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10-04-2008, 03:59 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia
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 |  Damprid to raise calcium ???
Hi all
I was getting some water the other day and was talking to a fellow reef tank owner i was telling him how i have trouble keeping my ca levels up and the expence of the ca products eg:turbo calcium.
Then he tells me he uses a cheap product called Damprid purchased from a hardware store says it is calcium chloride.
Just thought i'd run this one past the brains.
Interested to see what they say as this product is easerly googled.
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10-04-2008, 10:06 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
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Its just what he said it was Calcium chloride the strength or concentration could be different . It comes in pellets to marbles to flakes and powder . It as a very strong hygroscopic nature thats why its used to absorb moisture in closets and drawers and damp locations . Its also used to cure concrete and Thats why I get mine for use in clients tanks from a friend who is a chemist for a concrete plant in Richmond.. Its very concentrated and very pure. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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10-04-2008, 10:39 AM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
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Originally Posted by Tangster  Its just what he said it was Calcium chloride the strength or concentration could be different . It comes in pellets to marbles to flakes and powder . It as a very strong hygroscopic nature thats why its used to absorb moisture in closets and drawers and damp locations . Its also used to cure concrete and Thats why I get mine for use in clients tanks from a friend who is a chemist for a concrete plant in Richmond.. Its very concentrated and very pure. | So is it safe to use on a reef tank. What are the pros and cons? Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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10-04-2008, 10:53 AM
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| | I want to go fishing!
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69 So is it safe to use on a reef tank. What are the pros and cons? Luna | WERD! More info would be nice.......sounds interesting. _________ 75g Reef - 10g Mini reef - 48g Custom frag system  If You Sometimes Feel A Little Useless, Offended, or depressed.... Always Remeber that YOU were once the fastest and most victorious little sperm out of millions! | |
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10-05-2008, 05:30 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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Just a heads up Keats- while buying a calcium supplement that is far less expensive is a definite bonus- make sure your alk and magnesium levels are also monitored, because your calcium problem is more than likely related to a low magnesium or an insanely high alkalinity. _________ Kibbles and bits and bits and bites, and bacon and bits and kibbles and bits...... NOT reef safe  | |
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10-05-2008, 05:41 PM
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| | Wobbegong Shark
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Also monitor pH while messing with all of this. _________ 90g HW: 20g Sump, ETSS PSw/Mag9, CPR OF/Rio 2100 RTN, MJ AC 2K3 PH's (2800GPH ttl flow), 300W htr, Gnd Prb, Denitrator, UV, PCs: 2x65,4x55 Fish: Ylw Tang, LM Blenny, Hmbg, Y-T, Ylw dmsls, Mrn Clown, Coral Beauty, Red Crs Wrsse. Inverts: Snls/HCs, CBS, P-mnt shrmp x2, Sandstar, Condy Anen, Tbe Wrm, Sea Apple. Frags: Frgspwn, Kenya Tree. Corals: Doughnut Coral, GSP, Zoos, Shrooms, Lobo Brain, Turbinaria, Mshrm Lthr, Fngr Lthr. Other: 127# LR, 1-2" LS DOB 5/7/08  | |
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10-05-2008, 08:17 PM
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| | Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse
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