It's the first week of 2023 and while I've been looking over things trying to find places to save a little cash I realized my newly setup reef is going through Component 1,,2, 3 from Aquaforest every 2 months. Easy 370 dollars a year in savings to make it myself. Reading up on Randy's Two-Part Solutions, I am trying to simplify it further for consistency and potentially fewer errors down the road.
Part 1
Its winter season and finding Calcium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride was relatively easy. The Calcium Chloride I found seems to be decent quality 94-97% calcium chloride with 2% potassium chloride and 1-3% sodium chloride. As this is the anhydrous mix I believe 2 cups of it per gallon are in order.
Part 2
Now if I work out sodium carbonate it comes out to 373g or roughly 2 cups?? also. Does this sound right? Would be way too easy if that is the case.
Part 3
This one is a bit trickier. As I want to create a mix that I can add 1:1:1 for simplification. I need 1/4 cup epsom and 2/5 cup mag chloride for each gallon.
Everyone agree this is correct? After working out the costs from purchase of materials a gallon of each part of solution is less than $1.
Part 1
Its winter season and finding Calcium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride was relatively easy. The Calcium Chloride I found seems to be decent quality 94-97% calcium chloride with 2% potassium chloride and 1-3% sodium chloride. As this is the anhydrous mix I believe 2 cups of it per gallon are in order.
Part 2
Now if I work out sodium carbonate it comes out to 373g or roughly 2 cups?? also. Does this sound right? Would be way too easy if that is the case.
Part 3
This one is a bit trickier. As I want to create a mix that I can add 1:1:1 for simplification. I need 1/4 cup epsom and 2/5 cup mag chloride for each gallon.
Everyone agree this is correct? After working out the costs from purchase of materials a gallon of each part of solution is less than $1.