Randy's Improved 2-part recipe

**Deanos** · 02-05-2006, 10:10 PM

Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System

noodleman · 02-05-2006, 10:28 PM

baking soda is that the same as sodium bicarbonate?

spykes · 02-05-2006, 10:31 PM

it is sodium bicarbonate. you can check the msdf

noodleman · 02-05-2006, 10:35 PM

so i'm guessing laboratory grade sodium bicard doesn't need to be baked

spykes · 02-05-2006, 10:38 PM

http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s2954.htm
it's 99-100%

baking it makes it sodium carbonate supposly.

noodleman · 02-05-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by spykes


	http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s2954.htm it's 99-100% baking it makes it sodium carbonate supposly.

where you see that? All i can find from the randy's 2 part site is that baking it drives off CO2 and H2O

spykes · 02-05-2006, 10:44 PM

supposly i talked to randy, but calireef said washing soda is the baked version of it, and it shows carbonate instead, also a higher PH version and a lower PH version, if you notice if you dont bake it, the PH is lower, and when you do baking it the PH is higher?

noodleman · 02-05-2006, 10:51 PM

Well by baking it and shows a higher pH that's most likely due to the CO2 being driven off. Cant find anything about turn bicarb into carbonate simply from baking it. Maybe i'm just not looking hard enough

noodleman · 02-05-2006, 10:55 PM

wait nevermind found it, heating it up does transform it into carbonate instead of bicarbonate. So if I can locate and use sodium carbonate it should be fine without the heating

spykes · 02-05-2006, 10:58 PM

hehhehe, but i rather buy the washing soda

02-05-2006, 10:10 PM	#1
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02-05-2006, 10:31 PM	#3
spykes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 2,821 Reefer Ratings: (19) Friends: (0)	it is sodium bicarbonate. you can check the msdf __________________ Understanding and reading is one of the best instrument we humans have, use it and become a higher being, ignorance is not bliss I grow my corals out of baking soda and icemelt =D

02-05-2006, 10:38 PM	#5
spykes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 2,821 Reefer Ratings: (19) Friends: (0)	http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s2954.htm it's 99-100% baking it makes it sodium carbonate supposly. __________________ Understanding and reading is one of the best instrument we humans have, use it and become a higher being, ignorance is not bliss I grow my corals out of baking soda and icemelt =D

02-05-2006, 10:44 PM	#7
spykes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 2,821 Reefer Ratings: (19) Friends: (0)	supposly i talked to randy, but calireef said washing soda is the baked version of it, and it shows carbonate instead, also a higher PH version and a lower PH version, if you notice if you dont bake it, the PH is lower, and when you do baking it the PH is higher? __________________ Understanding and reading is one of the best instrument we humans have, use it and become a higher being, ignorance is not bliss I grow my corals out of baking soda and icemelt =D

02-05-2006, 10:55 PM	#9
noodleman The Lurker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Posts: 3,079 Reefer Ratings: (27) Friends: (6)	wait nevermind found it, heating it up does transform it into carbonate instead of bicarbonate. So if I can locate and use sodium carbonate it should be fine without the heating Last edited by noodleman; 02-05-2006 at 10:58 PM.

02-05-2006, 10:28 PM	#2
noodleman The Lurker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Posts: 3,079 Reefer Ratings: (27) Friends: (6)	baking soda is that the same as sodium bicarbonate?

02-05-2006, 10:35 PM	#4
noodleman The Lurker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Posts: 3,079 Reefer Ratings: (27) Friends: (6)	so i'm guessing laboratory grade sodium bicard doesn't need to be baked

02-05-2006, 10:51 PM	#8
noodleman The Lurker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Posts: 3,079 Reefer Ratings: (27) Friends: (6)	Well by baking it and shows a higher pH that's most likely due to the CO2 being driven off. Cant find anything about turn bicarb into carbonate simply from baking it. Maybe i'm just not looking hard enough

02-05-2006, 10:58 PM	#10
spykes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 2,821 Reefer Ratings: (19) Friends: (0)	hehhehe, but i rather buy the washing soda __________________ Understanding and reading is one of the best instrument we humans have, use it and become a higher being, ignorance is not bliss I grow my corals out of baking soda and icemelt =D

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