Where can I find these ingerdients for Two Part?

Veng68 · #1 03-10-2009, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pterfloth

You can buy Red Sea magnesium chloride from Univar. I bought a 20 of bag a few months ago. Mix with Epsom salts available at any drug store. See Reefkeeping online for recipe and addition calculator. I have been doing this for a few months now. Works well and is cheap.

Do they sell direct to consumers or do you have to be a business to order from them?

I've been a bit confused on this because some other forum threads I've heard that they can buy direct from them and others they said that they could not.

Cheers,
Vic

GreenSpottedPuffer · #2 03-10-2009, 05:26 AM

Where is Univar?

Veng68 · #3 03-10-2009, 05:29 AM

They have distributions centers in Vancouver & Abbotsford.

List of chemicals sold.
http://www.univarcanada.com/pdfdoc/c...pounding-2.pdf

Canadian homepage
http://www.univarcanada.com/index.htm

Cheers,
Vic

GreenSpottedPuffer · #4 03-10-2009, 05:34 AM

This would be perfect if they will sell to me. Going to call tomorrow morning. Looks like they have both the calcium and magnesium I am after.

pterfloth · #5 03-10-2009, 05:27 AM

I used my company name but paid cash. I do work for a chemical company though. Try calling. If no luck, pm me.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #6 03-10-2009, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pterfloth

I used my company name but paid cash. I do work for a chemical company though. Try calling. If no luck, pm me.

Do you remember the cost?

PM me if you prefer.

pterfloth · #7 03-10-2009, 06:27 AM

I think I paid about $2/kg for the calcium and the magnesium. Many times cheaper than any liquid solution. The Epsom salts are about the same.

Reefer Rob · #8 03-10-2009, 03:51 PM

A couple of years ago I bought MgCl from Univar. I used my company name to buy it , and they hade minimum quantities.

PK Building is just around the corner from my shop, and I've bought Dowflake there, but again not for a couple of years. I found it mixed up quite dirty, and with some sediment. I wasn't really comfortable with this.

Put a lot of effort into sourcing Tetra CaCl locally. The Tetra rep, I beleive in California, was very helpfull, but their local distributor only sold by the truckload

In the end I've found it much easier, and cost effective (if you consider yor time) to just order from Bulk Reef Supply. You could try to get in on a group order (or start one) to offset the shipping cost.

Tom R · #9 03-10-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

You could try to get in on a group order (or start one) to offset the shipping cost.

Last fall we did a group order BRS and it went extremely well. There was no savings to be had in the shipping costs as each persons order was sent directly to their homes. BRS indicated that as the shipping costs are by weight it made no difference in the cost to ship the orders to one location or 10 locations.

The quality of the product sold by BRS are the best.

Tom R

Pnutjr · #10 03-10-2009, 04:52 PM

I've ordered stuff from the US - including Bulk Reef Supply - and sent it to Ship Happens. It's in Sumas so for you folks in the city it might be a little far but to those in Surrey, White Rock, and the Valley its great!. It's a company that has a US postal address. You use your name with their address and send it to them. Hop across the border, pick-up your stuff for $4.00 (they have to make a living too) then cross back. I park and walk across in Abbotsford. The 176 crossing isn't far either. Even if (depends on the Border Agent - heh

) I pay GST and PST

it sure beats the shipping cost the Bulk Reef charges you to Canada. After all, they ship for free in teh states I believe! Check it out: http://www.shiphappenssumas.com/
Maybe theres one near the Peace Arch too?? So for a little bit of your time (I've done it in an hour walking across) you do save some money! Hhmm....I wonder what the Border Services would think of a group order with all those chemicals????