Anyone (Ken) know the source for cheap calcium chloride (ice melt?) and where to find it? Like to stick with my DIY chemistry.
Thanks,
Ian
Getting late to get any check the box hardware stores for it. i will look the next time I am at lowes/depot. If in a bind I have plenty
CHeck all the HDs, Lowes, Sears at U. Plaza. they might still have some C-FORCE, or PRESTONE DRIVEWAY HEAT, the two i have used. walmart already took their jugs off the shelf in the auto dept. setting up for spring yard stuff now. if not. wait a bit and pool stores will have Calcium Chloride pellets for pool spring tune ups. they use it to raise calcium in the water for pipe corrosion protection. same stuff. as long as it says just CaCl. not some mix of stuff.
or you can get the pure anhydrous CaCl pellets from
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/
anytime but costs more than local snow melt.
Or what was i thinking? One of Our sponsors, Get Tanked carries all that good stuff too.
http://gettankedaquariums.com/index_file/Home.Product.List.Page.File/Home.Product.List.Page...htm
If you decide to order from them, let me know, i want to try some of their Borate suppliment and maybe some carbon.
Dare I say it???
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I’ll check it out and let you know
i have a huge bag of ice melt leftover from this winter. feel free to grab it if u are ever around dover. (dunno if it’s what u need or not…) i have one, safer-than-salt. and one that i am pretty sure is calcium chloride.
General Description:
COMBOTHERM Commercial Strength Blended Deicer is a unique and economical ice-melting blend, composed of calcium chloride, potassium chloride and sodium chloride. It comes in the form of small chips, half of which contain a green performance indicator. The color disappears as COMBOTHERM dissolves into effective deicing brine, giving a visual indication of speed of melting. The color also serves as a coverage indicator, helping to prevent over –application.
Applications:
COMBOTHERM Commercial Strength Blended Deicer is used for melting snow and ice on steps, sidewalks, driveways and parking areas.
Physical Properties:
Appearance White and green chips
Odor None
Sieve 0%> 0.375 inchAnalysis 0-20% > 0.187 inch 95-100% > 0.023 inch
Availability:
COMBOTHERM Commercial Strength Blended Deicer is available in 50 lb. plastic bags.
Chemical Composition:
Calcium Chloride, minimum; 70%
Other Alkali Salts, nominal: 5%
Colorant: < 0.1%
Chemical Prosperties:
Releases heat on contact with water
Absorbs moisture from humid air
Colorant is water washable, non- toxic and biodegradable
Safety and Handling:
For brief contact, no precautions other than clean body – covering clothing should be needed. Selection of specific items, such as goggles, gloves and apron , will depend on the operation. Eye/face protection is recommended for dusty operations. Appropriate ventilation should be in place to keep atmospheric levels below 10 mg/m³. Avoid contact with leather.
… i am in dover. lOl
Hey fish guy, thanks but I’ll pass on that. I would tend to believe that those other salts (sodium/potassium) would make the mix a bit too alkali and raise the ph of the tank. Also they’ve only accounted for 75% of the mixture, whats the other 25?!? lol and no idea what toxicity the coloration chips might have.
Then again I could be wrong, not sure if folks have used that mixture.
I would agree with your surmise Ian.
No blendeds allowed. thats the wrong stuff.
Ian if you are stuck finding it I have about 20 lbs if needed
Ian, If you need some CaCl in a pinch i got a bunch of C-FORCE. but long term since you have a bunch of tanks, you need some bulk.