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Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
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15-05-2003, 11:56 PM
Gregory Young
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Where to buy Calcium Carbonate?
to raise water's gH one degree use:
(if pH 8.0) 1.5# of ag. lime per 1000 gallons
(if pH 8.0) 0.25# of ag. lime per 1000 gallons
Happy ponding,
Greg
"RichToyBox" wrote in message
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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.
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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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