Making your own Two part Bionic style dosing system

[smoq]

So I got up this morning, did what a man has to do after he wakes up, and slowly approached my tank to dose Bionic Two part alkalinity and calcium supplement. "No, not again" I said to myself seeing that I'm almost out of both parts. Dosing b-ionic is starting to be expensive, so I thought if there is a good recipe to make your own two-part system that has IDENTICAL proportions as b-ionic has. Dosing esv two-part is very easy because I don't have to test my water after each dose, only weekly to check if everything is as it should be. I am using dry ferts for my planted tank and they are very cost-effective comparing to over-the-counter solutions, so I thought I can do the same for the reef tank . For example, BRS has two part 2 gallon kit http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store...on/two-part-calcium-and-alkalinity-kit-1.html but I would like it to be as effective and trouble free as ESV. What do you think? Has anyone switched to DIY?
I have a relatively small tank (57G +15G sump) so calcium reactor would be overkill. Pleas write your opinions and experience on this topic, thanks.

 

[rkaragozler]

Check out this article, it might help you.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php

 

[rookie07]

PaulB does his own...ask him.

 

[Boomer]

Smog many guys make their own two-part. See the article rkrago posted above.

 

[smoq]

Yes I checked it out thank you for the link. Does anybody know how diy compares to bionic in terms of dosing amounts/?

 

[rookie07]

I think thats the fun part.....

 

[Paul B]

Yes I use Randy's formula http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php

I have used it for a few years and everything is happy and growing so that is what I would follow.