Stump Remover

[Toro Driver]

I've searched low and high to find Spectracide but to no avail. I bought Gordon's Stump Remover years ago to...well remove a stump but never used it. The web site MSDS (http://www.pbigordon.com/consumer_products_msds/stump_remover_msds.pdf) says its 99% potassium nitrate the other 1% is Calcium stearate.

Will this harm or kill my fish?

I'm going on a county line to county line search for potassium nitrate tomorrow, whether it be salt petre or stump remover. If I don't find any, is the Gordon's an option.

I have a growing hair alge problem and zero nitrates. I need to correct this problem and get the algae under control.

[Tempest]

I don't know for sure on that brand but I use the Green Light brand from Walmart. I've seen Green Light products sold in some nursuries too.

You can also order KNO3 online from Plant Guild:

http://www.plantguild.com/


I have heard some people also obtained the chemical from a pharmacy although they might look at you a little crazy when you ask if you can get saltpetre ordered.

[Starry]

The one you have sounds fine. I didn't think calcium stearate would cause any problems, but I looked up and MSDS to be sure:
www.undesa.com/msds/gb/Kemistab%20EC.pdf
(Look under 'ecological information')
(BTW, under bacteria toxicity that's 22ppm, you'll never ever reach that high)

[djlen]

Get the Salt Petre if you can......the brand of stump remover you found will not be as pure, but will work fine as an alternative.

Len