KH Buffer - could I bake it?

[Myka]

Hi Aquaforest,

Is there anything else in the KH Buffer beside Sodium bicarbonate? I would like to bake it in the oven to make Sodium carbonate.

 

[Aquaforest]

Aquaforest KH Buffer contains 100% sodium bicarbonate, anything else.

 

[Myka]

Great, thank you! I will do some baking!

 

[dawen]

How long should u bake it for at what temperature?


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[Smokey Stover]

^^^ I would like to know also, For future reference. I've got about 7lbs. of 100% Baking Soda left over.

 

[Myka]

How long should u bake it for at what temperature?

^^^ I would like to know also, For future reference. I've got about 7lbs. of 100% Baking Soda left over.

I've seen everything from 200-400F for 1 hour. I bake for 1 hour at 300F because that's what Randy Holmes-Farley suggests here: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php#5

 

[2dawghouse]

You can but sodium carbonate off ebay at 5lbs for about $12 and no need to bake it. Not sure of the purity, especially when using washing soda.