For mollies, the salt they are used to is NaCl though, so in my
opinion, that is what they should get. I personally use canning salt
with mine. If they don't get it, they get eye infections or worse.
On the other hand, when I keep rift lake African cichlids, I wouldn't
even think about using canning salt instead of calcium based salts.
Jim
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 06:22:49 -0500, Bob Bock <bockhouse-in-earthlink.net> wrote:
> Yes, thanks, Lee. I misspoke. I typed "calcium carbonate" when I meant
> to type "calcium chloride" I meant to tell Sajjaad that it would be better
> to use calcium chloride than calcium carbonate--the latter is far more
> soluble--only I haven't found a good source of calcium chloride.
>
> Still, I'd bet that calcium carbonate is probably better for plants than
> calcium chloride.
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <EELReprah-in-aol.com>
> > To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
> > Date: 3/22/2005 7:38:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Rediscovery of the state-listed Iowa darter in
> DuPage Co., Illinois
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 3/22/05 6:39:04 AM, bockhouse-in-earthlink.net writes:
> >
> > << Probably better still would be to
> > add some calcium carbonate (which I haven't used because I haven't been
> > able to find some around here.). >>
> >
> > Bob, garden limestone is calcium carbonate. Not lime (slaked or hydrated)
> as
> > used in cement which is calcium oxide.
> >
> > Lee Harper
> > Media, PA
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