[APD] Re: CaCO3 vs CaCl2/NaHCO3 in non-CO2 tank

["Clint Brearley" <clintbrearley at iprimus_com.au>]

Yep, get all my chems from pool shops, garden centres and supermarkets. You 
can also get calcium carbonate from your pharmacist.

So does anyone have any ideas about the sodium "issue"?

My other option is replacing the NaHCO3/K2SO4 with KHCO3.

Clint

> From: David Aiken <daiken at iprimus_com.au>
> CaCL2 = Calcium Chloride
> MgSO4 = Magnesium Sulphate, probably  he's using Epsom Salts here as
> that's the commonly available form.
> NaHCO3 = Sodium Bicarbonate, or baking soda in the common form.
> K2SO4 = Potassium Sulphate or potash
> CaCO3 = Calcium Carbonate, or chalk
>
> I think Calcium Chloride is available from shops selling supplies for
> swimming pools. Epsom salts and baking soda are commonly available
> at  your local supermarket and potash is available from garden stores
> in the fertiliser area. I don't know of a source for Calcium
> carbonate but you could use powdered dolomite from health food
> stores. As stated in Clint's post, it's not easy to dissolve and
> that's true for dolomite too.
>
> Hope this helps and I didn't get anything wrong. I just tend to buy
> stuff in bottles with the SeaChem label on it - probably the most
> expensive way to do it but pouring liquids into the tank is just
> soooooooooooooooooooo easy.
>
> David Aiken
>
>
> On 16/08/2005, at 8:28 AM, Nicolas Munro wrote:
>
> > I've been looking into non-CO2 but don't understand much about what
> > your talking about,
> >
> > what are the products or common names for the stuff your adding?
> >
> > =Nick

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