Adding baking soda and driveway heat together?

Im Lon 2 · 01/12/2006, 07:19 PM

I have a 1 gal jug that I usually add drive way heat and backing soda to at different times. Tonight I thought wonder what would happened if I add 1/4 a cup to each to the same 1 gallon jug, at the same time. Well found out (really quick) it blow the lid of the jug. :wow: Wow.. Did expect that.

Note: I have not added the jug the tank (350 gallon total system) I was going to check and make sure it was okay before I added but then the dang lid blew off. I now have it under control and of course only 3/4 of gallon now.

I guess my question is should I dump the mix out and just do both at two different time, or will it be okay to add it slowly to the tank??

TIA

Horace · 01/12/2006, 07:25 PM

You should NOT mix the two as you found out. I actually didnt expect that to happen but you have to keep the two thing separate. Thats why 2 part doesnt come in 1 bottle :P

Randy Holmes-Farley · 01/13/2006, 07:21 AM

It is ruined. You formed a lot of calcium carbonate sand.

kevensquint · 01/13/2006, 07:28 PM

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They work great, only not at the same time or in the same container.

steve the plumb · 01/13/2006, 07:33 PM

I dose at seperate times no problems.

01/12/2006, 07:19 PM	#1
Im Lon 2 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Granite City, IL (St. Louis area) Posts: 5,529	Adding baking soda and driveway heat together? I have a 1 gal jug that I usually add drive way heat and backing soda to at different times. Tonight I thought wonder what would happened if I add 1/4 a cup to each to the same 1 gallon jug, at the same time. Well found out (really quick) it blow the lid of the jug. :wow: Wow.. Did expect that. Note: I have not added the jug the tank (350 gallon total system) I was going to check and make sure it was okay before I added but then the dang lid blew off. I now have it under control and of course only 3/4 of gallon now. I guess my question is should I dump the mix out and just do both at two different time, or will it be okay to add it slowly to the tank?? TIA __________________ Lonnie WWLD® ------------------------------------------------ Friends don't let friends buy PC lighting. Current Tank Info: Coming soon -- 180G (Glass Cages) In-Wall - Reef - 100g sump - 30g Fuge - - Octopus DNW 300 - 8 * 54 watt T5's

01/12/2006, 07:25 PM	#2
Horace Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 5,009	You should NOT mix the two as you found out. I actually didnt expect that to happen but you have to keep the two thing separate. Thats why 2 part doesnt come in 1 bottle :P __________________ -Horace Pinker Current Tank Info: New 180g Mixed SPS Build in progress

01/13/2006, 07:21 AM	#3
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	It is ruined. You formed a lot of calcium carbonate sand. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

01/13/2006, 07:28 PM	#4
kevensquint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: new york Posts: 2,277	<-- They work great, only not at the same time or in the same container.

01/13/2006, 07:33 PM	#5
steve the plumb Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,664	I dose at seperate times no problems.