Calcium Chloride
| Chemical | |
| Calcium Chloride | |
| Common Name(s): | - |
| Molecular Formula: | CaCl2 |
| Used For: | Maintaining calcium |
| Caution: | Don't inhale dust
Avoid skin and eye contact |
| Material Safety Data Sheet: | Calcium chloride |
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Introduction
Calcium chloride is most commonly used as a calcium additive and will be the major component of commercial powder and liquid products sold for solely increasing calcium levels.
Long term, it should not be dosed by itself. It needs to be added with an alkalinity buffer, otherwise the relative concentrations of calcium and alkalinity in the water will become unbalanced. And this will cause a number of issues with the system.
An alternative source of calcium chloride outside of the commercial products available in the hobby, is the product called Damp Rid which is uses as a dehumidifier. It contains almost all calcium chloride and is suitable to be used as a calcium additive source for a reef aquarium.
Gallery
Resources
- Purity of Calcium Chloride by Randy Holmes-Farley - Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine
- A Homemade Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Additive System by Randy Holmes-Farley - Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine
- Simulating the Effect of Calcium Chloride and Sodium Bicarbonate Additions on Reef Systems by Craig Bingman - Aquarium Frontiers
- Additional Simulations: The Combined Effect Of Calcium Chloride/Sodium Bicarbonate Additions And Water Exchanges by Craig Bingman - Aquarium Frontiers
- wikipedia:Calcium chloride
