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strat 10-04-2005 04:20 AM

Making Kalkwasser in Canada
 
hey guys. finally got my tank up and running with some fish too. its looking great, thanks to the fully cured LR i was able to get from a reefer up island.... so my question is this, where can i buy pickling lime for making kalkwasser up here? i know on the american boards they all talk about how easy it is to pick up down there but i went to superstore and couldnt find a thing. any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks


kris

Ruth 10-04-2005 04:30 AM

I've never used or looked for the pickling lime but you can buy kalk powder from J&L and probably other fish stores as well and it is not very expensive.
I have a large bucket half full that if I was closer I would give you since I don't need it anymore as I am able to maintain all my levels with my calcium reactor.

strat 10-04-2005 05:24 AM

hey thanks. i havent looked into the prices at the LFS, just figured they would be up there compared to a grocery store or something. but i will check it out. thanks

mr_alberta 10-04-2005 05:31 AM

Pickling Lime is not available in Canada. I can't remember the reason though... :rolleyes:

gordypoo 10-04-2005 06:35 AM

Are you sure about that...........lol

WWWD 10-04-2005 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gordypoo
Are you sure about that...........lol

you can buy pharmaceutical grade calcium hydroxide but you can't buy pickling lime retail at walmart like you can in the states. your better off using a brand name kalk anyhow, pickling lime will turn brown in a reactor and not maintain as high calcium levels as a good brand of kalk will. in any case kalk is cheap just buy the better quality stuff.

strat 10-04-2005 01:55 PM

cheers :mrgreen:

Invigor 10-04-2005 02:23 PM

how about domolite lime? :mrgreen:

ron101 10-04-2005 04:56 PM

Compared to bulk food grade calcium hydroxide, the aquarium packaged equivalent is not cheap - especially if you are running a larger tank. Ive used both and cannot tell the difference in 'performance'.

So if you can find it I say use it. As stated pickling lime is not readily available in Canada but some people manage to find sources. Ocean Aquatics sells it: https://www.oceanaquatics.com/view_p...AEPicklingLime

WWWD 10-04-2005 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ron101
Compared to bulk food grade calcium hydroxide, the aquarium packaged equivalent is not cheap - especially if you are running a larger tank. Ive used both and cannot tell the difference in 'performance'.

So if you can find it I say use it. As stated pickling lime is not readily available in Canada but some people manage to find sources. Ocean Aquatics sells it: https://www.oceanaquatics.com/view_p...AEPicklingLime

how cheap is cheap? a 10 dollar container of kalk lasts me 3 months, pickling lime is 5 and i have to clean the brown goo out everytime i have to refill it. the lime is just not the same as true kalk.


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