Where to get these chemcials in Vancouver or lower mainland

fkshiu · #1 10-13-2008, 06:19 AM

Two of Canreef's sponsors, Chemaster and Bulk Reef Supply, sell everything you need for dosing two-part and kalkwasser.

wminglee · #2 10-17-2008, 01:07 PM

Thanks, fkshiu.

I am looking for a local retailer for lowering down shipment cost. Both of Chemmaster and Bulk Supply are out of BC.

As I understanding, there is little difference (in term ouing in reef tanks) in products of calcium hyperoxide from general chemical manufacturers and from marine companies. So, why pay more for a brand?

Anyway, thanks for your suggestion.

wminglee · #3 10-17-2008, 01:10 PM

Thanks a lot, Tangman.

I shall try to get there when have time.

Reefer Rob · #4 10-17-2008, 03:47 PM

You'll find that the Calcium Chloride from BRS will mix a lot cleaner and faster than Dow Flake. Worth the extra money IMO. I've tried to locate food grade locally, but I've been unable to find any at the consumer level.

fkshiu · #5 10-17-2008, 04:31 PM

Not to scare anyone (well, sort of as an fyi), but there was that whole controversy regarding excess bromide levels in Dowflake produced during a certain time period. The conclusion being that such changes resulted in Dowflake being "OK" to use but its longterm effect on aquaria was unknown, I believe. And as Rob mentioned, the altered Dowflake results in a lot more sediment.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1

The guess the bottom line is that it's not just a difference in name, but there are substantive differences in chemical mixes.

wminglee · #6 10-17-2008, 09:21 PM

It is interesting to note that the link for ordering calcium on the website twopartsolution.com mentioned in the referring discussion thread with inputs from Randy Holmes-Farley in Reef Central points to www.bulkreefsupply.com which is the website of BRS.

The header of the twopartsolution.com reads : Bulk Reef Supply and Home of the Two Part. Its contact link points to www.bulkreefsupply.com too.

Does this mean that BRS sells Dow calcium or repackages of it? In his response to the question "so is it ok to use the twopartsolutions.com stuff? calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate?", Randy Holmes-Farley said that "Yes, their products were apparently stockpiled before the changeover, at least they claim so." The date of the thread is 02/09/2008.

Does anyone know info about this? There seems quite a lot of related discussions on the RC. I tried to search the site but failed due to the fact I have yet registered and do not want to for the moment.

fkshiu · #7 10-17-2008, 09:29 PM

BRS and twopartsolution are the same guys. They only sold chemicals when they started then expanded with a lot of other stuff hence the name change.

As far as their CaCl is concerned this is from their website (see question #4):
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/faq.php?cID=1#18

You can also ask them directly in their sponsor forum. I would also give littlesilvermax a shout in his Chemaster sponsor forum as well. I've purchased from both and have had positive experiences from both places.