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what is a good solution to use for a drop checker i made a d.i.y and not sure what to use i bought some distilled water and a ph test kit is that all i need or or do i need more
Thanks for the recipe!It's a fairly simple solution to make. The catch is that you need to be able to measure fairly accurately...
Mix 6 grams of sodium bicarb (Baking Soda) into 1 liter of distilled water. You'll have a liter of 200 dKH solution. Now all you have to do is dilute the solution. Take 10 milliliters of the 200 dKH solution and mix that with 490 milliliters of distilled water. This gives you 500 milliliters of your 4 dKH reference solution. Of course, you'll need the pH indicator solution (bromthymol blue...i believe) to make it all work. Add the 4 dKH solution to your drop checker and put in a couple drops of the blue pH indicator stuff.
I've never had issues with this recipe. However, the fact that I am exposed to a bio-chemical laboratory on a daily basis helps.
Good luck to you!
You should be able to do it on a much smaller scale thenI've never had issues with this recipe. However, the fact that I am exposed to a bio-chemical laboratory on a daily basis helps.
im kinda a nubie at this whole co2 thing is there a simpler version or should i just buy the stuff online for 5 bucks i have a rather small tank thankx thoughIt's a fairly simple solution to make. The catch is that you need to be able to measure fairly accurately...
Mix 6 grams of sodium bicarb (Baking Soda) into 1 liter of distilled water. You'll have a liter of 200 dKH solution. Now all you have to do is dilute the solution. Take 10 milliliters of the 200 dKH solution and mix that with 490 milliliters of distilled water. This gives you 500 milliliters of your 4 dKH reference solution. Of course, you'll need the pH indicator solution (bromthymol blue...i believe) to make it all work. Add the 4 dKH solution to your drop checker and put in a couple drops of the blue pH indicator stuff.
I've never had issues with this recipe. However, the fact that I am exposed to a bio-chemical laboratory on a daily basis helps.
Good luck to you!
Good point! I guess that I'll never have to worry about making that particular solution again, though.:icon_winkYou should be able to do it on a much smaller scale then![]()
How much bromthymol blue would I need to add to the solution? I think I may have access to all of this in my pharmaceuticals lab.It's a fairly simple solution to make. The catch is that you need to be able to measure fairly accurately...
Mix 6 grams of sodium bicarb (Baking Soda) into 1 liter of distilled water. You'll have a liter of 200 dKH solution. Now all you have to do is dilute the solution. Take 10 milliliters of the 200 dKH solution and mix that with 490 milliliters of distilled water. This gives you 500 milliliters of your 4 dKH reference solution. Of course, you'll need the pH indicator solution (bromthymol blue...i believe) to make it all work. Add the 4 dKH solution to your drop checker and put in a couple drops of the blue pH indicator stuff.
I've never had issues with this recipe. However, the fact that I am exposed to a bio-chemical laboratory on a daily basis helps.
Good luck to you!
It doesn't matter how many drops you add. Add enough so that the colour is easy to see, but not so much that the solution is opaque.How much bromthymol blue would I need to add to the solution? I think I may have access to all of this in my pharmaceuticals lab.
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