Improved DIY Two Part Recipe
- Thread starter Randy Holmes-Farley
- Start date
Here's the improved recipe:
An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part
Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php
the contents:
Introduction
Comparing the Two Primary Recipes
Recipe #1
Recipe #1, Part 1: The Calcium Part
Recipe #1, Part 2: The Alkalinity Part
Recipe #1, Part 3: The Magnesium Portion
Recipe #1, Part 3A
Recipe #1, Part 3B
Recipe #2
Recipe #2, Part 1: The Calcium Part
Recipe #2, Part 2: The Alkalinity Part
Recipe #2, Part 3: The Magnesium Portion
Recipe #2, Part 3A
Recipe #2, Part 3B
Dosing Instructions
Substitutes for Dowflake Calcium Chloride
Substitutes for Dead Sea Works Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate
Where to Buy the Materials
Calculation Rationale for the Recipes
The Design of the Calcium and Alkalinity Parts
Residual Ions from the Calcium and Alkalinity Parts
Residue Remaining from Recipe #1 when using Recipe #1, Part 3A
Residue Remaining from Recipe #1 when using Recipe #1, Part 3B
Summary
Reference Links
An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part
Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php
the contents:
Introduction
Comparing the Two Primary Recipes
Recipe #1
Recipe #1, Part 1: The Calcium Part
Recipe #1, Part 2: The Alkalinity Part
Recipe #1, Part 3: The Magnesium Portion
Recipe #1, Part 3A
Recipe #1, Part 3B
Recipe #2
Recipe #2, Part 1: The Calcium Part
Recipe #2, Part 2: The Alkalinity Part
Recipe #2, Part 3: The Magnesium Portion
Recipe #2, Part 3A
Recipe #2, Part 3B
Dosing Instructions
Substitutes for Dowflake Calcium Chloride
Substitutes for Dead Sea Works Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate
Where to Buy the Materials
Calculation Rationale for the Recipes
The Design of the Calcium and Alkalinity Parts
Residual Ions from the Calcium and Alkalinity Parts
Residue Remaining from Recipe #1 when using Recipe #1, Part 3A
Residue Remaining from Recipe #1 when using Recipe #1, Part 3B
Summary
Reference Links
johns
Premium Member
That actual part I didn't do. Sorry. I don't have a recipe that includes Epsom salts and those liquid products. If you use about 3 parts of my Part 3 and 5 parts of those additives (based on magnesium content), it should be pretty good.
Randy- Could you translate this a bit more clearly for me.?
Are you saying, after you add 1G each of parts 1 and 2, and you are ready to add 610ml of part 3 (or 305ml for recipe 2), you should actually add 0.375 X 610ml of epsom and 0.625 X 610ml of Kents or ESVs.
Randy- Could you translate this a bit more clearly for me.?
Are you saying, after you add 1G each of parts 1 and 2, and you are ready to add 610ml of part 3 (or 305ml for recipe 2), you should actually add 0.375 X 610ml of epsom and 0.625 X 610ml of Kents or ESVs.
Herpervet
New member
I have had a tough time finding dow flake and ordered this product.
http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/5650/cid/1620
Randy,
Any thoughts on how it will substitute for dow flake? i.e. should I reduce the amount by 20%?
http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/5650/cid/1620
Randy,
Any thoughts on how it will substitute for dow flake? i.e. should I reduce the amount by 20%?
Just curious, has anyone done a price comparison between the home made magnesium additives and lets say ESV or Kent?
No, but we can. It depends a bit on what you buy, but lets say about 19$ for 55 pounds of MAG Flake.
That's about $3.50 per pound of actual magnesium.
Kent:
One gallon of Kent Tech M is 70,000 ppm magnesium. I'm not sure of the density, but let's assume it is close to 265 grams (0.6 pounds) of magnesium per gallon. It costs about $18.95. So that is about $32 per pound of actual magnesium.
ESV is similar, but a little more expensive per pound of magnesium.
No, but we can. It depends a bit on what you buy, but lets say about 19$ for 55 pounds of MAG Flake.
That's about $3.50 per pound of actual magnesium.
Kent:
One gallon of Kent Tech M is 70,000 ppm magnesium. I'm not sure of the density, but let's assume it is close to 265 grams (0.6 pounds) of magnesium per gallon. It costs about $18.95. So that is about $32 per pound of actual magnesium.
ESV is similar, but a little more expensive per pound of magnesium.
Randy,
Any thoughts on how it will substitute for dow flake? i.e. should I reduce the amount by 20%?
Unfortunately, no. I can't comment on either its purity or whether is is hydrated or anhydrous calcium chloride as they do not say in that link. If I had to guess, I'd pick it to be an anhydrous version.
Any thoughts on how it will substitute for dow flake? i.e. should I reduce the amount by 20%?
Unfortunately, no. I can't comment on either its purity or whether is is hydrated or anhydrous calcium chloride as they do not say in that link. If I had to guess, I'd pick it to be an anhydrous version.
