KH Buffer - could I bake it?

Myka · 02/12/2017, 07:27 AM

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 · 02/13/2017, 04:20 AM

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

Myka · 02/13/2017, 07:07 AM

Great, thank you! I will do some baking!

dawen · 02/14/2017, 03:14 PM

How long should u bake it for at what temperature?

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Smokey Stover · 02/14/2017, 03:19 PM

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

Myka · 02/14/2017, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawen

How long should u bake it for at what temperature?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokey Stover

^^^ 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 · 02/21/2017, 12:42 PM

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.

02/12/2017, 07:27 AM	#1
Myka Reefing since '93 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SK, Canada Posts: 2,436	KH Buffer - could I bake it? 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. __________________ ~ Mindy, SPS addict. Current Tank Info: 69 SPS (73 gal net) established July 1/15. (HBD Canada!) ATB 840, ATI 6-bulb dimmable. Fauna Marin balling lite method.

02/13/2017, 07:07 AM	#3
Myka Reefing since '93 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SK, Canada Posts: 2,436	Great, thank you! I will do some baking! __________________ ~ Mindy, SPS addict. Current Tank Info: 69 SPS (73 gal net) established July 1/15. (HBD Canada!) ATB 840, ATI 6-bulb dimmable. Fauna Marin balling lite method.

02/14/2017, 03:14 PM	#4
dawen Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 5	How long should u bake it for at what temperature? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Using Tapatalk

02/21/2017, 12:42 PM	#7
2dawghouse Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Petaluma, CA Posts: 599	You can but sodium carbonate off ebay at 5lbs for about $12 and no need to bake it. Not sure of the purity, especially when using washing soda. __________________ Mike, Ever meet someone and think, this motherf@#$%er will be the reason I go to jail today Current Tank Info: 225 gal reef, 3X250 HQI, 75 sump w/ refugium

02/13/2017, 04:20 AM	#2
Aquaforest RC Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 558	Aquaforest KH Buffer contains 100% sodium bicarbonate, anything else.

02/14/2017, 03:19 PM	#5
Smokey Stover Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Largo, Florida Posts: 361	^^^ I would like to know also, For future reference. I've got about 7lbs. of 100% Baking Soda left over.