Re: [APD] adding Calcium Carbonate

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Adding it to the sump might get yu less clouding. Otoh,  it
might dissolve much less quickly.

In my tanks, if I add CaCO3, the water is cloudy for about
a half day. I add it at the water change, after all the
pruning, etc., and I generally don't mind walking away from
the tanks then for a few hours ;-)


If I add it to the sump nthe 150, some clumps of it
sometimes will be there for a few days, so it definitely
gets spread around the water system more slowly -- which
doesn't necessarily mean itls dissolving any slower or
faster one way than the other.

sh
--- MJPinckard <MJPinckard at lbl_gov> wrote:
> I have extremely soft water, and have been having
> problems with calcium 
> deficiency. I purchased some calcium carbonate from the
> local beer 
> brewing store to add to the tank. The problem is that
> when I add it to 
> the tank, the extremely fine grained particles go into
> suspension and 
> take a long time to clear. The tank is cloudy/milky for a
> day or so, 
> then hazy for a couple of water changes.
> 
> While it is amusing to watch the currents transporting
> the stuff around 
> until the tank is a solid white, that gets old soon (I'd
> rather look at 
> the plants and fish).  Any ideas on ways to add a fine
> powder without 
> creating a snowstorm?
> 
> I'd prefer to add it to the sump, so that there is plenty
> of water flow 
> to help the dissolving...
> 
> Maggie
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