Salifert All in One Organic Calcium

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Salifert claims this is a one-part calcium/buffer system. Anyone
using this stuff? Their product description claims:
.. This Supplement is highly concentrated and contains for example
approx. 55,000 ppm calcium, corresponding amounts of biologically-
activated bicarbonate and approx. 1000 ppm strontium. The calcium is
acetate based and is converted within minutes to calcium bicarbonate.
This is unlike gluconate-based products.

So are they saying that B Ionic and the like are gluconate-based? It
sounds a little fishy to me, but dang, it would be nice to have a one-
part system for the non-chemists/lazy aquarists out there.

Thanks
Ryan Lenz

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wrote:

> Salifert claims this is a one-part calcium/buffer system. Anyone
> using this stuff? Their product description claims:
> . This Supplement is highly concentrated and contains for example
> approx. 55,000 ppm calcium, corresponding amounts of biologically-
> activated bicarbonate and approx. 1000 ppm strontium. The calcium is
> acetate based and is converted within minutes to calcium bicarbonate.
> This is unlike gluconate-based products.
>
> So are they saying that B Ionic and the like are gluconate-based? It
> sounds a little fishy to me, but dang, it would be nice to have a one-
> part system for the non-chemists/lazy aquarists out there.
>
> Thanks
> Ryan Lenz
>


B-Ionic is definitely NOT gloconate based. It's ionic calcium.

[Wayne Sallee]

Most calcium additives are chloride based. I don't
like the idea of using acetate.

Wayne Sallee
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wrote on 3/1/2007 2:42 PM:
> Salifert claims this is a one-part calcium/buffer system. Anyone
> using this stuff? Their product description claims:
> .. This Supplement is highly concentrated and contains for example
> approx. 55,000 ppm calcium, corresponding amounts of biologically-
> activated bicarbonate and approx. 1000 ppm strontium. The calcium is
> acetate based and is converted within minutes to calcium bicarbonate.
> This is unlike gluconate-based products.
>
> So are they saying that B Ionic and the like are gluconate-based? It
> sounds a little fishy to me, but dang, it would be nice to have a one-
> part system for the non-chemists/lazy aquarists out there.
>
> Thanks
> Ryan Lenz
>