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Old 12/28/2007, 12:35 PM
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would this letter be the same on Peladow as well?
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Old 12/28/2007, 01:39 PM
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would this letter be the same on Peladow as well?
he said it was for all their dow calcium cloride products i believe
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Old 12/28/2007, 02:42 PM
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did you email him, cause i cant get any one to email me back. there is no lot number on the bag and nothing that has any letters in it. just wondering if you stil have his email or if you would be interested in asking him how i would go about finding when this bag was manufactured. thanks
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Old 12/28/2007, 03:18 PM
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I used the contact us button on the dow.com page. He never responded to any other emails i subsequently sent him.
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Old 12/28/2007, 04:22 PM
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bummer, yea i had sent them 2 contact us email things and they havnt responded, over a week period.
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Old 12/31/2007, 10:37 AM
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so what is the new receipe ?

It is not a new recipe per se. It is a concern with one ingredient in the recipe, and a switch to something else or an old batch may be useful.
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Old 12/31/2007, 09:07 PM
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I moving on to the pickling lime
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Old 12/31/2007, 09:09 PM
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That's a fine idea.
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Old 12/31/2007, 10:00 PM
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randy,what is your secret in keeping parameters where they need to be with just kalk.i always end up with low alk within a week or two.
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Old 01/01/2008, 07:44 AM
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Maybe the demand in your tank is higher. Do you have a lot of SPS?
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Old 01/01/2008, 10:43 AM
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yes,big old mother colonies.my frag system does great with just kalk.on my display,a 180 gallon ,i need to run my cal reactor with effluent at 6.8,and all top off is kalk to keep things where they need to be.i dont like the repressed ph so i run my cal reactor at 6.8.i would like to get away with one or the other,but my tank does the best with both.
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Old 01/01/2008, 10:58 AM
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Nice corals. I use fully staurated limewater for all top off and run a calcium reactor 24/7 at 6.7 with similar results my alk at least for now holds steady. I proably have less sps. I'm very content with this combination.
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Old 01/01/2008, 11:08 AM
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thanks,i'm with you there,but sometimes i wish there was an easier way.
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Old 01/01/2008, 12:12 PM
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For how many questions you get and responses. I would like to give you kudos Randy for being patient and a good source for other reefers to rely on for credible information.
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Old 01/01/2008, 12:33 PM
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Nice post Davy, I second it!
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Old 01/01/2008, 02:25 PM
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Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
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Old 01/01/2008, 03:21 PM
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Randy,

In saltwater does bromide stand alone or is it measured as sodium bromide. Because if it is, pool/spas have bromine generators to substitute chlorine and the test kits they use is for sodium bromide. Do you think something like this would work to check the calcium products. http://www.lambertshomeservices.com/...m_bromine.html

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Old 01/01/2008, 04:31 PM
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I do not know how the kit works, but it certainly measures bromide ion, and simply reports the results as it it all were sodium bromide. It is a slight correction downward to get bromide alone. I do not know if it would be accurate in seawater, or what range it reads in.
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Old 01/02/2008, 01:42 PM
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It doesn't give enough info to compare to Dowflake. That is the same spec that Dow's food grade meets, but Dow now has too much bromide. It might be repackaged Dow material.
I have emailed aquatic Eco-Systems again and although they can not confirm the bromide levels but did verify this is not a repackaged Dow product and that it does not contain any potassium either. They sell it as an additive for recirculating aquaculture systems so it must be safe for freshwater fish, but not sure about corals/marine.

Anybody tried this product?
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Old 01/06/2008, 06:54 PM
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where would the lot number be found on a 50 lb bag?
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Old 01/07/2008, 08:28 AM
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Here's one location that someone found and posted a picture on the Boston Reefers web site:

http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/...1&d=1198176407
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Old 01/07/2008, 09:28 AM
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Thanks Randy.

And Happy Reefing to you!
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Old 01/07/2008, 12:04 PM
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you're welcome.

Good luck.
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Old 01/07/2008, 01:15 PM
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Here's another option, seems cheap enough to buy a few and check it out:

http://www.discovertesting.com/produ...st%20Strips%20(3%20in%201)%20Spa%20Check
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Old 01/07/2008, 01:44 PM
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Bromine? Not bromide?
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