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Old 01-22-2007, 06:01 AM   #22 (permalink)
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- CaCO3 has limited solubility so you may want to pre mix it in a little hot water, then add it in w/ replacement water during a pwc.

K2HPO3 (dibasic potassium phosphate) is more readily soluble than the monobasic variety and it adds twice the K per unit. Drawbacks - may not be as readily available to everyone, pH is higher than for the monobasic. There is a "tribasic" out there, but it's even less common in labs etc., pH would be higher still and it's no more soluble than dibasic (if memory serves).
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