Mag Flake?

[fio1022]

Any ideas where to get it locally?

 

[shyland83]

I saw a bag at the home depot in patchogue a few weeks ago.

 

[fio1022]

Thanks,
Hopefully a HD nearer to me will have.

 

[fio1022]

I've been to 2 local Home Depots with no luck.Literally tons of calcium chloride,no mag chloride.Figures
I might make the trip to Patchogue if I can confirm they have it.

 

[shyland83]

I'll look for you next time i'm there. it was at least a week ago when i saw it and there was only one bag left so i don't know if i would take that trip just yet.

 

[fio1022]

Thanks alot I appreciate that.

 

[cdamiano]

Scott - have you started using the stuff from twopartsolution.com? I have been using it for a week or two now without any problems.....still trying to dial in the proper drip rate with my dosing system.

 

[tcollins]

Because it's made by Dow Chemical, do a search and find a Dow wholesaler near you that sell's to the regional farm/supply stores. Contact them and they can tell you who they sell this to in your area. I had to do this, this summer, couple of phone calls later and I had it. Turned out to be about 15 miles away.

 

[shyland83]

Fio, I stopped by the Home Depot in Patchogue today and they had about 10 bags of mag flake.

Chris, i have started using the two part, i've been doing 3 pumps of each every morning, but i'm still trying to get my calcium up so i've been testing and adjusting in the afternoon. I'm hoping once i get my numbers were they should be the 3 ounces of each daily will be good because i'm also topping off with kalk.

 

[fio1022]

Thank you for looking for me.
I was planning on making 3 individual mixing/dosing systems in addition to limewater.
Since I upgraded my lighting I decided to go mainly sps and now limewater can't keep up with the demand.
I'm starting to rethink the idea and I might go with a calcium reactor instead.Seams to be much more automatic and hands off.
I wish I had some experience with them though.A little bit confusing.I have to do my homework on them before I decided
which way to go.

 

[shyland83]

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/sh/feature/index.php

this might help

 

[fio1022]

Didn't the Patchogue Home depot close(rte 112)?
Are you speaking of the one in Bellport or Hollbrook?

 

[onegreenray]

fio i may have 2/3 of a bag at my folks house in smithtown. let me look on sunday and i'll let you know. no use to me since i broke the big tank down in april. i also have two containers of mrs wedges picking lime if you are intrested in them.

 

[shyland83]

there were 2 in patchogue, the one on 112 closed recently. The other one is on gateway Blvd right at waverly and sunrise hwy.

 

[fio1022]

Thanks for the offer Ray.I allready picked up and I have plenty of pickeling lime.
Scott,thanks for the info.I picked up a 40lb.

 

[Bebo77]

i though you could not use the new stuff anymore because of the borate they are adding....

 

[shyland83]

i think that is only the dow flake(CaCl) , not the mag flake(MgCl)

 

[Bebo77]

are you positive? both made by dow... better ask Randy....

 

[fio1022]

Its not Dow so I think I'm just going to use it to melt ice!Not worth the risk.