Re: [RML] Furcatus

Cary Hostrawser (caryho at ix.netcom.com)
Sat, 21 Dec 1996 01:37:05 GMT

On Fri, 20 Dec 1996 16:29:45 -0500, drews at webgate.net wrote:
>I'll ask the same quetion of you Harro, that I asked Adrian. Why do I cease to
>have spinal deformities when I supplement mwith a calium additive?

>From my experience also. When I over softened my water (mixing RO and
tap) I got batches with 100% fin and spinal deformities. If I add HBH
Balance Blocks to the water this problem goes away.
Now this does have more than just calcium in it, but obviously
something is missing from my water if its diluted down with RO water
too far.
Cary Hostrawser

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