Homemade 2-part recipe (B-Ionic ....)
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Hmm. Recipe 1, 3A calls for 5 cups of MgCl per gallon of mix. 2.5 cups of Mg solution will supplement 6 gallons (6.4 actually) each of the Alk and Ca solutions. Without knowing how many pounds of Mg flake equals a cup, you can't know how much Mg flake you'll need. My guess is that their 4 pound bags equals 2 1/2 or 5 cups, since they've apparently repackaged it to accomodate the Holmes-Farley recipe.
I suggest using the "contact us" feature on the Buckeye web page to ask the question. $12 for 8 pounds seems like price gouging to me though. It's just ice melt. You may be able to get it locally in Oct/Nov. You can probably find the manufacturer's web page, contact them, and see who sells it in CO.
I found a Denver source on Thomasnet:
B & B Blending, Inc.
5285 Fox St., Unit B
Denver, CO 80216
1-800-875-6320
I suggest using the "contact us" feature on the Buckeye web page to ask the question. $12 for 8 pounds seems like price gouging to me though. It's just ice melt. You may be able to get it locally in Oct/Nov. You can probably find the manufacturer's web page, contact them, and see who sells it in CO.
I found a Denver source on Thomasnet:
B & B Blending, Inc.
5285 Fox St., Unit B
Denver, CO 80216
1-800-875-6320
In case you missed it, Randy has a new article that deals specifically with the Magnesium component. It is here:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-07/rhf/index.php
Also, I located a source for Mag Flakes:
Prestige IceMelt
701 1/2 1/2 N Main St
Brighton, CO 80601 - 1555
(303) 659-5700
They make it to Denver on a weekly basis, so they are going to add a bag of Mag Flakes on their next delivery. $25 delivered, not a bad deal. I'll let you know how the product looks when I receive it (probably some time tomorrow).
Any one up North could pick it up from their shop for $20/bag.
Jeff
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-07/rhf/index.php
Also, I located a source for Mag Flakes:
Prestige IceMelt
701 1/2 1/2 N Main St
Brighton, CO 80601 - 1555
(303) 659-5700
They make it to Denver on a weekly basis, so they are going to add a bag of Mag Flakes on their next delivery. $25 delivered, not a bad deal. I'll let you know how the product looks when I receive it (probably some time tomorrow).
Any one up North could pick it up from their shop for $20/bag.
Jeff
Ok, I think this will work. I added one bag to my order and they plan on delivery some time tomorrow evening. I can take one bag with me to one of my businesses at Dayton and Arapahoe in Greenwood Village and meet Cliff to take down to the Springs.
Cliff does that work for you and can you somehow meet Crit21 in the Springs?
Cliff does that work for you and can you somehow meet Crit21 in the Springs?
Ok, I have the Magnesium now. It is in a 50# white bag with purple and blue lettering. The name on the bag is Absoulte Zero Melt Down. The ingredients say that it is 100% Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate manufactured for Envirotech Services Inc. in Greeley, Colorado. The company I purchased the bags from said that Envirotech buys the salt from Dead Sea Works and puts their own name on it.
Anyway, I have an extra bag if you want it Crit, please confirm that you want me to deliver it to ReefJerk.
Also, ReefJerk can you PM me your phone number so that if Crit wants the bag, I can get ahold of you and meet you tomorrow or Thursday?
Anyway, I have an extra bag if you want it Crit, please confirm that you want me to deliver it to ReefJerk.
Also, ReefJerk can you PM me your phone number so that if Crit wants the bag, I can get ahold of you and meet you tomorrow or Thursday?
Well for some free frags and a chance to win a clam, I will be there! I have 260 Watts of PC's but I'm about ready to upgrade to a larger tank and will go with T-5's or Metal Halide then.
So if you have any SPS frags, I'm looking for those now, I picked up a Green Slimer and an Orange Cap at the Denver Swap.
ReefJerk, thanks for volunteering to take the Magnesium to Crit, but I will bring it with me on Saturday.
Thanks, and I'll see you all in Castle Rock.
Jeff
So if you have any SPS frags, I'm looking for those now, I picked up a Green Slimer and an Orange Cap at the Denver Swap.
ReefJerk, thanks for volunteering to take the Magnesium to Crit, but I will bring it with me on Saturday.
Thanks, and I'll see you all in Castle Rock.
Jeff
Ok, now that I have all my ingredients and my test kits, I am ready to start dosing.
I used the calculator found here:
http://jdieck1.home.comcast.net/chemcalc.html
I have a total volume of 75 gallons.
My calcium is low at 300ppm, and my Alk is currently at 8.3.
So using the calculator it tells me I should add 39 fl oz of Randy's Recipe 1 Calcium. It is my understanding that Randy's recipe is always dosed together, so I should add 39 fl oz of Randy's Recipe 1 Alkalinity at the same time so that my alkalinity doesn't change?
I will dose over a series of several days to avoid shocking the system but wanted to check that I understood things correctly.
Then for every gallon of the two part I dose, I will add 2 1/2 cups of the Magnesium solution?
Thanks!
I used the calculator found here:
http://jdieck1.home.comcast.net/chemcalc.html
I have a total volume of 75 gallons.
My calcium is low at 300ppm, and my Alk is currently at 8.3.
So using the calculator it tells me I should add 39 fl oz of Randy's Recipe 1 Calcium. It is my understanding that Randy's recipe is always dosed together, so I should add 39 fl oz of Randy's Recipe 1 Alkalinity at the same time so that my alkalinity doesn't change?
I will dose over a series of several days to avoid shocking the system but wanted to check that I understood things correctly.
Then for every gallon of the two part I dose, I will add 2 1/2 cups of the Magnesium solution?
Thanks!
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