2 part BRS- made a mistake, help me fix?

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I am an idiot.

I am preparing the jugs of calium, alk and mg.

Calcium and alk went fine.

then when I made the mag, I used a 20 oz pouch instead of the larger 1 gallon. I wasn't paying attention and did not read to the very end.

How can I fix this?
 
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I was reading the dosing instructions.. dose calcium and alk. when the jugs are gone, then dose the 20 ml of magnesium. this is where I got confused and used the 20 ml bag
 

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Can you clarify exactly what you've done? You mixed what into what? I've very familiar with the recipe (I designed it), but I just can't tell exactly what you mean.

Did you dose it, or just mix it?
 

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It sounds like you mixed an amount designed for 20oz of water in 128 oz of water. If that's the case you would need to dose about 5 times as much of the "DK" mixture. Or you could add 4/5ths more of the amount designed for a 1gal jug.
 
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I used the smaller packet (made for 20 oz of water) in a 1 gal jug mixed with RO water, instead of using the larger packet made for 1 gal jug.

thank you, I will dose 5x when I am ready to. I don't want to use the other mixture yet so I can do it right next time.
 

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Also, I believe it's 20 oz of mag per gallon of the alk/ca mix, not 20ml.
 

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