Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #1126

[George Slusarczuk <yurko at warwick_net>]

Hello,

If you don't mind a bit of magnesium with your calcium (actually plants
*need* magnesium) "garden lime" used on lawns is a good source. At
~$3.00 per 40-lbs bag it can not be beat. What if some of it doesn't
dissolve readily? Lot of it does, the rest you just throw out.

Best,

George



> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:59:35 -0700
> From: "Deborah Burt" <debula at zipcon_net>
> Subject: Re: calcium carbonate source
> 
> Hello all!
> 
>  I have recently joined the list, and want to express a big THANK YOU to all
> who have helped educate me in the care of aquatic plants. I now have 3 tanks
> going, have built my own CO2 reactor and am having a lot of fun!
> 
>  Justin was asking about a source of calcium carbonate. Being a reptile
> breeder and keeper, I thought about the calcium supplement I use for my
> lizards. It isn't cheap (about $7 for 4.1 oz/116 gm) but it is pure calcium
> carbonate in very fine powder form. Look for Rep-Cal (NOT Repti-cal) without
> Vitamin D3 at the local pet store. I don't know if the D3 would cause any
> trouble (I would think not)but no reason to add anything extra if you don't
> have too.
> 
> Deb
> (In Renton, WA where the sun is out again!)
> 
> Justin wrote in APD #1125
> 
> <cut>
> 
> >I've not been able to find calcium carbonate in a powdered form locally,
> and
> >am leery of the binders that are used in the tablets found in drug store
> >products,
> 
> <cut>
>

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