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Reefin'

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  1. something else could be blocking the flow to it . i think impur was on it

    i would move it somewhere else in the tank..it needs more current. IME ive had them grow like weeds wear flow was good.then if i move to a location lacking flow the decline in health and start disappearing.move it before its to late...goodluck

  2. i would also check to make sure what kind of ballast you have .meaning is it a regular MH,hqi,ps,eye, or MV(mercury vapor).maybe u have the wrong bulb/ballast combo. this could cause early/premature death in a bulb... sometime some ballasts are sold as something else. was it new or used? have you noticed if its cycling off and then on again a few minutes later...another indicator of wrong bulb/ballast match.HTH

     

    Reynaldo

  3. i think i heard that dry z air is the same just repackaged into smaller amounts......here is the site where u can buy it......

     

    http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/category_257_DriZAir_Bulk_Purchases_page_1.html

     

    and MSDS ...u might want to read on RC to see if its safe for sure...HTH

     

    RAINIER PRECISION

    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

     

     

    1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT & COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

     

    PRODUCT: DRI-Z-AIR ®

    {PELADOW (R^) PREMIER SNOW AND ICE MELTER CALCIUM CHLORIDE PELLETS}

    PRODUCT CODE: DW79537

    MSDS NUMBER: RP091504

    RP2000, LLC

    RAINIER PRECISION

    P.O. BOX 77610, SEATTLE, WA 98177-0610

    13500 LINDEN AVE NORTH, SEATTLE, WA 98133

    PHONE (206) 624-8258 OR (800) 270-5220

    FAX (206) 621-7180

    _______________________________________________________________________

     

    EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

     

    FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE INVOLVING CHEMICALS CALL

    CHEMTREC (800) 424-9300

    CHEMTREC INTERNATIONAL (703) 527-3887

    __________________________________________________________________________

     

     

    2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

     

    CALCIUM CHLORIDE CAS# 010043-52-4 90-92%

    SODIUM CHLORIDE CAS# 007647-14-5 1- 2%

    POTASSIUM CHLORIDE CAS# 007447-40-7 2- 3%

    WATER CAS# 007732-18-5

     

    3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

     

    EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

    WHITE TO OFF-WHITE SOLID PELLETS. ODORLESS. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION

    MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION

     

    POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS (SEE SECTION 11 FOR TOXICOLOGICAL DATA.)

     

    EYE: PELLETS MAY CAUSE SLIGHT EYE IRRITATION. DUSTS MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION WITH CORNEAL INJURY. EFFECTS MAY BE SLOW TO HEAL. WHEN DISSOLVING, THE HEAT

    PRODUCED MAY CAUSE MORE INTENSE EFFECTS AS WELL AS THERMAL BURNS.

     

    SKIN: SHORT SINGLE EXPOSURE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SKIN IRRITATION. PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION, EVEN A BURN.

    MAY CAUSE MORE SEVERE RESPONSE IF SKIN IS DAMP OR IF MATERIAL IS CONFINED TO SKIN.

    MAY CAUSE MORE SEVERE RESPONSE IF SKIN IS ABRADED (SCRATCHED OR CUT). WHEN

    DISSOLVING, THE HEAT PRODUCED MAY CAUSE MORE INTENSE EFFECTS AS WELL AS

    THERMAL BURNS. NOT CLASSIFIED AS CORROSIVE ACCORDING TO DOT. A SINGLE

    PROLONGED EXPOSURE IS NOT LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE MATERIAL BEING ABSORBED

    THROUGH SKIN IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS.

     

     

    INGESTION: SINGLE DOSE ORAL TOXICITY IS CONSIDERED TO BE LOW. SMALL AMOUNTS SWALLOWED INCIDENTAL TO NORMAL HANDLING OPERATIONS ARE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE INJURY; SWALLOWING AMOUNTS LARGER THAN THAT MAY CAUSE INJURY.

    INGESTION MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION OR ULCERATION.

     

    INHALATION: VAPORS ARE UNLIKELY DUE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. DUST MAY CAUSE

    IRRITATION TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.

     

    SYSTEMIC (OTHER TARGET ORGAN) EFFECTS: FOR POTASSIUM CHLORIDE:

    IN ANIMALS, EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING ORGANS

    FOLLOWING INGESTION: GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, HEART, KIDNEY.

    DOSE LEVELS PRODUCING THESE EFFECTS WERE MANY TIMES HIGHER

  4. good luck.... usually homedepot carries something equivalent.....(prestone) during the winter months....but this winter they had something else.i think used a blend of chemicals. something like potassium chloride instead of calcium chloride... no good

  5. partee

     

    a pot luck sounds good to me...ill bring some drinks(pop i guess, cant bring any of this(drinking) ) and maybe some hot wings? i would like to do the diy project...just wonder if possible to find the props soon enough. are we gonna bar-b-q?(hungry)

     

    Reynaldo

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