Kim this ones for you or anyone else who uses washing soda!

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Test Results

Procedure: For each test I place 6 oz of fresh water into a cup then place it in a microwave for 1 minute on high – needed to dissolve Washing Soda and Seachem Reef Buffer.

Both items are used to raise the Ph of water.

Added one teaspoon of Washing Soda to one cup and Reef Buffer to another and stirred for until all the powder was dissolved. Let solutions sit for about one minute.

After sitting both solutions had a thick white film on top.

The Reef Buffer had no smell.

The Washing Soda had a faint smell. The lesser smell was probably due to the smaller concentration Washing Soda as compared to a box full of the stuff.

Observation: They both reacted and looked the same when mixed with fresh water.

Conclusion: I still don’t like the smell of the Washing Soda. Will have to contact the manufacture to see if a scent has been added.

I am currently using the Washing Soda in a load of laundry – waste not, want not.