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04/09/2008, 09:10 PM
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Location: Chicago
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raising Alk
I'm dosing esv b-ionic and my alk stays around 7. How can I raise the alk without raising the calcium as well? I would just like to raise it to about 8.Thanks.
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04/09/2008, 10:07 PM
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Recovering Detritophobe
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Cary, NC
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baking soda
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04/09/2008, 10:08 PM
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Location: Southwest Florida
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or soda ash (baked baking soda)
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04/10/2008, 06:40 AM
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If you use the B-ionic to boost alkalinity from 7 to 9 dKH, the calcium will only rise by about 13-14 ppm. So unless the calcium is actually too high, and if B-ionic is otherwise what you use, I'd stick to dosing equal parts of the B-ionic.
 That said, baking soda is a fine way to boost alkalinity. But unless you are supplying calcium somehow (like a high calcium salt mix), it will become depleted and then you need a big boost. You just often do not notice calcium drop since on a percentage basis it drops a lot more slowly than does alkalinity.
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