what is the best "calcium chloride" brand?

[fresh]

Hi all,

I am just about to start the journey of dosing calcium chloride and baking soda using the "homemade two part calcium and alkalinity additive system" link that Beverly pointed to here.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...l2004/chem.htm

I bought the arm-and-hammer baking soda, but I need to buy the calcium chloride, and I wanted to know if others have had any success with any given brands. I was previously told that there is something called Spa-Cal that Ideal-Spa carries here in Surrey, but I checked with them and they don't carry it anymore. They have replaced it with a different line.

So if you have any idea what I should get, and where to get it from, please let me know as soon as you can.

Thank you very much.

MO

[Invigor]

kent turbo calcium

[fresh]

Thank you, but I am looking for the homemade calcium buffer, using calcium chloride and water solution.

[Invigor]

hmm, there was someone on here from manitoba that has like 20lbs of the stuff, think it was silvermax or something..let me look

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=19706

I'm also under the impression "Quinster" has some he's willing to give away

[fresh]

what about localy? anybody knows where I can pick up some "safe" and "good" calcium chloride?

Thank you.

[Chin_Lee]

dow flake 97-98% can be bought at the pool and spa place located on Fraser Hwy just east of 160.

Originally Posted by fresh

what about localy? anybody knows where I can pick up some "safe" and "good" calcium chloride?

Thank you.

[Bryan]

Kent Turbo is "Calcium Chloride". It may cost more but it is food grade as opposed to something you may find in a hardware store that may be contaminated with heavy metals.

[crusty1]

We bought Dow flake through Total Pet. They had to order it in though.