Barleychown Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 The last three wal-mart's I've been to this week each have Mrs. Wages lime in the canning section. I left enough for another reefer in each store.(whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Which one in the Eugene area? When I checked last week, they claimed to not have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I just got 25 pounds, if someone needs it let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I do! How much does it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 couple bucks will get ya a couple pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.freak Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 what is that a buffer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 It is a food grade calcium hydroxide. It is added to the tank to increase calcium ion so the stoney corals (and other things) can have calcium to grow. Kinda like parents make children drink milk to grow strong bones and teeth. If you dose with calcium from the LFS, you are paying WAY too much for those little bottles. Get some of this and make your own. There are instructions somewhere on how to do it. Most of the people that have been around awile can tell you how to do it (I would need to look up the recipe). I hope this helps dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Yah, its basically Calcium Hydroxide, or kalkwasser. Used to supplement alk/calcium in the tank as well as a buffer for pH (it has a pH of 12+) Check out these links for more info http://www.simplifiedreefkeeping.com/faq/17.htm http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/aug/bio/default.asp http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/oct/bio/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.freak Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 that sounds way cheaper than 10 bucks for a small jar of kalkwasser, it is the same to dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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