| Q:
After I put Gray Coast in my tank, I noticed a white residue
or something in it and I cant get rid of it. Is it supposed
to be like that?
A: The light colored residue you are
referring to are loose fines/particles from the substrate.
You may experience more than normal dust/fines from this
product due to frictional action during manufacturing and
shipping. These fines, albeit unattractive, are as beneficial
as the product itself due to it's mineral composition and
is likely to disslove small amounts of minerals into your
water column to benefit your plants. In order to remove
these fines, you have a couple of options:
1) Turn off your filters for 24 - 48 hours and let the residual
dust/fines settle. Once settled, it will then be easy to
siphon it off the top of the gravel.
2) Let your filters run using a clean mechanical filter
and a water clarifier (floculant) to clean the dust/fines
from your water column.
My recommendation would be to start with option #1 (as long
as there is no livestock present) and after, use a water
clarifier if needed to clean up any residual dust/fines
that was missed during siphoning.
Q:
What is the grain size of Gray Coast calcite?
A: The grain size is from 1mm - 5mm.
Q: Will Gray Coast buffer the water
and dissolve into calcium like sugar size aragonite?
A: Calcite, like aragonite, crushed coral, and dolomite,
are all forms of calcium carbonate. They just exist in
a different crystalline formations and have different levels
of dissolvability. Our Calcite, of all the above mentioned
materials, has an incredible magnesium content. It is actually
a magnesium calcite and has a somewhat higher buffer capacity
than aragonite.
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