where to buy limewater locally??

Nemo_0916

Nemo_0916

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Randy over in the chemistry forum suggested i stop with the Kent kalk and baking soda and switch over to limewater instead ...

where can i buy this pickling lime stuff locally in small quantities ...

anyone know???
 
Where are you located? I have a bunch of Calcium Hydroxide (not pickling lime).
 
Konadog .. i'm in fullerton, CA

calcium hydroxide?? thanks but i'm trying to do it with pickling lime .. Rndy sugests that that stuff will supply my tank with the additives needed for a calcium and alk balance ... ??
 
great idea!! I just have not been looking but will have to ... do you guys use it as an additive to offset the calcium and alk use as well?? how are you results??
 
pickling lime=kalkwasser. I always use it as my top off. supplements CA and Alk. Balances pH if you are using a CA reactor. Helps to precipitate out phosphates.
 
moonpod .. looked for ms wages at TWo grocery stores and none of them have even heard of it. Darn!

where do you get your ms wages at?????
 
If you try gourmet markets/ pickling supply stores you are probably more likely to find it. I got mine at a torrance gourmet/cooking supplies store but I forgot the name. They also sell it online.
 
hhmmm that's what i thought .. your regular ;\grocery stores f\do not sell this item .. f\\ound out the hard way .. :) :) :)
 
I'm actually trying to do the eaxact process Randy prescribed so i will likely just order it online ... get a case or something ... hahaah :) :) :)
 
Nemo_0916, I'm in Long Beach but my office is in Santa Fe Springs, maybe we can work something out.
 
Nemo, just I'm just making sure that you know that pickling lime is...... Calcium hydroxide. The only difference between products is the purity of the substance. These are in order of purity: Reagent grade, pharmaceutical grade, food grade, and if applicable industrial grade. I believe that what konadog has is pharmaceutical grade? whereas Mrs. wages is food grade. Now I use and have been using Mrs. wages for quite some time and have had no problems but if all things were equal I would go for the purest form available at a reasonable cost IMHO. BTW Konadog if you are ever in or near torrance I would gladly trade you some macro (2 caulerpa sp. and chaeto for some Ca(OH)2 if you are interested just thought I'd throw it out there.
 
Konadog & bbuckmaster

OH MY GOODNESS!! i DO not know what i was thinking .... yes i would definitely be interested in you pharm grade calcium hdroxide (so long as it's pahrm garde i am a happy camper!) :).. beats me trying to find it . hhaaha

how do you have it stored - container zip lock baggies etc? I could sure use some!! I live in fullerton and work in Placentia, not too far from SFS ... let me PM you my number and arrange something??? :) :) :) thanks!
 
Konadog & bbuckmaster

OH MY GOODNESS!! i DO not know what i was thinking .... yes i would definitely be interested in you pharm grade calcium hdroxide (so long as it's pahrm garde i am a happy camper!) :).. beats me trying to find it . hhaaha

how do you have it stored - container zip lock baggies etc? I could sure use some!! I live in fullerton and work in Placentia, not too far from SFS ... let me PM you my number and arrange something??? :) :) :) thanks!
 
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