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ptreef · 03/07/2018, 01:51 PM

have used soda ash for last 8 years...

My Ph typically is in the 8.2-8.4 rage with the current soda ash dosing of 300ml/ day broken over 12 doses....

my understanding is that the typical mix of sodium bicarbonate is 50% as potent as soda ash,

So if im dosing 300ml a day of soda ash, i would need to dose around 600ml of sodium bicarbonate....

Can you make the sodium bicarbonate mix more concentrated?

Also I do notice the soda ash mix does over time crust over heaters and sections of sump near where dosed. Nothing crazy...

Is this a greater or lesser issue with sodium bicarbonate??

03/07/2018, 01:51 PM	#1
ptreef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 746	sodium bicarbonate vs soda ash have used soda ash for last 8 years... My Ph typically is in the 8.2-8.4 rage with the current soda ash dosing of 300ml/ day broken over 12 doses.... my understanding is that the typical mix of sodium bicarbonate is 50% as potent as soda ash, So if im dosing 300ml a day of soda ash, i would need to dose around 600ml of sodium bicarbonate.... Can you make the sodium bicarbonate mix more concentrated? Also I do notice the soda ash mix does over time crust over heaters and sections of sump near where dosed. Nothing crazy... Is this a greater or lesser issue with sodium bicarbonate??