What is your max Ammonia dose (in ppm) daily?

[KStatefan]

I think the problem is that most reefers don’t know, and they’re relying on others to mix up their stock solutions. Not a good idea. You need to know what’s being added to the system in order to understand and tweak the dosing.

This time 1000

 

[Reefahholic]

This time 1000

1000?

 

[Miami Reef]

1000?

I think he’s saying he agrees with you 1000x.

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

I think he’s saying he agrees with you 1000x.

Was that 1000ml or 1000ppm? I kid, I kid

 

[PotatoPig]

I add about 10ml of Randy’s solution to my ~80gallon (water volume) about 4-5 times a week.

Seems to keep nitrates at about 2-3

 

[Reefahholic]

Was that 1000ml or 1000ppm? I kid, I kid

Don’t get me started on mL talk! I hate when people talk in mL!!!

Randy gave the details, be maybe some missed it. I always make my solutions using calculators and molar mass.

Is he saying 0.7 less than the amount for ammonium bicarbonate? Or 70% less. I need to look up the mass.

 

[Reefahholic]

I add about 10ml of Randy’s solution to my ~80gallon (water volume) about 4-5 times a week.

Seems to keep nitrates at about 2-3

Here we go…10mL. lol

Go plug that into that calculator and get back with me. Let’s see what your ppm dose is.

 

[Reefering1]

Don’t get me started on mL talk! I hate when people talk in mL!!!

Randy gave the details, be maybe some missed it. I always make my solutions using calculators and molar mass.

Is he saying 0.7 less than the amount for ammonium bicarbonate? Or 70% less. I need to look up the mass.

70% of what the calculator produces

 

[PotatoPig]

Here we go…10mL. lol

Go plug that into that calculator and get back with me. Let’s see what your ppm dose is.

From Randy:

“To add 0.1 mg/L ammonia to an aquarium, you would need to add 2.3 mL of either stock solution to a 100 L ”

80 gallon = ~300L

So 0.1 x 10/2.3 x 100/300 = ~0.15ppm

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

From Randy:

“To add 0.1 mg/L ammonia to an aquarium, you would need to add 2.3 mL of either stock solution to a 100 L ”

80 gallon = ~300L

So 0.1 x 10/2.3 x 100/300 = ~0.15ppm

Common core breakdown please? Ha

 

[Reefahholic]

70% of what the calculator produces

Wait 70% less or 30% less. 70% sounds like a lot. The molar mass can’t be that different.? @Randy Holmes-Farley

 

[PotatoPig]

Wait 70% less or 30% less. 70% sounds like a lot. The molar mass can’t be that different.? @Randy Holmes-Farley

Multiply the ppm by 0.7

 

[Reefahholic]

 

[Reefering1]

Wait 70% less or 30% less. 70% sounds like a lot. The molar mass can’t be that different.? @Randy Holmes-Farley

70% of.
So if the calculator says 100ml, you dose 70ml. Multiply calculator results by .7 for your amount, if using ammonium bicarbonate

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

 

[Reefahholic]

I think it’s 30% less.

 

[Reefahholic]

If I’m not mistaken we’re changing the ammonium nitrate in the calculator with ammonium bicarbonate which is almost
Identical in molar mass. So now I’m confused as to why the 70% or 30% increase or decrease.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I don’t think people need the calculator, but it should work.

Why do we think it doesn’t?

What I say above is that it works as is for ammonium bicarbonate and needs adjustment for ammonium chloride.

 

[Reefahholic]

I don’t think people need the calculator, but it should work.

Why do we think it doesn’t?

What I say above is that it works as is for ammonium bicarbonate and needs adjustment for ammonium chloride.

Oh, OK. I see now. I miss read it. I thought you were saying we need to adjust it for the ammonium bicarbonate.

 

[Reefahholic]

I don’t think people need the calculator, but it should work.

Why do we think it doesn’t?

What I say above is that it works as is for ammonium bicarbonate and needs adjustment for ammonium chloride.

Is the adjustment for ammonium chloride about 32% less.