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BRS 2 part dosing
- Thread starter jgraz
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You haven't ruined it, but you will have to determine how much to dose, without the aid of the BRS calculator. I would add about half of what you think is appropriate, and test before adding any more. Once you have done this a few times, you should get an idea of the amount to dose with the solutions you now have. If you know what your mistake was, and it's too diluted, it shouldn't be too hard to recalculate and add some more of the specific salts.
As Jim says, everything is still good…..just slightly diluted.
I’m not familiar with the BRS calculator, but whatever it might be….I’m assuming if you input either alk or calc numbers, it tells you how many mls to add to adjust upward. You could still use this if you measure the actual volume you have now…..in gallons. What ever this volume is, multiply this number by whatever the BRS number tells you to add.
As an example:
Lets say you actually have 1.2 gallons of alkalinity solution and the BRS calculator tells you to add 30 mls. To find the “corrected” amount multiply:
30 X 1.2 = 36 mls
So instead of 30 mls, you need to add 36 mls.
Similarly with whatever volume of calc solution you have….multiply that “gallon” number by whatever the calculator tells you to add.
Your other option is to evaporate the additional water off, back down to one gallon. Both solutions are highly stable and can withstand boiling to reduce their respective volumes. If you end up boiling too much off, just QS back to one gallon with RO/DI water.
I’m not familiar with the BRS calculator, but whatever it might be….I’m assuming if you input either alk or calc numbers, it tells you how many mls to add to adjust upward. You could still use this if you measure the actual volume you have now…..in gallons. What ever this volume is, multiply this number by whatever the BRS number tells you to add.
As an example:
Lets say you actually have 1.2 gallons of alkalinity solution and the BRS calculator tells you to add 30 mls. To find the “corrected” amount multiply:
30 X 1.2 = 36 mls
So instead of 30 mls, you need to add 36 mls.
Similarly with whatever volume of calc solution you have….multiply that “gallon” number by whatever the calculator tells you to add.
Your other option is to evaporate the additional water off, back down to one gallon. Both solutions are highly stable and can withstand boiling to reduce their respective volumes. If you end up boiling too much off, just QS back to one gallon with RO/DI water.