Looking for 2 part solution but only the CA bottle

[funman1]

Looking to try a 2 part solution for CA. Don't care what brand.
I made my own Alk so I don't need that part.

Let me know if you have any for sale or trade.
Trying to get by until I get the GB together for magflake and such.

Thanks

 

[MrMikeB]

Hey Steve! I have a bit of the mag flake - the good stuff. (trying the 2 part myself). You are more than welcome to have some free of charge.

BTW, is there a trick to getting the baking soda to stay dissolved in water? I wanted to do an auto dosing system for it but it never fully dissolves no mater how long I stir it?!?!

 

[Reefugee]

Steve,

Are you looking for MagFlake or DowFlake?

Minh

 

[MrMikeB]

Oh, I think I messed up. I said Mag flake and was thinking Dow flake. Good news is I have both, and you are welcome to it.

 

[funman1]

Doh I meant,
Dowflake

Awesome thanks Mike!
I'll give you a call when I'm back in town.

If you are tslking about Randys mix then it worked fine for me. I just heated the water in the microwave. This disolved it in like 2 hours of shaiking the bottle every once and a while.

Did you bake the BS or just straight?

 

[MrMikeB]

I did not have an issue with low PH so I just added it right in. So heat the water and even after it cools it stays dissolved? Sweet!

But, yes its Randy's mix - ordered a ton of the stuff from twopartsolution.com since I could not find it at the local hardware store.

 

[Reefugee]

I also have some MagFlake and DowFlake if you need some until the GB.

 

[Jacob D]

Cool. More home-made 2-part people

I find that if you bake the baking soda, and stir the it in a little at a time it's much easier to get it to dissolve into solution. I have only noticed a very small amount of sediment doing it this way.


Have any of you guys noticed a little bit of orangish sediment in your CA part after it sits for awhile? The last couple of batches I have done had this. Someone in the chem. forum told me it's probably manganese precipitating out, I think it might be related to my RO/DI membranes needing to be changed.

 

[funman1]

Thanks Mihn, I'll try and snag some at Mike's since he's closer
I'll let ya know if I do need some though.

Mothra, Hoh yeah I'm a huge fan of Randys 3 part mix. I just need the stuff to complete the other two mixes.

I made up both baked and non-baked and use acordingly in my tank. I have never had anythigng appear at the bottom yet? Yeah you may want to change out your RO stuff. Did you see Mihn's thread on his 2 year old stuff!?!?!?
That was crazy