Diy calcium chloride (A Little Help)

[Razor Ramon]

I’d like to hear from reefers using diy calcium chloride
Randy’s way!
I mixed some anhydrous calcium chloride 94% pure +
It mixed brown , smelt like soil. ???
Read some threads , said it’s percipate .
This product is from Mexico has good stats
As per lack of contaminants.
Looks like the color that clay pots that come from Mexico.
So I used my 25ppm screen sure enough it’s the clay from there.
Can you help me with this,is it normal to have this percipate in diy calcium
Chloride.
Is it always dirty looking and need screening ?
Please state how long you have been using diy products and have you had good or bad luck .
What type of corals .
Thanks look forward to every ones input on this one .
Thank You Razor Ramon

[Razor Ramon]

Here some pictures of the dirty calcium chloride .
WHAT DO YA THINK EH!






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[Razor Ramon]

Label states many uses even food processing ?



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[Myka]

Personally, I only add stuff to my tank that has an aquarium label on it. Aquarium use Calcium chloride is not expensive. Aquaforest sells 5 kg for less than $50 (it is anhydrous and can be used in Randy's recipes). That's certainly more than what that bag of mud cost you, but at least you know what you're adding to your tank. I don't know about you, but I have THOUSANDS of dollars in my reef, and I'm not willing to risk it on a bag of calcium. JMHO.

[Razor Ramon]

Thanks that’s great advice!
Ok let’s get some more input on this.
Anyone have actual experience with this random
Bag mixes.
What gets me the bag says it’s used in food prep.
Look what we are porentaly exposed to in food!
I’m taking it back to the chemical wholesaler tomorrow
They figure it a bad batch they told me that they sell thousands
Of bags yearly leterly pallets of this product to businesses. Never
Had any issues.
I’m guessing that they will be having it tested and maybe a recall on
this run?
I was told that this product should mix clean and clear like I have always seen
In aquarium grade product .
So if more of us can chime in on this and tell your good or bad you have had
On these diy products .
Thanks again!

[Frogger]

Do you really want to add that stuff to your tank?

How much calcium chloride do you need? Bulk Calcium chloride from Aquarium shops is cheap. When compared to the other costs for keeping a reef tank your bulk calcium and alkalinity requirements are small. There are better places to save your pennies.

That Calcium Chloride will makes a good ice melt that won't fry your lawn.

[Razor Ramon]

Yea I like that Frogger, only problem now it’s mixed and has the red mud it will plug my sprayer for my sidewalk melt.
It’s not going in my tank. It’s going back to the chemical sales.
Im sure I’m not the only one to use bulk products or am I ?
Thanks again for the support.

[CHEAPREEF]

I used to use this Calcium Chloride before I switched to ATI Essentials. IT's the brand Randy actual advises in his article, actually it's more pure. 20KG for $25, mixes clear and works perfectly fine. I got it form the Homehardware in the Grove.

https://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/i...231?Ntt=flakes