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Has anyone tried DIY supplements like Randy's 2 part?

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php

This recipe consists of:

Calcium Chloride

Baking Soda (Baked or not)

Epsom Salts

Magnesium Chloride

Has anyone found sources of Calcium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride?

I have found a good source of Kalkwasser aka Calcium Hydroxide

Taylors Lime (In the south Island) and McDonalds lime in the north island

Taylors lime is used by a large soft drink manufacturer to increase calcium levels in soft drinks, so we know its 100% food safe!

The main impurity is Magnesium Hydroxide which is barely soluble, the second impurity is quatrz, which of course is insoluble.

Taylors lime is sold in Christchurch in 20kg bags in garden centres, Garden Makers has it for $17.90

Im buying a bag of it, if anyone wants some please pm me

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I have just recieved some big bags of chemicals from CRT

I have food grade CaOH (Kalkwasser)

and vetenerian grades of CaCl2 and MgSO4

If anyone in Chch wants some please pm me, I am more than happy to split and to meet other people in Chch who are into reef tanks too!

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