Randy's 2 Part (Recipe 2) to ESV Bionic?

[d2mini]

I've been using randy's recipe for my nano but want to try ESV.
Anyone know how to figure out a starting point for the ESV based on how much I'm dosing of Randy's recipe?

 

[dragon99]

Should be able to plug in your numbers here and see the difference in dosing
http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html

 

[d2mini]

Should be able to plug in your numbers here and see the difference in dosing
http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html

Thanks! Which ESV do I choose out of that list? Original or Bicarbonate?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Unless it says Bicarbonate on the container, use the original entry. You'll need about 40% less than you were using.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Thanks! Which ESV do I choose out of that list? Original or Bicarbonate?

This confused me too about a month ago.....and a number of years ago I was using Bionic. If you have regular old B-Ionic with both the alk and calc part labeled Calcium Buffer Pt 1 and Calcium Buffer Pt 2, that is the alk and calc parts, respectively. So use that in the calculator.

 

[d2mini]

This is the stuff. So looks like its the "original"?

 

[d2mini]

I'm currently dosing about 50ml/day so maybe start around 20ml with the ESV?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Yes, that's the original. It won't be that low, but you can try that. More like 30 mL.

 

[d2mini]

Yes, that's the original. It won't be that low, but you can try that. More like 30 mL.

Ah, gotcha... misread your other post... was thinking 40% of, not less than. lol
Thanks!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You're welcome.

Happy reefing.