Seachem Reef Buffer Cooking

[Solo McReefer]

Seachem Reef Buffer

Raises pH to 8.3

So, it's mostly Sodium Bicarbonate, correct

Can one back it as one would, to turn it into Sodium Carbonate

Looking at the texture, it has stuff in it that doesn't occur in either normally

Anyone know, what kind of airborne toxins will be released if one does this?

Poisons for the tank

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

The video didn’t load for me. What is it about?

The ingredients I see Seachem mention are not going to cause an issue when heated, but just using grocery store baking soda will give a suitable product.

 

[Solo McReefer]

It was just a video of how the powder doesn't look or act like bicarb powder or Na carbonate powder

Does the same go for A&H Washing Soda, could one skip the cooking step with that?

I know what it is, it just seems wrong to me, at a feelz level

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It was just a video of how the powder doesn't look or act like bicarb powder or Na carbonate powder

Does the same go for A&H Washing Soda, could one skip the cooking step with that?

I know what it is, it just seems wrong to me, at a feelz level

Washing soda is "already baked", but is not used in my recipes because it does not have the purity guarantee that food grade baking soda has. Same goes for the Sechem product. I'd prefer to bake actual baking soda.

As to the appearance, I'd ignore that since the Seachem product does not claim to be pure sodium bicarbonate.