Where can I get Dowflake?

[Holmie_D_Klown]

Trying to find it to make Randy's 2-part. Anybody know where they've found this stuff in the Tampa area? I've tried calling a few pool supply stores in the area but no luck yet. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[poknsnok]

most pinch a penny's have it, I got mine from the Brandon store

 

[Holmie_D_Klown]

The pinch a penny by me has a calcium booster, but not specifically dowflake. I'm a little hesitant using anything else, because I don't know the inert ingredients in it. Did your pinch a penny have dowflake or something comparable to it?

 

[poknsnok]

I got a big 50lb bag from the Pinch a penny in brandon... says dowflake right on the bag and Ive been using it for a month.. call the brandon store. maybe the guy your talking to is a little confused. What I got IS Dowflake. there is a place in Tampa Chemstat.. they have it too

 

[Holmie_D_Klown]

Ya, the guy I talked to wasn't all that helpful. I tried doing a search for Chemstat and couldn't find that company. I think I'll just make a trip to Brandon one day. Thanks for the help poknsnok

 

[adnup]

I got it in the Pinch a penny on 19, just south of tampa road. Robthorn knows where Chemstat is

 

[ryan115]

what is dowflake? I have never heard of it.

 

[paulhines]

Dowflake is calcium chloride. That in solution is part one of two part. Part two in sodium carbonate (baked sodium bicarbonate/baking soda).

I got mine at the Pinch a Penny in Lakeland. The bags were kept on a pallet in the back room. I think they sell them to pool professionals or use it to fill up those little tubs of "calcium booster".

I did a rough calculaion and figured my homemade 2-part costs less than 50 cents per 2-gallon set. Of course, I spend all the savings on new corals.

 

[DaddyJax]

I agree on spending the savings!
I bought a 50lbs bag and I have yet to put a dent in it three months later and I go through 1 gal each once a month!

 

[Holmie_D_Klown]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8173950#post8173950 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by adnup
I got it in the Pinch a penny on 19, just south of tampa road. Robthorn knows where Chemstat is

Just got some yesterday from there. Thanks

 

[carman9941]

just a heads up BUCKEYE SUPPLY has it on there web site and is a new sponsor here

 

[Buckeye Hydro]

[violation]

 

[ReefArtist]

I have a friend that works at Pinch a Penny and she said that they sell the 50 lb bags which is "Dowflake". The smaller bags are of a different brand and she wasn't sure if they were different. Some stores sell different products because they are individually owned. Just some information on the subject.