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jdinchak 
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 2:51pm |
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Where do you buy pickling lime? I've only been able to find small containers of spiced pickling lime at the grocery store. Thanks. .
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 2:53pm |
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I got some at walmart in there canning section. It was pretty cheap. I think it was nuder $3 per bag
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 2:57pm |
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I just buy it from Walmart. It's the Ms Wages Pickling Lime.
$3 bucks for a one pound bag. I get like four bags and it last me a year. Also when you go to Walmart just ask someone right away where it is. Because they always have it tucked in some weird place. For some reason at my Walmart it was right next to the electronics.
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 3:29pm |
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Found mine near the area where they keep totes and storage containers. Not sure what Walmart was thinking there.
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 3:33pm |
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I found mine last time in the bread isle.... Walmart weirdos!
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 3:43pm |
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Alright i'll bite. What are you doing with it?
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 3:55pm |
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Thanks! I'll check out walmart
I'm using it to make a kalk paste to kill aiptasia on live rock I'm moving into another tank. I have a massive infestation and aiptasia x is going to be too expensive in the quantities I need.
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 4:46pm |
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Builder -- their pickling limes of course! No, they are using it for dosing. Cheap source of calcium.
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 6:06pm |
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Its kalwasser, calcium hydroxide, pickling lime...all the same thing..... I once had it explained to me from a chemist how it becomes cal/alk once it hits water. Don't remember all, but its used to maintain, not raise
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Posted: June 14 2012 at 6:08pm |
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It works great for killing Aiptasia.
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Posted: June 15 2012 at 8:32am |
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Oh i get it your Pickling Aiptasia.
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Posted: June 15 2012 at 8:41am |
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It took 3 places (2 walmarts didn't have it) but we finally got some at Macy's. My wife was thrilled (she is the one who started the post). We made sure to buy plenty.
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Posted: June 15 2012 at 10:45am |
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Wow, I found it in the canning section at the little Walmart by my house. Took a while to find but it was there. I love pickled limes.
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Posted: June 15 2012 at 10:52am |
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Posted: June 15 2012 at 12:24pm |
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ok so how do you use it as Aiptasia paste? I have heard of people making kalwasser does it work well? somebody give me directions please.
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Posted: June 15 2012 at 1:17pm |
A tiny bit of RO water to make a smooth paste. Suck it into a syringe and feed it to the Aiptasia. The syringe that comes with the Salifert test kits works well because it has a short smooth rounded tip. Yes, the Aiptasia will ingest the paste when the tip is carefully placed at the mouth while squeezing out the paste. 
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