What are you using for 2 part dosing now?

[JOKER]

Well BRS has discontinued the 2 part I usually use so I'm looking for something else to get me by until I get the CAL RX together. What do you like that is pretty simple? The ESV looks pretty good, but I have never used it. Thanks

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You just mean the cheaper material was replaced with more expensive? The ingredients that BRS was selling for my DIY can be obtained elsewhere.

ESV B-ionic is a good choice, but will still likely be more expensive than BRS.

 

[JOKER]

You just mean the cheaper material was replaced with more expensive? The ingredients that BRS was selling for my DIY can be obtained elsewhere.

ESV B-ionic is a good choice, but will still likely be more expensive than BRS.

Where would you recommend obtaining? Thanks

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Where would you recommend obtaining? Thanks

Which ingredient? BRS still sells them.

If it's just sodium carbonate you want, this is a good choice if you want a lot:

https://www.amazon.com/pounds-Sodiu...d=1527881586&sr=8-9&keywords=sodium+carbonate

 

[beaslbob]

FWIW I get my calcium chloride from redimix concrete places.

Both calcium chloride and magnesium chloride from a local industrical chemimcal supplier. ~$20 for 50 pound bags.

Of course baking soda and Epsom salts from grocery stores or drug stores.

my .02

 

[beaslbob]

Just noticed you're from/in Pulaski TN. I'm in Huntsville, al. The industrial supplier is Brenntag here in Huntsville. The magnesium Chloride in shipped in from a Tennessee location and they don't charge for shipping. So you might want to look them up.

 

[rkpetersen]

I am currently using B Ionic and am happy with it. It appears to have a reasonable ionic balance which hasn't been my experience with all two-part products. At the gallon size, each container is shipped partially full to save weight. You add RODI water to a line and shake to reconstitute. This is easy to do with the calcium component and takes just a few seconds, but the alk component typically has a large chunk of glacial precipitated carbonate at the bottom of the container that takes a good bit of vigorous shaking (several minutes at least) to fully dissolve. Putting the container under hot running water in the sink also speeds the process.

 

[JOKER]

Which ingredient? BRS still sells them.

If it's just sodium carbonate you want, this is a good choice if you want a lot:

https://www.amazon.com/pounds-Sodiu...d=1527881586&sr=8-9&keywords=sodium+carbonate

Thank you. I will look into that. I really want to switch to a cal RX.

 

[JOKER]

Just noticed you're from/in Pulaski TN. I'm in Huntsville, al. The industrial supplier is Brenntag here in Huntsville. The magnesium Chloride in shipped in from a Tennessee location and they don't charge for shipping. So you might want to look them up.

Thanks. I will check on this also. Do you keep Harry straight down there? LOL

 

[JOKER]

I am currently using B Ionic and am happy with it. It appears to have a reasonable ionic balance which hasn't been my experience with all two-part products. At the gallon size, each container is shipped partially full to save weight. You add RODI water to a line and shake to reconstitute. This is easy to do with the calcium component and takes just a few seconds, but the alk component typically has a large chunk of glacial precipitated carbonate at the bottom of the container that takes a good bit of vigorous shaking (several minutes at least) to fully dissolve. Putting the container under hot running water in the sink also speeds the process.

I actually was looking into this as it seemed pretty sweet. How does it compare to other 2 part solutions as in how much you add? I am currently at 35 ml each a day with the BRS. It is climbing pretty fast lately though.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I actually was looking into this as it seemed pretty sweet. How does it compare to other 2 part solutions as in how much you add? I am currently at 35 ml each a day with the BRS. It is climbing pretty fast lately though.

B-ionic is more potent than my DIY (e.g., BRS), and requires about 65% as much.

 

[Pongo]

I actually was looking into this as it seemed pretty sweet. How does it compare to other 2 part solutions as in how much you add? I am currently at 35 ml each a day with the BRS. It is climbing pretty fast lately though.

Marine Depot has the ESV B-ionic product as a choice in their aquarium chemistry calculator if you want to compare.

 

[rkpetersen]

I actually was looking into this as it seemed pretty sweet. How does it compare to other 2 part solutions as in how much you add? I am currently at 35 ml each a day with the BRS. It is climbing pretty fast lately though.

The concentration range is surprisingly broad. BRS is 1.9 meq/l; ESV B Ionic is 2.8 meq/l; Seachem Reef Fusion is 4.4 meq/l. So if you switched from BRS to ESV, you would use 68% as much to get the same dose.

 

[beaslbob]

Thanks. I will check on this also. Do you keep Harry straight down there? LOL

LOL

Once at a local meeting I gave him what I thought was a bag of magnesium chloride. Turned out is was calcium chloride. Or vice versa. LOL

Bob

 

[JOKER]

B-ionic is more potent than my DIY (e.g., BRS), and requires about 65% as much.

Thank you.

 

[JOKER]

Marine Depot has the ESV B-ionic product as a choice in their aquarium chemistry calculator if you want to compare.

Thanks

 

[JOKER]

The concentration range is surprisingly broad. BRS is 1.9 meq/l; ESV B Ionic is 2.8 meq/l; Seachem Reef Fusion is 4.4 meq/l. So if you switched from BRS to ESV, you would use 68% as much to get the same dose.

Thanks. I am looking now.

 

[JOKER]

LOL

Once at a local meeting I gave him what I thought was a bag of magnesium chloride. Turned out is was calcium chloride. Or vice versa. LOL

Bob

LOL.