Recently switched to Randy's recipe from brs A&B. ??

gdubs97 · 02/14/2013, 05:26 PM

Made the switch to making my own a/b solutions since my tank gobbles up close to 130ml each per day. Levels were dead on while using bulk reef supply a & b. after switch, alkalinity has been increasing a lot. Obviously I need to decrease dosing, but I wanted to see if this was typical for anyone else that made the switch. Calcium has held steady after the switch. Thanks

Psirex · 02/14/2013, 05:51 PM

Where can I the recipe?

ddmiller38 · 02/14/2013, 05:54 PM

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php#4

Psirex · 02/14/2013, 06:02 PM

Thanks DD

nanotank · 02/14/2013, 06:26 PM

Crazy question but is there a chance u used recipe 1 for alk and recipe 2 for the ca portion? Recipe 1 is 2x stronger then recipe 2. Maybe with brs u used the one with sodium bicarbonate instead of sodium carbonate??

bertoni · 02/14/2013, 11:22 PM

My guess would have been that the BRS liquids were identical to Randy's recipes, since that's where they started. Were the BRS products solutions you made yourself? I don't know what they're selling anymore.

gdubs97 · 02/15/2013, 12:36 AM

I used Randy's recipe 1 for both alk and calc. There's always a chance I added too much baking soda??? I definitely used brs's sodium carbonate aka soda ash. I guess I just have to turn alk off until tomorrow and retest. I had it around 8.4 and today it tested at 10.5. I started the new recipe dosing about a week ago and did change my water this past Wednesday. Usually reef crystals makes my levels jump after a water change and I hadn't tested since right before I switched to the new recipe.

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Originally Posted by nanotank

Crazy question but is there a chance u used recipe 1 for alk and recipe 2 for the ca portion? Recipe 1 is 2x stronger then recipe 2. Maybe with brs u used the one with sodium bicarbonate instead of sodium carbonate??

gdubs97 · 02/15/2013, 12:38 AM

Made the brs stuff myself. I'm guessing its against board policies to post a link so I won't. The stuff is soda ash for the alk and calcium chloride for the calc.

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Originally Posted by bertoni

My guess would have been that the BRS liquids were identical to Randy's recipes, since that's where they started. Were the BRS products solutions you made yourself? I don't know what they're selling anymore.

bertoni · 02/15/2013, 12:53 AM

The solutions should be the same strength then. I'm not sure what's happening, but I guess I wouldn't worry much.

02/14/2013, 05:26 PM	#1
gdubs97 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Norwalk Posts: 418	Recently switched to Randy's recipe from brs A&B. ?? Made the switch to making my own a/b solutions since my tank gobbles up close to 130ml each per day. Levels were dead on while using bulk reef supply a & b. after switch, alkalinity has been increasing a lot. Obviously I need to decrease dosing, but I wanted to see if this was typical for anyone else that made the switch. Calcium has held steady after the switch. Thanks

02/14/2013, 05:51 PM	#2
Psirex Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,934	Where can I the recipe? __________________ SALINITY NOW....

02/14/2013, 05:54 PM	#3
ddmiller38 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Randolph, Ohio Posts: 472	http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php#4 __________________ Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't Erica Jong Current Tank Info: Fluval Osaka 320, 2 x AI Sol Super Blue, MAG 9.5 Return, Bubble Magus Nac 6 Skimmer, 20 Gallon Sump, BRS GFO/Carbon Reactor, RO/DI, ReefKeeper Elite w/NET, HUB, SL1, SL2, ATO, ALC and APC controlling 2-Tunze 6095, BRS 3x Dosing pumps

02/14/2013, 11:22 PM	#6
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	My guess would have been that the BRS liquids were identical to Randy's recipes, since that's where they started. Were the BRS products solutions you made yourself? I don't know what they're selling anymore. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/15/2013, 12:53 AM	#9
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The solutions should be the same strength then. I'm not sure what's happening, but I guess I wouldn't worry much. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/14/2013, 06:02 PM	#4
Psirex Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,934	Thanks DD __________________ SALINITY NOW....

02/14/2013, 06:26 PM	#5
nanotank Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 474 Blog Entries: 2	Crazy question but is there a chance u used recipe 1 for alk and recipe 2 for the ca portion? Recipe 1 is 2x stronger then recipe 2. Maybe with brs u used the one with sodium bicarbonate instead of sodium carbonate??