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Fatman 
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 Topic: Prestone Driveway Heat
Posted: September 20 2012 at 11:27am |
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If you are as cheap as I am you're probably dosing with some hardware store special for calcium. I have been looking for Prestone Driveway Heat for about two months. The Home Depot site said the local stores have it, but I've been to several over this period and no one seems to know where it is. Finally I just ordered it on line for local pickup and got it within two hours.
Might want to try that if you use the product.
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Posted: September 20 2012 at 1:13pm |
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Whats this for Calcium??? Weird.. Interesting..
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Fatman
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Posted: September 20 2012 at 1:33pm |
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Yes, it' the calcium addition.
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February 4: Winter Banquet at the Living Planet Aquarium
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Posted: September 20 2012 at 4:49pm |
How much do you add and how often?
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Posted: September 20 2012 at 4:53pm |
I use it too, Kevin.
Works great! (IMO)
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Posted: September 20 2012 at 5:05pm |
I've been using this for years and never looked back.
Heres more info on DIY Cal, Mag and Alk: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php
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Posted: September 20 2012 at 5:12pm |
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It's a process that is based on the link in the post above. Need to do some base water tests and then add according to that. I'm doing all three (Alk, Cal, and Mag) each day with about 50 ml of the mix and I test the water every other day. Once I get it to the acceptable levels I'll cut back until I'm adding enough to keep up with what they use.
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Edited by Fatman - September 20 2012 at 11:55pm
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Posted: September 20 2012 at 7:47pm |
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I was at WalMart the other day and they had bags of it on a pallet. I didn't see a price but it's starting to make it's way to stores.
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40 gal w/ 20 sump
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Posted: September 20 2012 at 11:03pm |
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Use it here as well...usually get it at walmart, but sometimes supplies are sparse until the winter months, but I usually stock up then to last me through the summer months.
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Posted: September 20 2012 at 11:59pm |
 bur01014 wrote:
Use it here as well...usually get it at walmart, but sometimes supplies are sparse until the winter months, but I usually stock up then to last me through the summer months.
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I've had a hard time finding it, so I checked online and the local Home Depot had a couple of hundred in stock. When I'd go and ask for it they said they didn't have any yet and that the inventory was mistaked. So I ordered it online for instore pickup. It was ready in 20 minutes. Looking this summer all the Home Depots have had it, none of the Lowes. At least I learned how to make them find it for me! Fat
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February 4: Winter Banquet at the Living Planet Aquarium
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 6:41am |
Ive used it before and I love it! cheapest way especially if you wait till spring when it goes on clearance.
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