Randy’s Recipe

[tjsweldind94]

@Randy Holmes-Farley Can I use these supplements for your recipe

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I do not know the purity of the calcium chloride there, but the others look good.

 

[tjsweldind94]

I do not know the purity of the calcium chloride there, but the others look good.

Is there a way I could test for the purity if I did purchase it or is that way over my head

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Is there a way I could test for the purity if I did purchase it or is that way over my head

That would likely cost more than buying a higher purity material, such as food grade or ACS reagent grade.

 

[tjsweldind94]

That would likely cost more than buying a higher purity material, such as food grade or ACS reagent grade.

Okay awesome I appreciate the help!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You're welcome.

Happy Reefing.

 

[animatedcorals]

You're welcome.

Happy Reefing.

So I want to try the Recipe 1

2-3 year old 65 gallon mixed reef
8.4dkh
430 calc
1430 mag
8.0 ph
20 no3
0.107 po4
Weekly 20% wc TM pro reef salt

currently manually dose brs 2 part - test my Alk around 2pm and normally it’s 7.4 but some days it’s as low as 7.2 and as high as 8.2. Calcium I test and it normally stays at 430ppm days 1-3 after a WC then day 3 or 4 it’ll drop to 390-400ppm. Why am I not seeing a gradual decline days 1-3? Why is Alk testing different sometimes?

I read the instructions and directions of Recipe 1 and it says to dose both alk and calc the same amount daily. If my calcium isn’t dropping those days 1-3 but my Alk is wouldn’t that increase my calcium? Is it normal for my alkalinity to give me different readings everyday? Everyday it usually reads 7.3 - 7.5 but some days it could read 7.4, 7.8, 7.5, 8.0, 8.2 (no specific order). Thanks a lot for any advice!

 

[SecondCityCorals]

That would likely cost more than buying a higher purity material, such as food grade or ACS reagent grade.

Sorry to bump this. Does this mean that food grade or ACS reagent grade is of higher purity than "pharmaceutical grade"? I bought the "Pure Supplements" listed above.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Sorry to bump this. Does this mean that food grade or ACS reagent grade is of higher purity than "pharmaceutical grade"? I bought the "Pure Supplements" listed above.

The grades are somewhat different, but not better.

My words were in response to him asking whether he could run tests to ensure purity.