You can also try petshops who sell birds and bird stuff. I buy mine a kilo at a
time for about 50 cents.
You can usually get it pretty cheep. ;-) Sorry I just couldn't resist.
Cheers.
Scott Hunt
mpsta1#064#student.monash.edu.au - SMTPGATE at WT400 on 14/05/97 03:40:12 PM
To: aunzza#064#vrx.net - SMTPGATE at WT400
cc:
Subject: Re: pH
> > Mark try a little bit of shellgrit (in a piece of stocking) to
buffer your tanks in Melbourne, but watch the pH carefully > > Phill
>
> Metabolic and peat acids will continually dissolve the shellgrit,
> steadilly increasing the water hardness. Unless you do regular water
> changes, your water hardness will become very high in a short time.
>
> The Rainbow people currently add calcium chloride at each water
> change to avoid the above. Talk to Neil Armstrong about it.
Thanks to Keith and Phill, I'll ask Neil Armstrong to see how
quickly chemistry changes, etc.
BTW: where do you buy shell grit, other than a fish shop?
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Monash University, Clayton, 3168
Australia
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