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hillegom 01-03-2011 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by bkelly (Post 578130)
my MgSo4 is fine its a bigger crystal than the MgCl maybe the Fauna Marine is a made up recipe with both, perhaps that helps keep it dry, think the ratio is 5:3. My MgCl is in an old IO bucket which has a gasket that i hammer shut, the bucket is 3/4 empty now that its a pile of slush , maybe all that extra air in there is allowing it to suck so much moisture, i think ill put it in a plastic bag then into the sealed bucket next batch.
I would check the gasket on that bucket. Salts are hygroscopic. (I think thats the word, absorbing water.) The air in the bucket cannot hold that much water to create slush. Try and find another bucket. However, its too late to save the crystals. But it would stop more water from being absorbed.

Myka 01-03-2011 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by bkelly (Post 578130)
my MgSo4 is fine its a bigger crystal than the MgCl maybe the Fauna Marine is a made up recipe with both, perhaps that helps keep it dry, think the ratio is 5:3.
Fauna Marin sells MgSO4 and MgCl separately. I mix MgCl 8 parts to MgSO4 (drug store bought) 1 part.

bkelly 01-03-2011 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by hillegom (Post 578282)
I would check the gasket on that bucket. Salts are hygroscopic. (I think thats the word, absorbing water.) The air in the bucket cannot hold that much water to create slush. Try and find another bucket. However, its too late to save the crystals. But it would stop more water from being absorbed.
good point i changed buckets, would it be better to do my 2 part by volume for this slushy stuff?

hillegom 01-05-2011 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bkelly (Post 578366)
good point i changed buckets, would it be better to do my 2 part by volume for this slushy stuff?
I have never done that so hopefully someone who has can chime in

Delphinus 03-08-2011 01:55 AM
Something I just noticed. I switched to BRS mag recently after finally running out of my last Chemmaster magnesium. BRS sells the mag separately: one container for Magnesium chloride, another for Magnesium sulfate. I always just bought the premixed stuff since it was easier that way.

Anyhow right now the BRS stuff in the separate containers is still dry, but the stuff I premixed (for the sake of convenience into a separate container) is now all wet and slushy-like (if it was snow it would be perfect snowball/snowman making consistency).

The Grizz 03-08-2011 02:04 AM
I keep mine in a huge pickle jars , no problem yet. I think when the 2 chemicals are mixed this creates a reaction that makes it absorb moisture from the air.

Skimmerking 03-08-2011 02:33 AM
yes that is it BINGO we have a winner:mrgreen:

The Grizz 03-08-2011 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by asmodeus (Post 596874)
yes that is it BINGO we have a winner:mrgreen:
Cool what do I win :biggrin:


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