Calcium Pills and Reviews

[stezatois]

I've been using Jurassi Cal (from the reptile section) which is pure calcium carbonate and nothing else, but it clouds the water and I've been concerned about that and how much to use because it says to "sprinkle on food". But if you say that is ok then I won't worry about the clouding anymore. I also use Kent's Marine liquid calcium but I have no idea how much of anything to use.

I have been doing much the same, and coating microwafers in the powder and adding to the tank. But if theres an easier way to dose im up for it lol.

 

[murraycod]

My little glass shrimp love mushy peas, so I add finely ground shell grit for calcium. I assume it works.
Calcium carbonate was sure used for indigestion here. In my youth, if we had heartburn or whatever, out came a bottle of chalk! No fancy name, just chalk. Set inside you like cement.

 

[H3D]

Thanks Lup! Now I can recommend some calcium pills for my grandma. She has a bad knee...

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[msjinkzd]

I use Jurassi repti-cal as well in the homemade foods. I do dose liquid calcium from time to time as well in my breeding tanks as they are overstocked. Most of the foods I feed have a high enough calcium content that adding pills or liquids to my water is not necessary in a tank with only a couple snails.

 

[Damodred]

Setlers antacid: calcuim carbonate, also contains Sucrose, dextrose, maise starch, talc, magnesium stearate, peppermint flavour, adipic acid.

another that we have is gaviscon cool: 250mg sodium alginate, 133.5mg sodium bicarbonate, 80mg calcium carbonate as active ingredients, also contains xylitol, mannitol (e132) polyethylene glycol 20,000, aspartame (E951), magnesium stearate, and peppermint flavouring and colour (E132)

any of these ingredients bad? Just want to chek this out as these are readily available in the uk.

That "Setlers antacid" looks fine, but the "gaviscon cool" is a big no IMO.

 

[duke33]

Cool thread. Would my Coral Calcium pills work? 1000mg plus vitamin D and Magnesium?

 

[Sounguru]

Skip the Gaviscon not good the prcess in which the 2 work in your stomach are way different. Gaviscon produses a chalky foam when dissolved.

Coral Calcium I would also avoid the Magnesium and Vitamin D bring it into question as to what the side results maybe.

 

[duke33]

Skip the Gaviscon not good the prcess in which the 2 work in your stomach are way different. Gaviscon produses a chalky foam when dissolved.

Coral Calcium I would also avoid the Magnesium and Vitamin D bring it into question as to what the side results maybe.

Thanks, after reading the ingrediants even futher they have other questionable things too. I'll have to try the flavored Tums.

 

[stezatois]

Great, i kinda figured that some ingredients may be questionable, and the best part is that the setlers are the cheaper option lol. it was the magnesium part that was more of a concern than anything else.

 

[Lupin]

this is what we have, i will look into it lol

Ahhh...The tablets are similar to the ones sold here in my place.

The Tums sold in the US is calcium carbonate, there are 6 different choices to chose from, all for heartburn. I had to live on the stuff when I was pregnant, nasty stuff!

The ingredients for the strawberry flavorded is: Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, but the inactive ingredients worry me, is this stuff safe for our tanks?

Sucrose, calcium carbonate, corn starch, talc, mineral oil, adipic acid, artificial flavors, sodium polyphosphate, red 40 lake, blue 1 lake.

I don't think any of those would hurt the snails. I've dosed daily and the snails just love to dig more with their faces often doused in white powder when they show their faces.erv:

I've been using Jurassi Cal (from the reptile section) which is pure calcium carbonate and nothing else, but it clouds the water and I've been concerned about that and how much to use because it says to "sprinkle on food". But if you say that is ok then I won't worry about the clouding anymore. I also use Kent's Marine liquid calcium but I have no idea how much of anything to use.

The cloudiness will not hurt actually. Just unsightly but it will not hurt anyone.

Mum tells me that tums are the fruit ones, we dont have any of those in but we have the peppermint ones that i imagine would contain the same ingredients apart from the flavouring being different. so heres the list of ingredients, i dont know if any are unsafe but im sure you will be able to tell us lups lol.

Setlers antacid: calcuim carbonate, also contains Sucrose, dextrose, maise starch, talc, magnesium stearate, peppermint flavour, adipic acid.

Okay, I did another research on the ingredients of some brands available in other countries and then in applesnail.net.

Here are the ingredients of Caltrate often used for snails:
CALCIUM CARBONATE USP 1.5 g (600mg) 1499.000
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM NF
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE NF
MAGNESIUM STEARATE NF
PARAFFIN – LIGHT LIQUID NF
CROSPOVIDONE NF
POVIDONE USP
SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE
WHITE COLOURING containing
Polyvinyl alcohol USP
Titanium Dioxide USP
Talc purified BP
Lecithin USP
Xantham Gum USNF

I'd say Setlers antacid is fine for use.

another that we have is gaviscon cool: 250mg sodium alginate, 133.5mg sodium bicarbonate, 80mg calcium carbonate as active ingredients, also contains xylitol, mannitol (e132) polyethylene glycol 20,000, aspartame (E951), magnesium stearate, and peppermint flavouring and colour (E132)

any of these ingredients bad? Just want to chek this out as these are readily available in the uk.

Gaviscon cool doesn't seem to have any records for side effects on snails yet nor has been really used even once. Maybe I should test this one with some pond snails and MTS.

That "Setlers antacid" looks fine, but the "gaviscon cool" is a big no IMO.

Definitely. I'll try to test this one when I have time.

Skip the Gaviscon not good the prcess in which the 2 work in your stomach are way different. Gaviscon produses a chalky foam when dissolved.

Coral Calcium I would also avoid the Magnesium and Vitamin D bring it into question as to what the side results maybe.

The magnesium stearate and Vitamin D are fine, just not for long term use. If anything else is unavailable, Coral Calcium will work fine temporarily.