Sodium nitrate source?

[kenchilada]

Anyone have a current link for sodium nitrate suitable for dosing? The brands I used to use seem discontinued, and google not helping.

Bonus points if you have phosphate as well.

 

[KrisReef]

Anyone have a current link for sodium nitrate suitable for dosing? The brands I used to use seem discontinued, and google not helping.

Bonus points if you have phosphate as well.

I don’t have any useful information but I have always thought that ordering these things in bulk might trigger the interest of the FBI, which might explain why the sources are drying up?

 

[A_Blind_Reefer]

Yeah there was some suicide challenge thing going around with sodium nitrate so it’s pretty difficult to get online nowadays. Loud wolf pulled it from their site as well. I switched to ammonium chloride. If you can’t find it anywhere maybe look up Randy’s ammonia dosing thread and go that route, or buy NeoNitro or something similar.

Edit, forgot Sodium phosphate dibasic direct from loud wolf

Suicide Kits

How Amazon Became Complicit in the Teen Suicide Epidemic…

theflaw.org

 

[kenchilada]

Well that explains it. That’s ridiculous and I’ll leave it at that.

 

[KStatefan]

The Modernist Pantry still has it on their website. This is what I used prior to switching to Calcium Nitrate which Loudwolf has on its site.

Sodium Nitrate

Magical Ingredients for the Modern Cook

modernistpantry.com

 

[Malum Argenteum]

suicide challenge thing going around with sodium nitrate

That was sodium nitrite. The article at the link you provided seems to conflate the two.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Ammonia dosing is a good option if sodium nitrate and calcium nitrate are not available. Sodium phosphate should be available.

 

[Malum Argenteum]

Calcium nitrate is used in planted tanks, and so should be able to be sourced from those suppliers, too:

Calcium Nitrate Ca(NO3)2 Aquarium Fertilizer - 1lb Jar

Shop Calcium Nitrate Ca(NO3)2 Aquarium Fertilizer (1lb Jar) for your planted aquarium aquascape. Brand: Green Leaf Aquariums (GLA). Orders ship fast worldwide and get free shipping on orders $125.

greenleafaquariums.com

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’d want to get food grade or reagent grade, if possible. I would not assume fresh water hobby products are suitable.

 

[MarsReefer]

I don’t know where you’re at but I just buy it from amazon

Amazon.com

 

[Miami Reef]

Here is sodium phosphate

https://a.co/d/hEPa0Hx

 

[crazyfishmom]

Ugh. Posts like this make me so sad. Not a comment on you looking for the product you need but rather that you find yourself in this position because kids are using similar products to hurt themselves.

 

[kenchilada]

I don’t know where you’re at but I just buy it from amazon

Amazon.com

Careful, this says industrial grade.