Re: [APD] CO2 revelations

[Jerry Baker <jerry at bakerweb_biz>]

Jerry Baker wrote:
> The atomic weight of NaHCO3 is 84, and the atomic weight of HCO3 is 61. 
> That means for every gram of NaHCO3 you have 726mg of HCO3. If you can 
> measure out 246.5g of NaHCO3 into 1 liter of water, you should have 
> 179ppm HCO3 (bicarbonate). I'm not sure what the test is measuring 
> exactly, but if it's bicarbonate that should do it.

If it's measuring CaCO3 equivalence, measure out 300g of NaHCO3 into 1 
liter to get 10°dKH.



-- 
Jerry Baker


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