L) is unchanged, it doesn't matter what else you add to that mix, you are still dosing the same amount of the material each day.

Fishinwall · Oct 25, 2015

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
It isn't double concentrated. It just has other stuff in it too. Since the total volume ( 9 L) is unchanged, it doesn't matter what else you add to that mix, you are still dosing the same amount of the material each day.

Gotcha that makes sense. Thanks

twilliard · Oct 25, 2015

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
It isn't double concentrated. It just has other stuff in it too. Since the total volume ( 9 L) is unchanged, it doesn't matter what else you add to that mix, you are still dosing the same amount of the material each day.

Thank you Randy.
Sorry I have been out today.

Triggreef · Nov 28, 2015

Sorry this is old but adding my .02 as well. I've been using the 3a and 3b together for a year now. I double the amount of water to make the mixture a little more watered down since some have complained about it crystallizing in the dosing tube. Since I double the amount of water, I also dose double the amount of the 3rd mixture when dosing. No problems as of yet and never had any of them crystallizing at all.