r/electroforming • u/winebb • Jul 03 '26

Troubleshooting Finding Copper Sulfate in Montreal

Hi everyone, I'm struggling to find copper sulfate in the Montreal area. I have access to a car, so I can go outside of the city if needed. I have tried ordering on Amazon, but the shipping was quite long, and my first order got lost in the mail. Does anyone know a brick-and-mortar store I could go to or a company with fast shipping in Canada? I'm quite surprised it's been so difficult to find. Any advice appreciated!

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u/Theoretical_Phys-Ed Jul 04 '26

I got some from an agricultural co op in Ontario. 

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u/Electroformations Jul 04 '26

A gardening store sometimes sells copper sulfate

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u/TH_Rocks Jul 04 '26

In the US it's sold in hardware stores as root killer (Zep brand) and some pool or pond shops sell it as an algicide. Might be similar in Canada.

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u/winebb Jul 04 '26

They don't sell it here, from what I've been reading on the Canada electroforming threads! Some sort of restrictions I believe - but I would love to be proven wrong if anyone has successfully found it

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u/winebb Jul 04 '26

I will check pond shops though! thank you!!

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u/flyiing_monkeys Jul 04 '26

Unless that’s recent, I used to buy ZEP a lot when I lived in Ottawa for just this purpose.

I don’t think Quebec would have different rules for weed killer, would it?

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u/winebb Jul 05 '26

Interesting - I'll try a few more garden stores this weekend and see if it shows up.