Calcium oxide (quicklime)
kalkwasser
CaO
Manufacturer data
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What one dose does
PARAMETER
1 g / 100 L
Calcium
+7.147 ppm
Alkalinity
+1.0001 dKH
To raise calcium by 20 ppm in 100 L: 2.8 g.
How it’s used
Food/reagent grade only; some reef 'kalk' products are CaO. Agricultural/builder's lime is not acceptable.
Cautions
• Reacts violently/exothermically with water to form Ca(OH)2 (1 g CaO -> 1.321 g Ca(OH)2); add slowly to cold water.
• Same saturation limit as kalkwasser once hydrated - use it only to make limewater; all kalkwasser cautions apply.
• Severe eye/skin/respiratory irritant.
pH effect: strongly raises (forms Ca(OH)2 in water).
Sources
Food/reagent grade only; some reef 'kalk' products are CaO. Agricultural/builder's lime is not acceptable.
pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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