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Bob Abuey - 27 Jul 2004 05:12 GMT

hey all, went to 2 wal-marts lookin for pickling lime -did'nt have
it, workers don't know about it. i read a post a few wks. ago you could
find this stuff at a major store like walmart, any other place i could
look. i'm spendin 45.00 bucks with shippin for the 4.4 lb. bucket from
foster&smith. want to save some $. 2 more questions---what is pickling
lime for again ?( i forgot ). also is builders lime good to make kalk or
is it not pure enough to add to a tank? btw>>>i'm in NY so if there are
any NY reefers out there that could help--great.
thanks all

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Happy'Cam'per - 27 Jul 2004 10:07 GMT

Apparently there are reefers in Australia that are currently using builders
lime for Kalkwasser with no ill effects! BUT, it might be a different
product from what you are able to get. Go over to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
for more detailed info. I see no problem with it...
Sometimes this product is also referred to as Slaked Lime. HTH
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**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

> hey all, went to 2 wal-marts lookin for pickling lime -did'nt have
> it, workers don't know about it. i read a post a few wks. ago you could
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> any NY reefers out there that could help--great.
> thanks all

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Simon O'Keeffe - 30 Jul 2004 02:55 GMT

Yeah Heaps of Aussies use the builders lime.
It seems to be good.
Give it a go.
Simon

>Apparently there are reefers in Australia that are currently using builders
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