.001 ml per litre will be 1 ppm, sorry I'm Canadian lol, convert litres to gallons will give you 3.79 so .0039 ml per gallon I think lol. Just vaped some concentrate and I'm confused lol.Can you please explain your mixing ratio to get 1mil per gallon in rez to equal 1ppm? I would like to make 2 gallon batches and dose at 1mil per gallon in my Rez to each 1ppm. Thanks in advance
just so you are aware, just like liquid laundry bleach, your solution will become weaker every time you open the lid and expose it to air.I would like to make 2 gallon batches
only if you're running aquaponics, your fish wont' like it.Hypochlorite is converted to chloramine in the presence of nitrogen. Are you guys taking this into account?
Why? Chloramine works too. I dose my tap water with shock before I add nutes, not an issue IMO.Hypochlorite is converted to chloramine in the presence of nitrogen. Are you guys taking this into account?
doesn't the ratio of chlorine to ammonia have to be close to 5:1 to produce chloramine?The main point is that if you add bleach to a nitrogen solution, there's not going to be any hypochlorite in the solution. It get's converted into chloramine within minutes
That's just the ratio needed to produce chloramine without chemicals being left over, possibly uses ammonia because it's the cheaper form of nitrogen. I'm not a chemist so I can't give you hard answers, but like I said it's something worth looking into.doesn't the ratio of chlorine to ammonia have to be close to 5:1 to produce chloramine?
i'm with ya. my last chem class was in 1987.That's just the ratio needed to produce chloramine without chemicals being left over, possibly uses ammonia because it's the cheaper form of nitrogen. I'm not a chemist so I can't give you hard answers, but like I said it's something worth looking into.
This all started for me when I noticed 20 ppm hypochlorite in a nutrient solution wouldn't phase the rot, however 5 ppm in plain water would turn dark brown rot light tan within several hours. It seemed like the nutrient solution was affecting the ability of the bleach to sterilize so I started doing some research.
I would be happy for an authority on the subject to drop in and clear things up.
for 1 ppm, it's 0.10 grams per 10 gallons. i ran at 3 ppm, so 0.30 grams/10gallons. up to 5 ppm is safeHow much pool shock do I need to a Rez that's 190 gallons and I also have one that's 120 gallons?
Thanksfor 1 ppm, it's 0.10 grams per 10 gallons. i ran at 3 ppm, so 0.30 grams/10gallons. up to 5 ppm is safe
That's assuming the concentration of what ever you're adding is 100%, right?.001 ml per litre will be 1 ppm, sorry I'm Canadian lol, convert litres to gallons will give you 3.79 so .0039 ml per gallon I think lol. Just vaped some concentrate and I'm confused lol.
1mg/L = 1ppm, but that calc is for adding dry concentrate to water, not sure if it works for liquid bleach. Go back to the first page, all the math is there.That's assuming the concentration of what ever you're adding is 100%, right?
If you were adding household bleach, it's usually anywhere from 4% to 10% hypochlorite, so 0.001ml per L or 0.00379 per gallon wouldn't get you anywhere near 1ppm. It's that right? I almost had a heart attack before I realised that as I use 2.5ml bleach (4%) every 3-4 days for both of my my 32L res
Some great points made here Rahz on an old thread.That's just the ratio needed to produce chloramine without chemicals being left over, possibly uses ammonia because it's the cheaper form of nitrogen. I'm not a chemist so I can't give you hard answers, but like I said it's something worth looking into.
This all started for me when I noticed 20 ppm hypochlorite in a nutrient solution wouldn't phase the rot, however 5 ppm in plain water would turn dark brown rot light tan within several hours. It seemed like the nutrient solution was affecting the ability of the bleach to sterilize so I started doing some research.
I would be happy for an authority on the subject to drop in and clear things up.
Gotta remember rahz had rot before he started dosing with chlorine which is not how to use chlorine. Its best used as preventative measures. So even if its converted to chloramine, its still disinfecting. Add your shock first, then add nutes and your good to go...Some great points made here Rahz on an old thread.
This may be the reason the CH shows on my dip strips at 3ppm but as soon as nutes are added it don't show at all as chloramine dosn't show on the strips.
Maybe it would be a good idea to flush the plants with plain water HC solution before adding the nutrients.
Thank mate, my only worry is when to re-dose if I can't measure it with strips. Say I let my res go 14 days between changes.Gotta remember rahz had rot before he started dosing with chlorine which is not how to use chlorine. Its best used as preventative measures. So even if its converted to chloramine, its still disinfecting. Add your shock first, then add nutes and your good to go...
if you went 1ppm every 3 days, you'd be fine. at max you'd be 5ppm at day 15 or so.my only worry is when to re-dose if I can't measure it with strips. Say I let my res go 14 days between changes.
when i noticed a bit of rot, i'd run just the poolshock and water for a few hrs. then add nutes.Gotta remember rahz had rot before he started dosing with chlorine which is not how to use chlorine. Its best used as preventative measures. So even if its converted to chloramine, its still disinfecting. Add your shock first, then add nutes and your good to go...