Kalk Dosing - Page 2

tommy818 · 04-01-2008, 04:08 PM

the aqua dose will work.the difference is the reactor is a sealed unit and the kalk stays more saturated because theres no co2.i gravity feed my reactor from my freshwater resevoir.i use a digital timer to mix the kalk 3 times a day for 15 mins.so the initial cost of the reactor is all you will going for about 250.00.it comes with a maxi-jet 400 which uses very little power.

fernandokng · 04-01-2008, 04:41 PM

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...nftt/index.php

Save some money, i'm planning to do that same:-)

russianmd · 04-03-2008, 06:52 PM

Yeah, I just ordered Aquadose - was actually going to do something similar to the DIY, but using a 5G salt bucket. Then got lazy, then started another project (netting over the tank).

It just never ends with this hobby!

iconoclast · 04-04-2008, 01:14 PM

I have an aqualifter pump auto-top-offing with kalk. I mix 2 5g buckets of kalk at a time.

I dose 2 part above and beyond the kalk. my ph has never been a problem.

I keep my rodi resevoir isolated from my top off water to avoid any flooding/over kalking/low salinity problems that could occur with an ATO

here's a post on RC that i started about this very subject
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1341123

tommy818 · 04-04-2008, 05:52 PM

with the kalk reactor u never have to worry about overdose.its always dripped in slowly.dont agree it dosnt have to be mixed 3 to 4 times per day to keep it super saturated.

iconoclast · 04-04-2008, 06:07 PM

oh, i believe a kalk reactor is mixed since there is fresh water entering as it doses.

a kalk drip or kalk reservoir should not be mixed since the mixture should already supersaturated (or at whatever level you desire); further mixing will cause the kalk water to loose its potency into the atmosphere.

tommy818 · 04-04-2008, 06:23 PM

a kalk reactor is a sealed unit theres no co2 so it cant lose its potency.thats why i prefer the reactor over a mixing container.the reactor has a small pump that mixes the kalk 3 times a day using a digital timer.

iconoclast · 04-04-2008, 06:27 PM

tommy,

a kalk reservoir, either drip or ATO, does not use a stirrer (at least those that know somewhat what they are doing).

tommy818 · 04-04-2008, 06:30 PM

correct. but if air is getting into the reservoir the kalk will lose its potency

iconoclast · 04-04-2008, 07:09 PM

tommy818,

I've read that literature too but read this. If in doubt make some limewater, test it, let it sit for a week and test it again. As long as the limewater is not disturbed it dosn't appreciably lose its potency.

The Degradation of Limewater (Kalkwasser) in Air
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2...ature/index.php

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04-01-2008, 04:08 PM	#11
tommy818 tommy818 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: bronx ny Posts: 154 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	the aqua dose will work.the difference is the reactor is a sealed unit and the kalk stays more saturated because theres no co2.i gravity feed my reactor from my freshwater resevoir.i use a digital timer to mix the kalk 3 times a day for 15 mins.so the initial cost of the reactor is all you will going for about 250.00.it comes with a maxi-jet 400 which uses very little power.

04-01-2008, 04:41 PM	#12
fernandokng Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: queens Posts: 520 Reefer Ratings: (15) Friends: (2)	http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...nftt/index.php Save some money, i'm planning to do that same:-)

04-04-2008, 05:52 PM	#15
tommy818 tommy818 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: bronx ny Posts: 154 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	with the kalk reactor u never have to worry about overdose.its always dripped in slowly.dont agree it dosnt have to be mixed 3 to 4 times per day to keep it super saturated.

04-04-2008, 06:07 PM	#16
iconoclast Tired Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn: near brooklyn college Posts: 185 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	oh, i believe a kalk reactor is mixed since there is fresh water entering as it doses. a kalk drip or kalk reservoir should not be mixed since the mixture should already supersaturated (or at whatever level you desire); further mixing will cause the kalk water to loose its potency into the atmosphere.

04-04-2008, 06:23 PM	#17
tommy818 tommy818 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: bronx ny Posts: 154 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	a kalk reactor is a sealed unit theres no co2 so it cant lose its potency.thats why i prefer the reactor over a mixing container.the reactor has a small pump that mixes the kalk 3 times a day using a digital timer.

04-04-2008, 06:27 PM	#18
iconoclast Tired Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn: near brooklyn college Posts: 185 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	tommy, a kalk reservoir, either drip or ATO, does not use a stirrer (at least those that know somewhat what they are doing).

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tommy818 tommy818 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: bronx ny Posts: 154 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	correct. but if air is getting into the reservoir the kalk will lose its potency

04-04-2008, 07:09 PM	#20
iconoclast Tired Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn: near brooklyn college Posts: 185 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	tommy818, I've read that literature too but read this. If in doubt make some limewater, test it, let it sit for a week and test it again. As long as the limewater is not disturbed it dosn't appreciably lose its potency. The Degradation of Limewater (Kalkwasser) in Air http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2...ature/index.php