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IT COMES IN 2 PARTS....EACH JUG IS 1 GALLON.... I PAID $40..IS THIS STUFF GOOD? OR A WASTE OF MONEY?.....IVE BEEN USING IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW :thinking: I THINK IT MADE MY PH A LIL HIGH SO I STOPPED USING IT FOR A FEW DAYS :help:
Esv B-ionic Calcium Buffer..anyone Else Use It?????????
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I have been usiing it for over a year now and I kind of think its good stuff. Onc eyu get the amount figured out to what your tank is actually utilizing, everything will balance out. PH increase is just a temp thing and it should stil be fine, but to be safe drop down doseage a bit more. Adjust according to what your test for cal and alk show and yur good to go. I tend to view B-ionic 2 part as great for smaller systems say 55 gal and smaller.......o9n larger capacity systems a cal reactor is the best route.
The price you paid is good. Our lfs here charges $24.00 for the 1 quart size.
The price you paid is good. Our lfs here charges $24.00 for the 1 quart size.
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Originally Posted by drew2005
Bionic works for me. I just cant get my levels above 8.6dkh and 400 calcium. I never tried increasing the dosage though.
Well its the only way your gonna get those levels any higher.........you have to increase the doseage rates. Its fine and suggested to start out with the suggested dose of 1ml per 4 gal. That rate was fine for my one tank, but low for the other. I use 1ml per 3 gal of water and my levels are fine now in that tank. In another I can dose at 1 ml per 5 gal every other day and it holds all parameters just fine. Just increase the rate and let it bump for a few days and then do a check with those test kits, and adjust as necesssary. Even if you accidently get the alk up over 12 or 13 and the calcium over 500 its not gonna hurt anything.......and it will come back down ina dayb or two.
Bionic works for me. I just cant get my levels above 8.6dkh and 400 calcium. I never tried increasing the dosage though.
Well its the only way your gonna get those levels any higher.........you have to increase the doseage rates. Its fine and suggested to start out with the suggested dose of 1ml per 4 gal. That rate was fine for my one tank, but low for the other. I use 1ml per 3 gal of water and my levels are fine now in that tank. In another I can dose at 1 ml per 5 gal every other day and it holds all parameters just fine. Just increase the rate and let it bump for a few days and then do a check with those test kits, and adjust as necesssary. Even if you accidently get the alk up over 12 or 13 and the calcium over 500 its not gonna hurt anything.......and it will come back down ina dayb or two.