2 part from 2 part soultion . com

[tanya72806]

I mixed a batch od 2-part from 2partsolution . com tonight and the alkalinity is not fully mixing. Theres powder still on the bottom of the container. I have used this for a while now and never had this happen. The only diffrence is that I always use part one. But my PH is @ 8.4 and I am mixing recipe 2 now to lower it a lil bit.

Is this normal for recipe 2 to have not dissolve fully ?

[reefnetworth]

sometimes..
i use a hand mixer for mine, it works very well.
sodium carbonate has been cooked @ 350F for one hour to release the carbon dioxide. it raises Alk.
sodium bicarbonate is uncooked baking soda and it doesnt disolve as easily as the cooked. it lowers Alk.

[tanya72806]

im mixing it the same way I dont understand y its not dissloving

[bertoni]

I get a little bit of undissolved powder when I mix recipe two. How much is there? Heating the water might help. That's what I do.

[tanya72806]

I did leave the gallon jug in my sump to raise the temp of the liquid to tank temp. Still some un dissolved. Theres some undissloved. Ill try anad heat it up more and see if that helps

[scaryperson27]

When you bake baking soda, it becomes more soluble.

[tanya72806]

I didnt bake it I bought it ready to go I dont know for sure what they do to it aCtually

[bertoni]

Well, it's hard to say what happened. Perhaps the product contained a fair amount of sodium bicarbonate. If so, the mix is safe to use, although it might be a tad weak.

[tanya72806]

thank you Jon much appreciated I emailed them and havent heard back form them yet

[dvanacker]

it's because you likely have sodium bi-carbonate (standard baking soda) which is less soluable.

You can bake sodium bi-carbonate to make sodium carbonate.

OR you can purchase sodium carbonate from 2partsolution.

Go back and read the DIY article on 2 part. The difference in the formula is more then just the amount of baking soda used.

[tanya72806]

First post

"I mixed a batch od 2-part from 2partsolution . com tonight and the alkalinity is not fully mixing"

This is from 2partsolution

[dvanacker]

So are you using sodium bi-carbonate or sodium carbonate??

That is the question you missed.

[tanya72806]

Im using Recipe 2. I am tring to mix. My PH is hitting 8.4 during light hours when I am using recipe 1

[bertoni]

Okay, if you're mixing recipe 2, then that's all sodium bicarbonate. I don't know why it's not dissolving, but that recipe is harder to get into solution.

[tanya72806]

ok thanks jon

[AlexB650]

sorry to side bust on the thread, but i was actually going to post a question about this site. is the "total package" they carry the right stuff? it seems there is more there than in the recipe i read and it's not exactly the same stuff. or, what should i get from there? thanks

[bertoni]

I would get some of the calcium chloride and magnesium chloride. The other ingredients are easy to obtain at a supermarket and a drugstore

[rleechb]

Originally posted by reefnetworth
sodium carbonate has been cooked @ 350F for one hour to release the carbon dioxide. it raises Alk.
sodium bicarbonate is uncooked baking soda and it doesnt disolve as easily as the cooked. it lowers Alk.

I was under the impression that they both raised alk, but bicarbonate lowers pH?

[bertoni]

They do both raise alkalinity. Sodium bicarbonate will lower pH a bit, though.

[tanya72806]

Ok well I used the mixture I had and I just checked my tubing going into the container and the whole line going into the container was crystalized why would this happen never seen this before.