Kent Tech CB Part A and B Question

[jasper24]

Can someone tell me which part is alk and which is calcium? Labels are gone. Posted this in reef Chemistry forum and no response. Thanks!

[chip721]

I can't give you a chemistry answer, but here's what I would try. Alk always shows a little cloudy immediately when it hits your water, while the calcium part stays pretty clear. Use a pipette or something clean and try one drop of each. You don't have to do it in your tank. Just put some tank water in something clear so you can see it.

And a way you can have even more confidence is to get a cup of tank water and test the Ca and Alk levels. Add maybe a ml of one of the components. Run your Ca / Alk test again and see which one increased. Label them and run some more test "outside" your tank.

Not very scientific and I hope the scientists on board don't scold me. But I'd simply use your test kit's to help sort them out.

[143gadgets]

A =Ca
B= Alk

[Drakis]

yep A= Ca
B= Alk

I know cause I just use part A. I use baking soda in place of part B.