Poor man's dosing

[Jose Guzman]

Has anyone been able to find Mag Flakes locally, i hear some home depots carry them? The one out at quincy does not though.

 

[chrislorentz]

I can not find them, however I was reading a post on one of the other sites and people are using the Preston Driveway heat and Road Runner Ice Melt both safley

 

[Jose Guzman]

The Road Runner Ice Melt does contain Magnesium Chloride but it also contains Calcium Chloride and does not state the exact percentages of individual products; simply says a proprietary blend. Am I overlooking something? Do you know of any other alternatives that simply contain the magnesium portion?

 

[chrislorentz]

From what I was reading on the other forum let me try to find the other place where I was reading it. You can use Preston Driveway Heat as well, it is refrenced by Dr. Farly

 

[chrislorentz]

Ok here is the link and it is the Pet friendly road runner. Check it out.............. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1759813

 

[Cake_Boss]

. The Mag portion is both Epson salt and Mag chloride. .

there you go


Been thinking of using "Randy's Recipe" just because the online calculators have a dosing for it.

 

[Jose Guzman]

Awesome! Thanks for the link, was able to see that Road Runner is mostly Mag Chloride with a very small percentage of Calcium Chloride. I've definitely seen the regular version at Walmart but will have to check if it was the pet-friendly kind.

 

[chrislorentz]

Yea check petsmart and petco as well they usually sell the pet friendly stuff there.

 

[Andrew_bram]

I know this is an old thread but there is a place in denver that sells the dow flake randy recommends. It can be found at rio grande building supply $20 for 50 pound bag.

 

[that0neguy1126]

I have used the Roadrunner stuff from Home Depot before. The best option is BRS though.

 

[Andrew_bram]

Derek dont know enough about brs really to comment other than I looked online at them and they were expensive IMO compared to randy holmes farleys recipe. Just know how hard I looked for that stuff that he used I had to go with it because it was an accoplishment just to find it lol.

 

[AlgaeBarn]

I'm going to be picking up some MgCl2 and maybe some sulfate from BRS. They are supposedly pharmaceutical grade so you are paying for the purity. For the ability to be lazy with water changes and not having to worry about heavy metal buildup from sub-par chemicals I'd say it is worth the cost.