Can I use sodium bicarbonate as 2 part

reefer1970 · 12/17/2017, 08:51 PM

I’m switching from Kalwasser to 2 part and have my dosing pumps set up but need to order my BRS 2 part additives. I have the calcium and magnesium mix but no soda ash. Can I sub sodium bicarbonate for soda ash to get started?

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bertoni · 12/17/2017, 09:12 PM

You can use sodium bicarbonate as, but the solutions will be ½ the strength of the soda ash version. You also can bake the sodium bicarbonate to convert it to soda ash. This article has more:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php

12/17/2017, 08:51 PM	#1
reefer1970 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Grosse Pointe, MI Posts: 422	Can I use sodium bicarbonate as 2 part I’m switching from Kalwasser to 2 part and have my dosing pumps set up but need to order my BRS 2 part additives. I have the calcium and magnesium mix but no soda ash. Can I sub sodium bicarbonate for soda ash to get started? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/17/2017, 09:12 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	You can use sodium bicarbonate as, but the solutions will be ½ the strength of the soda ash version. You also can bake the sodium bicarbonate to convert it to soda ash. This article has more: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php __________________ Jonathan Bertoni