Where to buy pickeling lime in bulk? (50lbs sack)

mmotown · 05/04/2006, 12:24 PM

Just wanted to know where I can buy pickeling lime in the 50lbs sack? I have started adding kalkwasser to my top off to work in conjunction with my calc reactor. I see p/lime will be a lot cheaper in the long run. Also how much to you add to water for aquarium use? Thanks

MCary · 05/04/2006, 01:25 PM

You can order Mrs Wages by the case pretty cheap. Less than $4 per jar. Its pure food grade. I believe lime acts like a dessicant so the smaller containers might stay good longer.

http://store.yahoo.com/mrswages/w502-h7425.html

But if you want a 50 pound bag, you probably can't get pickling lime but you can get regular lime at garden centers.

Mike

rayjay · 05/07/2006, 06:46 AM

I buy 50 lb bags of hydrated lime, (calcium hydroxide) from a farm co-op. Farmers use it's high pH to control bacteria by spreading it on the barn floor.

bertoni · 05/07/2006, 11:16 AM

I'd check out a restaurant supply place. Lime gets used in cooking. Tortillas, for example.

Randall_James · 05/07/2006, 11:59 AM

I would use food grade and not agricultural stuff myself. The stuff is pretty cheap to start with and a pound goes a pretty good distance so why risk contaminates that are ok for dirt and not eating. I also use Mrs Wages

rayjay · 05/07/2006, 06:59 PM

First of all, Mrs Wages and any like product is not available in Canada.
I started by purchasing calcium hydroxide from the pharmacy but they kept putting the price up so it was as bad as the LFS prices. Like now, it's around $30 a lb and I'd use that in about 10 days.
With the amount I use, that's too much so I started investigating the chemical and found the farm supply selling it to farmers.
I checked with the manufacture for the spec sheet and could find nothing that would be a problem so I've been using it ever since. I'm just finishing my 7th bag, 5 at 25 kilo's and the last two at 20 kilo's each.
I have a lot of tanks totaling 590g plus the sumps, and average about 22 litres of lime water daily. After all these years, I've had no problem with this product.
I did start with a small tank at first for quite a while before trying it on my other tanks. (don't remember how long the trial period was but it was for more than six months)
Anyway, what I'm getting at is, don't condemn the product because of it's related association (farm use) without doing a little investigation, as it can turn into a bonus many times.

Randall_James · 05/07/2006, 07:13 PM

Well you could take that marvelous boring ride to Detroit. (I have been through Loundon at least 100 times going to Woodstock there)
This company has a plant in Detroit (major lime producer) but I bet they can give you some outlets that will sell to you. If you can not call the states, just PM me back and I will call them monday AM for you.

Carmeuse North
America
11 Stanwix Street
11th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
p 412.995.5500
f 412.995.5570

info@carmeusena.com

rayjay · 05/07/2006, 10:19 PM

Thanks for the offer but pickling lime is not allowed as such in Canada for some reason.
Anyway, I've been using this product for so many years I see no need to use anything more expensive, and it comes from a major producer within a very short drive from London in Beachville.

Randall_James · 05/08/2006, 05:07 AM

My bad rayjay, I did not notice you had hijacked mmotowns thread, he is in TX however and can use the link

budhorse775 · 05/08/2006, 05:27 PM

Can it be purchased in any grocery chain?

Barto · 05/08/2006, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rayjay
I buy 50 lb bags of hydrated lime, (calcium hydroxide) from a farm co-op.

How do you mix the hydrated lime?
Vauge, sorry, Here's a better way to ask the question..
What ratio do you mix at? KG/Liter or however you regulate/proportion it.

Thank you.

Randall_James · 05/08/2006, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by budhorse775
Can it be purchased in any grocery chain?

Mrs Wages can be purchased right online http://store.yahoo.com/mrswages/

They do have product in stores but you will have to search your area for "Canning Supplies"

bertoni · 05/08/2006, 07:18 PM

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.php

That article discusses how much lime to add, etc.

Barto · 05/08/2006, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bertoni
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.php

That article discusses how much lime to add, etc.

Great link, thank you.
Sorry for the hijack

Brenden · 05/08/2006, 08:07 PM

Local grocery store (food lion) sells Mrs Wages for $3.29. I would also like to find it in bulk.

05/04/2006, 12:24 PM	#1
mmotown Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 1,520	Where to buy pickeling lime in bulk? (50lbs sack) Just wanted to know where I can buy pickeling lime in the 50lbs sack? I have started adding kalkwasser to my top off to work in conjunction with my calc reactor. I see p/lime will be a lot cheaper in the long run. Also how much to you add to water for aquarium use? Thanks

05/07/2006, 06:46 AM	#3
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	I buy 50 lb bags of hydrated lime, (calcium hydroxide) from a farm co-op. Farmers use it's high pH to control bacteria by spreading it on the barn floor. __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

05/07/2006, 11:16 AM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I'd check out a restaurant supply place. Lime gets used in cooking. Tortillas, for example. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

05/07/2006, 11:59 AM	#5
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	I would use food grade and not agricultural stuff myself. The stuff is pretty cheap to start with and a pound goes a pretty good distance so why risk contaminates that are ok for dirt and not eating. I also use Mrs Wages __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

05/07/2006, 06:59 PM	#6
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	First of all, Mrs Wages and any like product is not available in Canada. I started by purchasing calcium hydroxide from the pharmacy but they kept putting the price up so it was as bad as the LFS prices. Like now, it's around $30 a lb and I'd use that in about 10 days. With the amount I use, that's too much so I started investigating the chemical and found the farm supply selling it to farmers. I checked with the manufacture for the spec sheet and could find nothing that would be a problem so I've been using it ever since. I'm just finishing my 7th bag, 5 at 25 kilo's and the last two at 20 kilo's each. I have a lot of tanks totaling 590g plus the sumps, and average about 22 litres of lime water daily. After all these years, I've had no problem with this product. I did start with a small tank at first for quite a while before trying it on my other tanks. (don't remember how long the trial period was but it was for more than six months) Anyway, what I'm getting at is, don't condemn the product because of it's related association (farm use) without doing a little investigation, as it can turn into a bonus many times. __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

05/04/2006, 01:25 PM	#2
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	You can order Mrs Wages by the case pretty cheap. Less than $4 per jar. Its pure food grade. I believe lime acts like a dessicant so the smaller containers might stay good longer. http://store.yahoo.com/mrswages/w502-h7425.html But if you want a 50 pound bag, you probably can't get pickling lime but you can get regular lime at garden centers. Mike

05/07/2006, 07:13 PM	#7
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	Well you could take that marvelous boring ride to Detroit. (I have been through Loundon at least 100 times going to Woodstock there) This company has a plant in Detroit (major lime producer) but I bet they can give you some outlets that will sell to you. If you can not call the states, just PM me back and I will call them monday AM for you. Carmeuse North America 11 Stanwix Street 11th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 p 412.995.5500 f 412.995.5570 info@carmeusena.com __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

05/07/2006, 10:19 PM	#8
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	Thanks for the offer but pickling lime is not allowed as such in Canada for some reason. Anyway, I've been using this product for so many years I see no need to use anything more expensive, and it comes from a major producer within a very short drive from London in Beachville. __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

05/08/2006, 05:07 AM	#9
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	My bad rayjay, I did not notice you had hijacked mmotowns thread, he is in TX however and can use the link __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

05/08/2006, 05:27 PM	#10
budhorse775 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land O Lakes,Florida Posts: 243	Can it be purchased in any grocery chain?

05/08/2006, 07:18 PM	#13
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.php That article discusses how much lime to add, etc. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

05/08/2006, 08:07 PM	#15
Brenden Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 224	Local grocery store (food lion) sells Mrs Wages for $3.29. I would also like to find it in bulk.