Cheap source for calcium?
 

The guy I got the snails and daphnia from gave me a handful of what he
called calcium carbonate, looks exactly like the stuff sold by pet stores
for removing nitrates (little white rocks). I've looked in stores and I
can only find two labeled sources of calcium... calcium sand (kinda
expensive) and turtle bones (cheap). What is my best, cheapest option for
calcium?
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Mac Cool

Cheap source for calcium?
 

On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:48:32 -0500, Mac Cool wrote
(in article ):

The guy I got the snails and daphnia from gave me a handful of what he
called calcium carbonate, looks exactly like the stuff sold by pet stores
for removing nitrates (little white rocks). I've looked in stores and I
can only find two labeled sources of calcium... calcium sand (kinda
expensive) and turtle bones (cheap). What is my best, cheapest option for
calcium?


How much do you need?

Crushed coral is available from just about anyplace that sells sal****er
fish.

Cheap source for calcium?
 

"Mac Cool" wrote in message
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The guy I got the snails and daphnia from gave me a handful of what he
called calcium carbonate, looks exactly like the stuff sold by pet stores
for removing nitrates (little white rocks). I've looked in stores and I
can only find two labeled sources of calcium... calcium sand (kinda
expensive) and turtle bones (cheap). What is my best, cheapest option for
calcium?
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If there are any feed stores near you you can get chicken grit which is
calcium rich and cheap.
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rec.ponder since late 1996.
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Cheap source for calcium?
 

Chicken grit, what a freaking hoot you are moron.

Uh ah I would like to buy some chicken grit please....
Oh really what is chicken grit?
Its that gritty stuff you put down for chickens.
Oh, really......why not carry your ass out of here bitch and go to the
chicken grit store....
Chicken grit.,,.,.,.,.,.,hahahahahahahaha

I bet your talking about crushed oyster shells you loon! but it only
works in a pond or aquarium if the ph is in a cerrtain range..other
than that its not any different that typical gravel...........

I personally would look for some aragonite sand, typically used in
marine tanks, or get some prilled limestone or crushed linestone
screenings. You can also take plaster of paris and cast it into a
shape, allow to harden and then place it in a tank and it will
dissolve and add calcium....for oyster shells to work your ph would be
out of killter to the point any critters in the tank would more than
likely be dead!

You can also but crushed coral substarte which is considerably cheaper
than aragonite sand.......or simply add a few limestone rocks.....easy
to telllimestone rocks from others. Just drop white vinegar on them
and see if the bubble or fixx. If they do they are alk based rock
(Lime or aragonite)

Oyster shells, I think carol spends too much time in the neighbors
barnyard stealing eggs and scxrewing the goats.



On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:01:53 -0500, "Reel McKoi"
wrote:


"Mac Cool" wrote in message
...
The guy I got the snails and daphnia from gave me a handful of what he
called calcium carbonate, looks exactly like the stuff sold by pet stores
for removing nitrates (little white rocks). I've looked in stores and I
can only find two labeled sources of calcium... calcium sand (kinda
expensive) and turtle bones (cheap). What is my best, cheapest option for
calcium?
========================
If there are any feed stores near you you can get chicken grit which is
calcium rich and cheap.



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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!