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Topic: homemade dosing

Posted By: rwgoose
Subject: homemade dosing
Date Posted: September 04 2012 at 7:22pm

so i have heard you can diy some dosing.. i was wondering about calc and alk doing. anyone know anything about good homemade doses??

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Posted By: MattinIdaho
Date Posted: September 04 2012 at 8:12pm

you can look up Randy's Recipe. It's super easy.

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Posted By: jaschall
Date Posted: September 04 2012 at 9:28pm

reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php" rel="nofollow - reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php
Not to sure how to post a link, maybe copy and paste.

Posted By: Lewy
Date Posted: September 05 2012 at 12:50pm

I do my own. Mark did a write up of a CaCl ice melt that Walmart sells. He had it tested for purity and came back really nice for the tanks. I also us a MgCl ice melt I get from Costco along with epson salt also from Costco. Then for Alk I use Arm and Hammer baking soda. I bake part of it to get soda ash so when I add it there isn't a PH change. All from Randy's recipe. Link posted above.

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40 gal w/ 20 sump

Posted By: wickedsnowman
Date Posted: September 05 2012 at 1:25pm

If you cant find the CaCl and MgCl locally. (it is usually impossible in the summer) Bulkreefsupply.com sells them for pretty cheap.

Posted By: Lewy
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 10:31am

If you can't find it I've got some to trade.

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40 gal w/ 20 sump

Posted By: Akira
Date Posted: September 07 2012 at 2:48am

Roy I have several recipes that i have used and you can have them if u want em .

Posted By: Shayne
Date Posted: September 07 2012 at 10:38am

I went to Home Depot a couple months ago and was able to get Driveway Heat (CaCl). You have to ask someone to get it down for you. They have it on one of the top shelves in storage. You might be able to get CaMg as well.

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Posted By: rwgoose
Date Posted: September 10 2012 at 7:13pm

thanks everyone.. kurt i will be getting a hold of you soon for those

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