Rookie Chemitry HELP!

Greg P · Feb 12, 2021

I went from maybe $200/year to about $30 or less/year using my own 2-part

Read up on how to make your own !!!!!

saltybees · Feb 12, 2021

RobertTheNurse said:
I hear you. Well they got me lol. Branded AND tricked me in buying their products with their fancy bottles n stuff...now just gotta figure which brand to use lol Red Sea or Aquaforest. AF had prettier bottles lol

Mixing your own is really dependant on how much you’d use imo, like I’m just running a nano currently and I use 3 ml of alk in 24 hours so to buy a bottle of Red Sea isn’t that painful on the wallet but in Kenny’s case he might have to add 60-70mls a day and for pennies per L for limewater he’s found a perfect solution for his tank, lucky American lol

RobertTheNurse · Feb 12, 2021

Greg P said:
I went from maybe $200/year to about $30 or less/year using my own 2-part

Read up on how to make your own !!!!!

I will. I just need to get comfortable learning to dose. I'll read back on this thread in a few months dont worry. I'll say it now, "you guys told me so"

Greg P · Feb 12, 2021

I manually dosed my tank for the first year. After looking at the costs, I never went back

RobertTheNurse · Feb 12, 2021

saltybees said:
Mixing your own is really dependant on how much you’d use imo, like I’m just running a nano currently and I use 3 ml of alk in 24 hours so to buy a bottle of Red Sea isn’t that painful on the wallet but in Kenny’s case he might have to add 60-70mls a day and for pennies per L for limewater he’s found a perfect solution for his tank, lucky American lol

This thread is life right now lol

xxkenny90xx · Feb 12, 2021

saltybees said:
lucky American lol

Hey if you guys really don't have canning supplies up there then I think I know my next business venture. Jarred fruits are gonna blow your mind

Greg P · Feb 12, 2021

RobertTheNurse said:
I will. I just need to get comfortable learning to dose. I'll read back on this thread in a few months dont worry. I'll say it now, "you guys told me so"

How big is your tank?

RobertTheNurse · Feb 12, 2021

saltybees said:
Mixing your own is really dependant on how much you’d use imo, like I’m just running a nano currently and I use 3 ml of alk in 24 hours so to buy a bottle of Red Sea isn’t that painful on the wallet but in Kenny’s case he might have to add 60-70mls a day and for pennies per L for limewater he’s found a perfect solution for his tank, lucky American lol

I dont think my LPS could be sucking all my alk that fast anyway. I'll decide which manufacturer to use, get my test kits, do a water change next week (see if any change happens after waiting 1 week instead of 2) then start dosing.

Greg P · Feb 12, 2021

xxkenny90xx said:
Hey if you guys really don't have canning supplies up there then I think I know my next business venture. Jarred fruits are gonna blow your mind

What's your point? Could you just go ahead and blow yourself for us??

RobertTheNurse · Feb 12, 2021

Greg P said:
How big is your tank?

65G

RobertTheNurse · Feb 12, 2021

xxkenny90xx said:
Hey if you guys really don't have canning supplies up there then I think I know my next business venture. Jarred fruits are gonna blow your mind

LOL

saltybees · Feb 12, 2021

xxkenny90xx said:
Hey if you guys really don't have canning supplies up there then I think I know my next business venture. Jarred fruits are gonna blow your mind

Haha we just can’t buy calcium hydroxide, there’s more then 1 way to skin a cat!

Greg P · Feb 12, 2021

RobertTheNurse said:
65G

Have you looked into ReefSupplies for stuff?

saltybees · Feb 12, 2021

RobertTheNurse said:
I dont think my LPS could be sucking all my alk that fast anyway. I'll decide which manufacturer to use, get my test kits, do a water change next week (see if any change happens after waiting 1 week instead of 2) then start dosing.

Coralline algae sucks it hard