Using Epsom salt as Magnesium Sulfate?

[whatcaneyedo]

I've been using Epson Salts from Costco for over 5 years. I mix it with Magnesium Chloride road salt for a more balanced product. The price difference will be due to grade, markup, branding, volume, packaging, source... the usual things that make everything in this hobby more expensive than those sold as regular household products.

[michika]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

I've been using Epson Salts from Costco for over 5 years. I mix it with Magnesium Chloride road salt for a more balanced product. The price difference will be due to grade, markup, branding, volume, packaging, source... the usual things that make everything in this hobby more expensive than those sold as regular household products.

^^ So true. I also use bulk salts, and also mix Magnesiums too for the more balanced product. The savings are INCREDIBLE! Same goes for Calcium and Alkalinity.

[Potatohead]

To get the exact ratio in NSW it's something like 9:1 mag chloride to mag sulfate. A lot of people just use mag chloride for that reason, but epsom salt is pretty cheap so I always add it.