Need some help with ABCD dosing math please =)

[homer1475]

So in essence you are adding 340PPM of calcium if you add 34ML, BUT it's diluted by water volume?

So math would be:
340ppm/water volume?

 

[homer1475]

Totally derailed this thread.... Sorry OP.

You might want to repost this in the chemistry section. Randy would more then likely see it there and respond.

 

[Brew12]

26ml x 10ppm = 260ppm of calcium added daily.

Easy math there, not some of that new fangled stuff they teach kids these days.

You are missing a critical step here and that is the dilution when it goes into the tank.

Lets say you have 100g of aquarium water. That is 378,500ml of water. if you add 10ml of 10ppm solution you are adding roughly 0.002ppm of calcium to your tank.

 

[Brew12]

I dont see how that could be the case if their calculator indicated I need 8700 mls of their liquid calcium chloride to increase by 340ppm and I use Randys recipie and I need 34 mls to increase by the same amount. Their ca solution must only be 0.04 ppm ca/ml and Randys is 10ppm/ ml.

Just to make sure I'm clear... you are adding 34ml of Randy's calcium per day? And want to know how much of the RedSea ABCD you need to add based on RedSea's recommendation?

 

[Brew12]

So the recommendation is 1ml per 20ppm in 25g. It takes 51ml of Randy's recipe 1 to raise 25g of water by 20ppm. This means you should add roughly 0.7ml/day of the ABCD to maintain trace elements based on your current consumption.

 

[LesPoissons]

So the recommendation is 1ml per 20ppm in 25g. It takes 51ml of Randy's recipe 1 to raise 25g of water by 20ppm. This means you should add roughly 0.7ml/day of the ABCD to maintain trace elements based on your current

OMG THANK YOU!!!!!
math is not at all my strong suit and we def got more confused the longer that thread went on! HAHAHA
that is exactly all that i needed
whew!!!

 

[LesPoissons]

So the recommendation is 1ml per 20ppm in 25g. It takes 51ml of Randy's recipe 1 to raise 25g of water by 20ppm. This means you should add roughly 0.7ml/day of the ABCD to maintain trace elements based on your current

OMG THANK YOU!!!!!
math is not at all my strong suit and we def got more confused the longer that thread went on! HAHAHA
that is exactly all that i needed
whew!!!

 

[LesPoissons]

Sorry that posted so many times
Appreciate the help everyone, even if it took us a bit of the scenic route to get there!

 

[Brew12]

OMG THANK YOU!!!!!
math is not at all my strong suit and we def got more confused the longer that thread went on! HAHAHA
that is exactly all that i needed
whew!!!

Glad to help, let me know if you have any other questions!