Egg shells for calcium

Megatrev62 · 12/09/2013, 11:09 PM

Hello, was at a local reefers house tonight and he has a beauty 33 gallon reef. He cracks a dozen eggs and has a family omelette once a month and keeps the shells in an aquaclear filter. Swears that his calcium stays at 440ppm.because of it. Been doing it for almost 2 years.

He said he does not dose for calcium at all. I was surprised to say the least. He told me he's due to crack another dozen on the weekend and replace the shells. He had some lps and a few sps in his tank and it looked great. Is this the reason why I wonder? Any input? Please respond. Thanks

Drae · 12/09/2013, 11:32 PM

The egg shells would have to be dissolving to add anything to the tank. A 33 gallon could have stable calcium with just water changes imo. I doubt the eggs are doing anything. Egg shells do contain calcium carbonate though.

Lateralus · 12/10/2013, 04:55 AM

Lol whatever works for him.

d2mini · 12/10/2013, 07:11 AM

I wish! I eat 3 eggs per day and they're the local ungraded yard eggs. Darn things cost me $6/dozen!

Ben_1313 · 12/10/2013, 08:04 AM

I dont know, you'd have to be dissolving the calcium and that doesn't really happen until you have a really low PH (6.5-7) like in a reactor

That being said maybe there's something else going on here but that's my take

Reef Frog · 12/10/2013, 11:07 AM

How would you clean the shells? I would think residual egg whites would could be a disaster.

Hodge1995 · 12/10/2013, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Reef Frog

How would you clean the shells? I would think residual egg whites would could be a disaster.

My absolute first thought. Dosing calcium would be way safer than a tank crash

12/09/2013, 11:09 PM	#1
Megatrev62 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ST.John's Newfoundland Canada Posts: 1,712	Egg shells for calcium Hello, was at a local reefers house tonight and he has a beauty 33 gallon reef. He cracks a dozen eggs and has a family omelette once a month and keeps the shells in an aquaclear filter. Swears that his calcium stays at 440ppm.because of it. Been doing it for almost 2 years. He said he does not dose for calcium at all. I was surprised to say the least. He told me he's due to crack another dozen on the weekend and replace the shells. He had some lps and a few sps in his tank and it looked great. Is this the reason why I wonder? Any input? Please respond. Thanks __________________ Please understand honey,it's not just me!!! Current Tank Info: 75 gallon, mixed reef,fuge.

12/10/2013, 04:55 AM	#3
Lateralus Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: St. Charles mo. Posts: 756	Lol whatever works for him. __________________ Mike Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef/ 40 gal sump. Born on 5/30/13.

12/10/2013, 07:11 AM	#4
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	I wish! I eat 3 eggs per day and they're the local ungraded yard eggs. Darn things cost me $6/dozen! __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

12/09/2013, 11:32 PM	#2
Drae RAIDER NATION! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: City of sin... Posts: 3,476	The egg shells would have to be dissolving to add anything to the tank. A 33 gallon could have stable calcium with just water changes imo. I doubt the eggs are doing anything. Egg shells do contain calcium carbonate though.

12/10/2013, 08:04 AM	#5
Ben_1313 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 280	I dont know, you'd have to be dissolving the calcium and that doesn't really happen until you have a really low PH (6.5-7) like in a reactor That being said maybe there's something else going on here but that's my take

12/10/2013, 11:07 AM	#6
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	How would you clean the shells? I would think residual egg whites would could be a disaster.