Two-part Formula Question

[fulinn]

Hey,

I'm trying to put together the ingredients for two-part recipe. I know it calls for Dow Flakes but my local Home Depot has never heard of it. They do carry Vaporizer Flakes by Gro-well. The only ingredients in the bag is Calcium Chloride and water.

Is it ok to use this in the recipe ?

I am also going to use Epsom Salts for the Mag Part, this should work ok, right ?

 

[Carlo Miceli]

Part 2 is Baking Soda, Baked if PH is on the low side and right out of the box if on the high side.

HD has Dow flake, I am not sure about the ones near you but try a couple more if you can. White bag big letters DOW flake I found mine out in the lanscaping area not in the main store.

The 3rd part was MAG. after you have used a liter of Part#1 and Part#2 you need to do a 1 dose of magnesium. That is mag flake and epsom salts..

Recipe #1, Part 3: The Magnesium Portion

The magnesium portion gives us two options, with Part 3A being preferred from an aquarium chemistry standpoint. Pick one and follow the same dosing directions regardless of which version you select.

Recipe #1, Part 3A

Dissolve Epsom salts (3 cups) and magnesium chloride hexahydrate sold by the Dead Sea Works company (5 cups) in enough purified freshwater to make 1 gallon total volume. There will likely be a precipitate that forms even if you fully dissolve both ingredients separately. That precipitate is calcium sulfate (calcium as an impurity in the magnesium chloride and sulfate from the Epsom salts). It is fine and appropriate to dose the precipitate along with the remainder of the fluid by shaking it up before dosing.

This solution is add

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php
FUll paper on Randy's 2 part..

 

[fulinn]

Thank you very for your reply. I appreciate it. I will a bit further for the dow flakes.

Bonnie

 

[Rays]

From Randy Holmes-Farley
I do not generally recommend any other ice melting brands since they do not provide adequate chemical analyses, and some have been found to have excessive ammonia.

 

[fulinn]

Thank you all, for your thoughts. I have found the Dow Flakes / Mag Flakes that I needed.

I appreciate the comments.

Bonnie