So I got some Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime, now what?
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I want to take this time to tell you to be careful. You can VERY easily overdose with this. Also, you can overdose without and adverse affects to anything other than equipment. I used Pickling lime for two months, and without realizing I cemented up my main return pump, all of my powerheads, and my protien skimmer pump. I was able to rejuvinate the powerheads with a good vinegar bath. I like the idea of using the pickling lime. Just like anything else, not to over-do.
VegasDealr
VegasDealr
It is exactly the same as the Kent stuff. Calcium hydroxide is nothing more than water and hydrated lime. Kent's ingredients should read "Hydrated Lime", otherwise they are trying to fool you.
It is really not so much what it is, what what it makes when mixed with water, in this case CaOH.
This is the same thing as CaribSea selling 20 pound bags of sand for saltwater tanks and charging $30 per bag when Southdown sells the EXACT same stuff, mined in the EXACT same spot by the EXACT same company for playgrounds in 50 pound bags for $3.00.
In short, we're fools.
Mark
It is really not so much what it is, what what it makes when mixed with water, in this case CaOH.
This is the same thing as CaribSea selling 20 pound bags of sand for saltwater tanks and charging $30 per bag when Southdown sells the EXACT same stuff, mined in the EXACT same spot by the EXACT same company for playgrounds in 50 pound bags for $3.00.
In short, we're fools.
Mark
it is 98% pure and kalk is 99% pure. i have used it for months w/ no ill effects. it is the same stuff but doesn't have the mark up because it isn't a reef product. use it and save some $$ for some fish or corals.
i use about 1 1/2 to 2 tsp/gal. my alk is 3.2 and ca+ is about 440. perfect!!!
use it and be happy saving some money!!
later
Lunchbucket
i use about 1 1/2 to 2 tsp/gal. my alk is 3.2 and ca+ is about 440. perfect!!!
use it and be happy saving some money!!
later
Lunchbucket
Yeah.. get rid of it.. it CANT be as good as KALKWASSER... I mean.. just listen to that name.... KALKWASSER... It's German.. so you know it has to be good. You know, like Mercedes-Benz and whatever...
KALKWASSER... just glides off the tongue... dont it?
KALKWASSER... just glides off the tongue... dont it?
Learn something new everyday! I never heard of the pickeling lime before. So this is the same as kalk? Great! What kind of store do you find this in...grocery? What is the price difference?
We need a list of "Tricks of the trade" somewhere. That includes info like this, Southdown, the use of vinegar to clean, etc.
We need a list of "Tricks of the trade" somewhere. That includes info like this, Southdown, the use of vinegar to clean, etc.
If you can't find in locally at the supermarket you can MO it directly from Mrs. Wages for $1.67/lb. http://www.viaweb.com/mrswages/mrswagpiclim.html
Looks, works and is the same as the aquarium variety with the fancy German name
(Kalkwasser). BTW both will jam up your pumps with calcuium deposits if you don't clean them once and a while with vinegar.
Looks, works and is the same as the aquarium variety with the fancy German name
(Kalkwasser). BTW both will jam up your pumps with calcuium deposits if you don't clean them once and a while with vinegar.
Walmart will carry Ball's pickling lime for $0.79/1lb can. If that is too expensive then you could go to your local feed store and buy a 50lb bag of hydrated lime for $6.
If you want to go more hitech, more expensive, and with fancier terminology than Kent to do the same thing, then go here.
[ July 08, 2001: Message edited by: Tcook ]
If you want to go more hitech, more expensive, and with fancier terminology than Kent to do the same thing, then go here.
[ July 08, 2001: Message edited by: Tcook ]
tcook what about a local feed store? what is the stuff called? i live in south dakota...a very animal rich place so that should be easy to find. i can't find pickling lime yet...hopping once canning season starts up i can find some.
i bout 4 lbs for like 10 shipped. i started using in march and i am only 1/2 done w/ one lb.
get back to me on the feed store stuff.
thanks
Lunchbucket
i bout 4 lbs for like 10 shipped. i started using in march and i am only 1/2 done w/ one lb.
get back to me on the feed store stuff.
thanks
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket,
Try your Walmart first. All of the ones around here carry the Ball's brand. I bought all the cans on the shelf (ten) when I saw it. Been using since January or February and am on the second can. Lasts quite a while.
I didn't buy the stuff at the feed store. Just made a couple of phone calls around town and several farming/feed supply stores carry it. Its just called hydrated lime. Didn't ask what the brand was. Look in the phone book for farming or feed supply stores in your area. They should carry it. I also don't know what they use the large quantity bags for (ie if it's food grade) maybe heavy duty canning. HTH
Try your Walmart first. All of the ones around here carry the Ball's brand. I bought all the cans on the shelf (ten) when I saw it. Been using since January or February and am on the second can. Lasts quite a while.
I didn't buy the stuff at the feed store. Just made a couple of phone calls around town and several farming/feed supply stores carry it. Its just called hydrated lime. Didn't ask what the brand was. Look in the phone book for farming or feed supply stores in your area. They should carry it. I also don't know what they use the large quantity bags for (ie if it's food grade) maybe heavy duty canning. HTH
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