Good evening all!
I typically purchase a 1 gallon soda ash mix from BRS. However, I have a jug (olden days!) of BRS Sodium Bicarbonate that I have never used. I saw on melvsreef a writeup that shows you can bake bicarbonate at 300 degrees for an hour to turn it into soda ash. I plan on doing so tonight, has anyone had experience doing so? I read that after baking it, the ratio is 2 cups to 1 gallon of water. Does that seem correct? I generally use it for two part dosing.
What I am most concerned about is ensuring the concentration of the DIY soda ash is equal to the BRS Soda Ash mix so that when I dose, the measurements are accurate for what I need to dose to up the Alk according to the BRS calculator.
I typically purchase a 1 gallon soda ash mix from BRS. However, I have a jug (olden days!) of BRS Sodium Bicarbonate that I have never used. I saw on melvsreef a writeup that shows you can bake bicarbonate at 300 degrees for an hour to turn it into soda ash. I plan on doing so tonight, has anyone had experience doing so? I read that after baking it, the ratio is 2 cups to 1 gallon of water. Does that seem correct? I generally use it for two part dosing.
What I am most concerned about is ensuring the concentration of the DIY soda ash is equal to the BRS Soda Ash mix so that when I dose, the measurements are accurate for what I need to dose to up the Alk according to the BRS calculator.