Boron From Borax?

Lazy999

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Hiii,

Need some advice here. Can i use borax for boron instead of boric acid in micro mix?

From where i located, its hard to get boric acid.
 

rajkm

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Technically you could. You will need to adjust how much amount of Borax you will need to reach desired ppm.
Also Borax has sodium so you will be adding some sodium to your water. At amounts we desire it should not mater but a build up should be avoided.