Sodium nitrate math check

[Mike konesky]

Math check please. 227 grams of loudwolf sodium nitrate to 1 gallon RODI. Dosing 10ml to 125gal is +1ppm roughly correct? And this should dissolve fine in 1 gal correct? Thanks for the help

 

[DrZoidburg]

for 1 ppm in 125g you want .648g I get about 10.48 ml also

 

[DrZoidburg]

10.8 actually, yes it should dissolve in 1 gal.

 

[xabo]

You can try: http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/calculator.htm

 

[Mike konesky]

Thanks a bunch. I use that calculator, but it doesn't have an option for sodium nitrate only potassium nitrate. Thought I remembered Randy saying the sodium was stronger. Just wanted to verify. Thanks again!

 

[LRT]

It is stronger than potassium nitrate. I cant remember how much stronger but can probably find in quick search at bar on top.

 

[DrZoidburg]

Yes sodium nitrate is more % nitrate as sodium is a smaller molecule than potassium.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thanks a bunch. I use that calculator, but it doesn't have an option for sodium nitrate only potassium nitrate. Thought I remembered Randy saying the sodium was stronger. Just wanted to verify. Thanks again!

It's about 15% stronger. Not enough to worry about. You'll get to a final dose by trial and error anyway.