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cantagious
09/08/2009, 01:33 PM
Wanted to know was dehydrated lime used to bring up Calcium this is what my feed store sells

bertoni
09/08/2009, 02:16 PM
Lime adds both calcium and alkalinity, and it's quite high in pH, so calcium chloride is much better for raising the calcium level in a tank. Lime makes a good daily supplement, though. This article might help:

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