Pickling Lime

[Kewlworm]

I was wondering if $55 for 12 - 16oz. or 1 lb (which is ~$4.60 a lb) of Mrs. Wages pickling lime good?

Thanks!
Gary

 

[Rogger Castells]

yes it is good, this is their website to buy it directly http://mrswages.stores.yahoo.net/w502-h7425.html you won't save that much from what you are getting it at. Also my local publix ordered two box for me and anyone who needs to purchase.
I will let you know when it arrives

 

[Kewlworm]

That's the website I was looking at. I got my ALK up and it fell back down, so I need to stablize it soon before something bad happens.

Thanks!

 

[Rogger Castells]

I don't think kalk is your answer to bring ALK up, try the second part of the Randy Holmes recipe.

 

[Kewlworm]

Sorry, I meant to bring it up w/ baking soda then use kalk to maintain the level.

 

[Reefanatic67]

Any luck with finding this stuff locally? Everytime I ask at my local publix, they give me the deer in the headlights look.....

 

[Rogger Castells]

LOL, It should be in my local publix soon, they told me 2 to 3 weeks about three weeks ago

 

[Zoos]

I've never used the stuff but I did read a thread on RC that stated how Mrs.Wages was very high on phosphates. you might want to do a search for it.

 

[Rogger Castells]

FELIX, do you have a link, I don't think Randy Holmes would recommend this product if that was the case
I have been using this stuff for a while, I have never notice an increase in phosphates, check this good article, you decide!

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.php

 

[bckane]

Re: Pickling Lime

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8034240#post8034240 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kewlworm
I was wondering if $55 for 12 - 16oz. or 1 lb (which is ~$4.60 a lb) of Mrs. Wages pickling lime good?

Thanks!
Gary

Hell last year...cannning season I bought 15 bags for 15 bucks plus tax @ publux.......Chris little took10 bags and I kept 5....wait for canning season think its around Nov/Dec

 

[Kewlworm]

Wow, I think I might just get some kalk from a LFS and wait till the canning season then. Thanks!

 

[ek9vboi]

I think the price at a LFS isn't too bad unless you have a monster sized tank that runs through this stuff daily. I'm only around 40 gals... go a 1lb supply of Kalkwasser will last me for quite a while. I only use it as top off... so far everything looks great, lots of coraline algae forming.


Gary, talk to that one guy at Fishes of Eden... he has told me A LOT of stuff and anything he says I follow.

 

[Reefanatic67]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8113526#post8113526 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Zoos
I've never used the stuff but I did read a thread on RC that stated how Mrs.Wages was very high on phosphates. you might want to do a search for it.

Kalkwasser precipitates out PO4, so it shouldn't be a problem. Randy did respond to the thread in question and here is the link:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=8099954#post8099954.

Randy's response is on page 2.

Manny.......

 

[Zoos]

That's exactly the thread I was talking about, and I guess Randy cleared it up.