ICE MELT question

[domvert]

Ok Just went to order my regular 4 gal bucket of ESV and notice there is a price increase!!!

I have like 2 bags of ice melt from the winter and ingredients says
Sodium Chloride.........007647-14-5
Calcium Chloride.........010043-52-4
Magnesium Chloride.....007786-30-3

is this safe to use for my calcium???

also can I just use soda ash for my alkanity?

[james30ct]

Look up randys diy recipe. I use the 1st recipe for regularly low ph and it works great and its cheap.

I use cooked baking soda for alk
epsom salt for mag
and prestone driveway heat for cal

[domvert]

so what I have is good for cal??

[jay13]

Originally Posted by domvert

so what I have is good for cal??

no, prestone driveway heat is the ice melting calcium source. it is also called peladow. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/#4

[domvert]

I checked peladow ingredients it's the same just no magnesium chloride

[bertoni]

Dow Flake and Prestone (made by Dow) were tested for purity carefully. Other brands might have problems. That said, lots of people are successful with a wide variety of calcium chloride products.

[domvert]

since it close to summer I have no idea where to get prestone driveway heat.

[jay13]

Originally Posted by domvert

since it close to summer I have no idea where to get prestone driveway heat.

Try a local mill and ask what calcium chloride they carry. Its usually in the back and 50# runs $20.