Nā hopena limescale i loko o ka loko wai: e hakakā i kona hopena, e hoʻomaʻemaʻe, mālama i ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana a me ka mālama wai ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī.
ʻO ka nui o ka calcium a me ka magnesium i loko o ka wai i kapa ʻia "paakiki o ka wai"
ʻO ia hoʻi, ʻo ka paʻakikī o ka wai ʻo ia ka neʻe ʻana o nā pūhui mineral i loko o ka wai, ka nui o ka magnesium a me ka calcium, no laila ka agglomeration o nā paʻakai alkaline.