DIY Trace Elements

[Reefer-Woody]

Hi All,

New to the R2R community, but have been in the game for 15+ years. Current set-up is a 5'x2'x2' mixed reef and because we all love photos...... here you go.

In my years of dosing.... I have stuck with a DIY 3-part dosing solution (Big shout out to @Randy Holmes-Farley) and have enjoyed years of success using this method.

I'm now looking to replace some of my trace cabinet with DIY solutions and call upon the chemistry genius and DIY expert's of the forum to critque (or hopefully approve) of my approach.

Boron

• Concentration: 20ml raises 100l by 1mg/l
• Product: Boric Acid (99.9%)
• Amount: Add 5.72 grams to 1 litre water

Potassium

• Concentration: 10ml raises 100l by 10mg/l
• Product: Potassium Chloride (99-100.5%)
• Amount: Add 19.08 grams to 1 litre water

Strontium

• Concentration: 10ml raises 100l by 1mg/l
• Product: Strontium Chloride Hexahydrate (99.68%)
• Amount: Add 30.43 grams to 1 litre water

Fluorine

• Concentration: 10ml raises 100l by 0.2mg/l
• Product: Sodium Fluoride (97.0%)
• Amount: Add 1.47 grams to 1 litre water

Iodine

• Concentration: 1ml raises 100l by 100ug/l
• Product: Potassium Iodide (99.9%)
• Amount: Add 1.96 grams to 150ml water

Zinc Sulphate

• Concentration: 1ml raises 100l by 2ug/l
• Product: Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate (92%)
• Amount: Add 1.32 grams to 150ml water

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

There are lots of diy recipes here:

DIY Chemistry Archive

I thought it would be useful to have an archive of DIY chemistry methods. I'll add to it as things come up. Calcium and Alkalinity DIY method comparison https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/randy-recommended-diy-two-part-recipes.984604/ Three Part using Sodium Hydroxide (including Balling Part...

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