DIY 2 part chemical sources. (1 Viewer)

[Crazyjeep]

While I'm sitting in the my airplane waiting on our flight attendant to do a corpus turn, I'm pondering the thought on how tools my own two part.

I understand how to do it, but where do we source the dowflake in Houston? Baking soda is easy, Epsom salts is equally easy. But the calcium chloride, where do you all get it?

Thanks!

Crazyjeep




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[Mark L.]

Here's some good reads on DIY 2 part chemicals. May help in your search for finding them. I personally find it just as easy to order from Bulk Reef Supply and it's cheap enough.

An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Do-It-Yourself Magnesium Supplements for the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

 

[JSimpson]

Leslie's Pool Supply - Hardness Plus. It's Calcium Chloride, and it's local. I've been using it for awhile now as have quite a few others.

Leslie's Hardness Plus Pool Chemical, 45 lbs.

The 2nd review on their site is a guy using it for a reef tank.

Here is the MSDS - it's made by Dow:

http://www.lesliesmsds.com/DocumentCenter.aspx?did=7a6b21b8-8fb3-444d-805d-b5f5030f1c83


You can do a search on Reef Central and find some people who use it as well:

Prestone Driveway Heat - Reef Central Online Community

 

[Salinity]

Ive also been looking. Tired of ordering.

 

[steveb]

While I'm sitting in the my airplane waiting on our flight attendant to do a corpus turn, I'm pondering the thought on how tools my own two part.

I understand how to do it, but where do we source the dowflake in Houston? Baking soda is easy, Epsom salts is equally easy. But the calcium chloride, where do you all get it?

Thanks!

Crazyjeep




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Don't forget Mag Chloride as well if you wish to keep the sulfate to chloride ratio (ionic balance) correct in your tank.

An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

 

[Cathman]

I know this is an older post, but are you mixing this stuff the same as with the BRS type calcium chloride?