Magnesium chloride

[KPG007]

Originally Posted by TimT

Something else to consider is that Bulk Reef Supply and I are vendors. When people purchase chems from us they are supporting Canreef. :-)

I'm all about supporting the vendors on here! We posted at roughly the same time. I didn't see yours and wasn't trying to under cut you.

That said, bulk chemicals are definitely the way to go. I don't think enough people take advantage of this method of saving money.

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by KPG007

I'm all about supporting the vendors on here! We posted at roughly the same time. I didn't see yours and wasn't trying to under cut you.

That said, bulk chemicals are definitely the way to go. I don't think enough people take advantage of this method of saving money.

Same goes for me. When I was looking for bulk Mg a couple months ago, I was not aware that Tim sold it, or I may have gone that direction. Subsequently, I learned about what Russel and the guys in PG were doing, and I ended up getting some Safe Step Ice Melter. It was cheap, and so far have not seen any adverse effects in my tank.

But good to know that Tim also has bulk alk and Ca, as I will need more of that in the future.

[Mork]

Just ordered a bag off Tim - problem solved.

On the subject of Magnesium. I'm following Balling light, so just used the Mag chloride. But I was wondering if I should add some Mag sulphate too?

Thoughts?

[TimT]

Originally Posted by KPG007

I'm all about supporting the vendors on here! We posted at roughly the same time. I didn't see yours and wasn't trying to under cut you.

I didn't think you were trying to undercut me as the pricing is almost the same for similar products so no worries. I just converted mine from metric as people may not have seen the /kg on a quick glance. :-)

Originally Posted by Mork

But I was wondering if I should add some Mag sulphate too?

Yes, you should add some Epsom Salt as well. The Balling recipe calls for 550grams Mag Chloride and 80 grams Epsom salt in 10 litres of water.

Cheers,
Tim

[PFoster]

Originally Posted by TimT

Yes, you should add some Epsom Salt as well. The Balling recipe calls for 550grams Mag Chloride and 80 grams Epsom salt in 10 litres of water.

Cheers,
Tim

The older Balling Light formula does but many people these days just use straight Magnesium chloride (I am one of them) and it works just fine.

And I mix 2 kg of magnesium chloride into 2.5 g (just under 10L)

2 of this, one of that though. Its all about what works for you. And obviously either one will work.