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Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
Does anyone have a source for Calcium Carbonate? My research is telling me
that it is the answer to my suspended clay problem and that it should not cause a problem with my plants or fish. -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond Remove MYFRONTALLOBE to email me. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
Calcium carbonate is limestone. Garden centers would have crushed (not
powdered) limestone. J -- ______________________________________________ See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley Check out Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $140+ per child) at: jogathon.net ______________________________________________ "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... Does anyone have a source for Calcium Carbonate? My research is telling me that it is the answer to my suspended clay problem and that it should not cause a problem with my plants or fish. -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond Remove MYFRONTALLOBE to email me. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
BV,
It is common garden lime. Not the hydrated white lime, but will say limestone. Dolomitic lime has dolomite in it which is calcium magnesium carbonate. I would look for the calcitic limestone. I think the bags have calcium carbonate equivalents printed on the bag. Look for one close to 100% if you can find it. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... Does anyone have a source for Calcium Carbonate? My research is telling me that it is the answer to my suspended clay problem and that it should not cause a problem with my plants or fish. -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond Remove MYFRONTALLOBE to email me. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
Calcium Carbonate in its purest form is dolomite lime: try an agricultural
supply place. (it's a shame: I have a 50 lb. bag in the garage I never used!). Another source of Calcium Carbonate is crushed oyster shell (many people put a couple hundred lbs. of it in their filters to help maintain KH). Now, I never used the dolomite lime because I found that regular ol' Arm n' Hammer baking soda (or its generic equivalent) worked easier and was more dependable. I use it to maintain KH, which buffers my pH. Gypsum will also help precipitate stuff in suspension. You'll find it in the same place you find the dolomite lime. What is your KH? Maybe baking soda will do what you want. Lee "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... Does anyone have a source for Calcium Carbonate? My research is telling me that it is the answer to my suspended clay problem and that it should not cause a problem with my plants or fish. -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond Remove MYFRONTALLOBE to email me. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
In my pond, my water hardiness is sky high, so is my ph. Could this be the
reason my water hyacinth are not doing well? Funny enough though the plants in the veggie filter including wh are doing great! My Brother tells me that he does not think my pond has any salt in it. That if I should increase salt level to about .2 or .3. He doesn't think this level of concentration will kill my plants or my fish. Is this going backwards? -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Lee Brouillet" wrote in message ... Calcium Carbonate in its purest form is dolomite lime: try an agricultural supply place. (it's a shame: I have a 50 lb. bag in the garage I never used!). Another source of Calcium Carbonate is crushed oyster shell (many people put a couple hundred lbs. of it in their filters to help maintain KH). Now, I never used the dolomite lime because I found that regular ol' Arm n' Hammer baking soda (or its generic equivalent) worked easier and was more dependable. I use it to maintain KH, which buffers my pH. Gypsum will also help precipitate stuff in suspension. You'll find it in the same place you find the dolomite lime. What is your KH? Maybe baking soda will do what you want. Lee "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... Does anyone have a source for Calcium Carbonate? My research is telling me that it is the answer to my suspended clay problem and that it should not cause a problem with my plants or fish. -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond Remove MYFRONTALLOBE to email me. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
On Tue, 13 May 2003 15:06:56 GMT, "Just Me \"Koi\""
wrote: In my pond, my water hardiness is sky high, so is my ph. Could this be the reason my water hyacinth are not doing well? Funny enough though the plants in the veggie filter including wh are doing great! My Brother tells me that he does not think my pond has any salt in it. That if I should increase salt level to about .2 or .3. He doesn't think this level of concentration will kill my plants or my fish. Is this going backwards? yup salting you pond is moving backwards if your concern is your plants... it does nothing beneficial to your plants and wont significantly affect your PH or KH ... it will modestly reduce the stress you fish are under due to any swings in PH. Calcium Carbonate used to be available around here in regular drug stores ... it is the main ingredient in tums. when you say your hardness is sky high I can only assume you mean general hardness (GH) rather than carbonate hardness (KH). A high KH will buffer your pond and help keep the PH in a reasonable zone. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
Just Me \"Koi\" wrote:
In my pond, my water hardiness is sky high, so is my ph. Could this be the reason my water hyacinth are not doing well? Funny enough though the plants in the veggie filter including wh are doing great! My Brother tells me that he does not think my pond has any salt in it. That if I should increase salt level to about .2 or .3. He doesn't think this level of concentration will kill my plants or my fish. Is this going backwards? -- If you have plants the salt level should not exceed .10% -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
"Lee Brouillet" wrote in message
... Calcium Carbonate in its purest form is dolomite lime: try an agricultural supply place. (it's a shame: I have a 50 lb. bag in the garage I never used!). Another source of Calcium Carbonate is crushed oyster shell (many people put a couple hundred lbs. of it in their filters to help maintain KH). Now, I never used the dolomite lime because I found that regular ol' Arm n' Hammer baking soda (or its generic equivalent) worked easier and was more dependable. I use it to maintain KH, which buffers my pH. Gypsum will also help precipitate stuff in suspension. You'll find it in the same place you find the dolomite lime. What is your KH? Maybe baking soda will do what you want. I have not done any water tests yet. Currently the pond has plants, and a half dozen feeder "test" minnows. My big problem is suspended clay in the water. It's clean, it's just orange. The research I have done so far tells me that Calcium Carbonate (Calcite) and Alum will both act a floculants and clear my water right up. The Alum is described as having a negative effect on pH, so I was hoping to avoid it. I'll use that if there is an easy way to get my pH back to normal. Anyway, to answer your question...I am trying to clear clay from my water. BV. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
"RichToyBox" wrote in message .net... BV, It is common garden lime. Not the hydrated white lime, but will say limestone. Dolomitic lime has dolomite in it which is calcium magnesium carbonate. I would look for the calcitic limestone. I think the bags have calcium carbonate equivalents printed on the bag. Look for one close to 100% if you can find it. Well...I haven't been to Home Depot in 24 hours...so it's off I go. BV. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
ROFLOL!!! This struck me as hilarious. I know the feeling
Home Depot. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... "RichToyBox" wrote in message .net... BV, It is common garden lime. Not the hydrated white lime, but will say limestone. Dolomitic lime has dolomite in it which is calcium magnesium carbonate. I would look for the calcitic limestone. I think the bags have calcium carbonate equivalents printed on the bag. Look for one close to 100% if you can find it. Well...I haven't been to Home Depot in 24 hours...so it's off I go. BV. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
Water hyacinth and some other floating aquatic plants sometimes suffer
iron or other micronutrient deficiencies at high pH (over 7.8 or so). Evidence is smallish leaves with yellow streaking. Other factors can affect plant condition, certainly, but I'd guess the pH in your pond is the cause. As pretty as it is, please keep in mind that water hyacinth is a noxious weed in tropical to temperate regions throughout the world. Many states prohibit possession. Never release this species into the wild, as it is a potential lake-killer. "Just Me \"Koi\"" wrote: In my pond, my water hardiness is sky high, so is my ph. Could this be the reason my water hyacinth are not doing well? Funny enough though the plants in the veggie filter including wh are doing great! My Brother tells me that he does not think my pond has any salt in it. That if I should increase salt level to about .2 or .3. He doesn't think this level of concentration will kill my plants or my fish. Is this going backwards? |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
Thanks all for your response!
Greg, can you expand some more? Are you suggesting that I add potash to my pond? Where do I buy potash from? The least expensive approach of course. You are right though because my string algae are totally out of control, yet my WH are not doing well, except in the veggie filter. -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Gregory Young" wrote in message ... Try adding potassium (potash.. 0-0-60) every 2 weeks for 3 cycles. I have hard water, pH of 8.2, and the hyacinths didn't do well either. Once on the potassium the higher level plants outcompete the hair algae (which loves higher pH BTW), and the hair algae's growth slows way down. My hyacinths then bloomed like crazy. They may, in your case, be lacking other essentials, unless you do routine water change outs, in which case that shouldn't be a factor. Happy ponding Greg |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
"RichToyBox" wrote in message
.net... BV, It is common garden lime. Not the hydrated white lime, but will say limestone. Dolomitic lime has dolomite in it which is calcium magnesium carbonate. I would look for the calcitic limestone. I think the bags have calcium carbonate equivalents printed on the bag. Look for one close to 100% if you can find it. The one thing I have not been able to find is an amount. A few of the articles I read, talked amounts applied per acre of water. I don't have nearly that much surface area. Is there an easier method for measurement? BV. |
Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
BV,
I don't know how much, but I would say it should be a very small amount, like a half cup or less. I seeded my small pond with lime shortly after I built it. I probably put in close to 20 pounds of lime for 2000 gallons. It took weeks for all the lime dust to settle out. Water has always been extremely clear. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... "RichToyBox" wrote in message .net... BV, It is common garden lime. Not the hydrated white lime, but will say limestone. Dolomitic lime has dolomite in it which is calcium magnesium carbonate. I would look for the calcitic limestone. I think the bags have calcium carbonate equivalents printed on the bag. Look for one close to 100% if you can find it. The one thing I have not been able to find is an amount. A few of the articles I read, talked amounts applied per acre of water. I don't have nearly that much surface area. Is there an easier method for measurement? BV. |
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