Dowflake

[abfleck]

What deptment at home depot will I find this product?

AJ

[Poppy828]

Should be near home/garden AJ. That is where I picked mine up anyway from them. just ask an orange apron as it walks by. :)

Todd

[abfleck]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6381856#post6381856 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Poppy828
Should be near home/garden AJ. That is where I picked mine up anyway from them. just ask an orange apron as it walks by. :)

Todd



LOL..............thanks~

[derrikd]

are you going to make calcuim? if so i used the driveway heat.

[abfleck]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6382985#post6382985 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by derrikd
are you going to make calcuim? if so i used the driveway heat.

thanks for the reply. yes I am going to use it for Ca

[derrikd]

is the dow cheaper? i got the driveway heat for 50lbs for 17.oo.

[ostrow]

The Driveway Heat is closer in specs to Turbo Calcium products on the market, FWIW.

[derrikd]

is that good or bad?

[ostrow]

You use less of it, so it goes further. HD has 50lb bags for $15.

[derrikd]

yea, by me the HD and lowes were both 17. and change... im going to see if they drop the price after winter and pick up some more

[abfleck]

So which one should I use? LOL!

AJ

[derrikd]

how much is the dow? i have used the driveway heat and love it, works great and cheep. i can not comment on the dow

[abfleck]

I will let you know. I am going to check it out tomarrow.

AJ

[Ride Red]

As of 2 weeks ago, the home depot on Randall only has Heat. It's in the far rear right corner of the inside garden dept. I mixed up a batch and kept it a little weak to be safe. It dissolved very clean. So far so good.

[Pufferpunk]

What is it used for (still a newbie)?

[Ride Red]

It's Calcium Cloride. It can be used to make Randy's mix:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/april2004/chem.htm

[derrikd]

yea, i love that mix. so much cheaper than the b-ionic 2 part. i have been using it for a little bit now and everything is great. i got a huge bag of the bakeing poweder ast sams for 4. and the heat at lowes/HD for 17.00 and the epsom salts at walmart for 1. something... then just use milk jugs to mix it in.

[Ride Red]

I've been using old 5 gal salt buckets. Add a cordless drill with an old hanger in the chuck to mix it and I'm off and running. It's currently the way to go for me. Including sumps, I have about 800 gal to dose. I like B-ionic, but could you imagine the cost? Ouch.

[abfleck]

I picked up a 50 pound bag of prestone heat from HP for 15.00 some dollars. Its cheaper than LOWES on Randall LITH, IL I have mixed Randys three part additive and ready to use it.

Aj

[Whaledriver]

Remember it is bakeing soda not bakeing powder

[abfleck]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6404973#post6404973 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Whaledriver
Remember it is bakeing soda not bakeing powder


Yep! Thanks!

AJ

[Ride Red]

Hi AJ,

Remind me to compare notes when we get together. Thus far, I'm just concerned about the Epsom Salts and getting a complete mix of trace elements.

Later,

Bruce

[abfleck]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6415928#post6415928 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ride Red
Hi AJ,

Remind me to compare notes when we get together. Thus far, I'm just concerned about the Epsom Salts and getting a complete mix of trace elements.

Later,

Bruce


OK.....we can figure it out. This is my fist time using the 3 part mix. I have not even began to use my epsom salt mixture for the magnesiam yet. Keep in mind that water changes does help with replacing the trace elements.

AJ

[abfleck]

How much prestone are folks mixing per gallon of RO/DI water?

AJ