PICKLING LIME (substitute for Kalkwasser)???!
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fender
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If you have had success with Kalkwasser, you will have the same results with PICKLING LIME.
It is the same stuff. The cons are that it tends to be a little coarser and as a result does not dissolve as well. My LFS sells a jar of Kent Kalkwasser for $15 for a container the size of a Noxima jar. I can buy a 1lb bag of PICKLING LIME for $1.67 and they are the SAME THING. Not sure what it costs at Wal*mart.
Get past the name.
I am just passing along some info so other hobbyists like me who are on a tight budget can still function. I can give you links to other sites where ppl are successfull using PICKLING LIME.
Do a search on yahoo using pickling lime and kalkwasser. You'll get tons of hits, read other ppls experience with it. If you decide to dose with Kalkwasser, I would recommend at least trying it.
No I don't use it yet, because I don't need it yet. When I do I will be building a Kalkwasser (Nilsen) reactor and using PICKLING LIME instead of Brand X.
Here is my email if you need links
rhyatt@heartlandis.com
It is the same stuff. The cons are that it tends to be a little coarser and as a result does not dissolve as well. My LFS sells a jar of Kent Kalkwasser for $15 for a container the size of a Noxima jar. I can buy a 1lb bag of PICKLING LIME for $1.67 and they are the SAME THING. Not sure what it costs at Wal*mart.
Get past the name.
I am just passing along some info so other hobbyists like me who are on a tight budget can still function. I can give you links to other sites where ppl are successfull using PICKLING LIME.
Do a search on yahoo using pickling lime and kalkwasser. You'll get tons of hits, read other ppls experience with it. If you decide to dose with Kalkwasser, I would recommend at least trying it.
No I don't use it yet, because I don't need it yet. When I do I will be building a Kalkwasser (Nilsen) reactor and using PICKLING LIME instead of Brand X.
Here is my email if you need links
rhyatt@heartlandis.com
nm reef
Active Member
Yup....same stuff....same results.....lots cheaper.......I use ball pickling lime...........does seem a lil courser and may leave a lil more sediment than real kalk....but for my system its worked fine...........ph/calcium/alkalinity all stable and phosphates are non-detectable
@knight
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you can find it at walmart or any grocery store for that matter in the canning supplies, near the mason jars and parafin wax. I picked up a lb of the ball pickling lime for 1.39 +tax at my local albertsons yesterday. looks just like kalk. (try tasting it 
) the container is green with gold stripes and has a red label that says pickling lime. HTH
) the container is green with gold stripes and has a red label that says pickling lime. HTH