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    Need advice on good icyblue 250w lamp

    Thank you, that helps.
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    Need advice on good icyblue 250w lamp

    I've checked Sanjay's site and done much research but still need some help. My problem is I don't know what color the lamp will be on my M58 ballast. Sanjay gives color temps for his lamps he tests but all of the "bluer" lamps can not be accuratly measured. So I need help. I'm running 250w...
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    Storing Calcium Chloride

    The Tetra sales rep told me that the food grade was like 10x's more expensive. Was he right or wrong? Greg
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    Storing Calcium Chloride

    So what is the actual Tetra product you selected? Do you think the IO buckets will store it long term? Greg
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    Storing Calcium Chloride

    Don- Thanks for the reply. Can you vacu seal 50lbs worth? I guess you would need to make up alot of smaller bags? Greg BTW Did you ever start using the Tetra product? I think you mentioned possibly purchasing a pallet and storing it at work or something. I'm just about to run out of my old...
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    Storing Calcium Chloride

    I was wondering how long you can store Calcium Chloride and how. Old air tight salt bucket? For years and years? Thanks, Greg
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    Dowflake not safe?

    Boomer- I did ask Tetra what stores carried there product. The somewhat local buisnesses they told me all turned out useless. Most were big compainies that sold to smaller ones and none of them even carried Tetra!?! All carried Dowflake however. Very frustrating indeed. One of these...
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    Dowflake not safe?

    Well guys, I think I found some! There is a calcium chloride Tech grade under the name of Karimar. It comes out of Finland and is the TCE (technical chemicals europe) flake by Tetra. And this is the best part, it's only $18/50lb bag at a somewhat local store-paris farmers union. I don't know...
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    Dowflake not safe?

    How much better is the Tetra over the old Dowflake? How much Bromide is in the older Dowflake? There is some 2006 Dowflake available at my local homedepot for $18/50lbs. I think I might just go buy some. All the prices on the tetra I have foung ran about $50/50lb although I never found a...
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    Dowflake not safe?

    http://www.mallbaker.com/Americas/catalog/prodpage.asp?sku=4880&brd=M&searchdata=4880&searchbrd=*&startnum=1&language=
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    Dowflake not safe?

    I have not has any luck with Univar so far. I was told the only Univar branches that carry the Tetre product are in California and at this point they are looking into wether or not they can sell a bag. The Fcc food grade is not available and is no longer being produced. It also costs alot...
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    Dowflake not safe?

    Boomer- Thanks for the info and effort on locating a good source for Tetra. I tried calling a number of placing today after getting off the phone with a Tetra sales rep from my area. All were strike outs but one that I'm waiting to hear back from. I also called univar 9 minutes after they...
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    Dowflake not safe?

    Boomer- Are you still trying to determine the best product within the tetra line to use? There seems to be a few choices and I'm not sure which is better. A lot of people seem to recomend Tetra but no one ever gets specific. I did talk to one guy who is using the Tetra 94 but he has been...
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    Dowflake not safe?

    I just got an e-mail back from 2 part solutions. They said they have enough of the old Dowflake to last alot longer, perhaps a couple years. They also said they have another manufacturer lined up that has "better" calcium hydroxide when the time comes.
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    Dowflake not safe?

    Dosen't the two part solution use Dowflake as there Ca part? Do they have a stock pile of the 2006 lot??? Greg
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    Dowflake not safe?

    I was getting ready to reorder some Dowflake for my "improved to part recipe" and came accross some threads that said the 2007 batch of Dowflake contains some ingredients (borate?) that is not considered safe. What is currently a safe choice for the calcium part and where is a good place to get...
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    Gyres in sps tank?

    Yeah they are cool. Thanks Kevin.
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    Question on Kevin's ozone reactor

    Good to know. Just curious, what kind of salt do you use and how big are your water changes?
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    Question on Kevin's ozone reactor

    What about byproducts created from the ozone (borate or something???), do these things need to be removed with carbon? Thanks, Greg
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    Gyres in sps tank?

    I agree on the rack mount display. I was considering using four maxi jet mods, one in each corner and have opposite corners run for a few hours then turn off and the other two turn on. I think a good electronic timer should do the trick. Greg
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