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Good local source for Calcium Carbonate
    #22183013 - 09/03/15 01:05 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I've read a lot of threads on calcium carbonate but I can't figure out what I should buy.  I don't want to use hydrated lime.  I just want to buy something local here.  I'm in the midwest.  I got Home Depot and Petco as two possible sources.

Would something like this work:
http://www.petco.com/product/124828/T-Rex-Crab-Island-Terra-Mix-Hermit-Crab-Calci-Sand-And-Multi-Color-Shells.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch

I could also look into limestone.


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Re: Good local source for Calcium Carbonate [Re: zatarra]
    #22183336 - 09/03/15 02:26 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Homedepot, or Lowe's


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Re: Good local source for Calcium Carbonate [Re: Fantastic Mr. Fox]
    #22183646 - 09/03/15 04:02 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)



yea, home spot or loses, outside in garden section.  might be near all the tiles though.
40#/$10 bag or less.
FEEL the bag, and get the bag that feels like powder, not like pellets.
if u can find crushed oyster shell, that is ok too, but what u have linked sounds…fishy  :rimshot:


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Re: Good local source for Calcium Carbonate [Re: blindingleaf]
    #22183733 - 09/03/15 04:33 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I've ordered a bag of crushed oyster shell.  I was going to use that with the limestone.  I read on another thread that just the crushed oyster shell is ok.  I called the home depot here and asked if they had "plowdered limestone."  They said they didn't have it but I don't think they knew what I was talking about.  Maybe I should just go there and check it out.


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Re: Good local source for Calcium Carbonate [Re: zatarra]
    #22183742 - 09/03/15 04:37 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

u don't need both.
crushed oyster shell is perfect.

what are u using it for?


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Re: Good local source for Calcium Carbonate [Re: blindingleaf]
    #22183958 - 09/03/15 05:28 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I'm going to do the 50/50 casing tek.  First time.  I've done a lot of cakes before.  I'm ready to try out casings.

So just the oyster shell?  In the 50/50 casing tek, should I just change recipe so that instead of using hydrated lime/calcium carbonate I just use more crushed oyster shell?


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Re: Good local source for Calcium Carbonate [Re: zatarra]
    #22183970 - 09/03/15 05:32 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Just use a soil pH indicator and get it to around 8.5. If not I think like 2 spoonfuls per quart should work.

Or roughly 10% of the dry peat in weight? Lol so many ways to skin a cat.


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Re: Good local source for Calcium Carbonate [Re: Mad Season]
    #22184002 - 09/03/15 05:41 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

yea, thats fine, although hydrated lime is a good thing to have on hand in case ur pasteurization gets weird.
5 cups peat:1/2cup limestone or oyster shell:add verm up to 5 cups, or use less, will not affect Ph or the amount of oystershell.



this is my peat casing TEK
its a long read, but i don't use hydrated lime in that.
u can skip the perlite and add more verm if u want compared to what i do.

edit: when u say u want to try "casings" what do u mean?  are u crumbling cakes or….?


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Re: Good local source for Calcium Carbonate [Re: blindingleaf]
    #22184133 - 09/03/15 06:13 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Quote:

blindingleaf said:
edit: when u say u want to try "casings" what do u mean?  are u crumbling cakes or….?




I mean I'm going to take my BRF cakes and apply casing layers to them as described in the 50/50 casing tek.  This is my first time to do anything besides BRF cakes, which I find way too easy.  I think I'll leave the cakes whole, and crumble just a few to fill in the gaps.


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