Dripping Kalk. Containers??

[DOGMAI]

I am ready to start dripping kalk. I have an i.v. drip line from the local hospital. It was used to drip morphine, but I cleaned it out real good. Just kidding. It is a brand new i.v. drip. My question is what type of container can I use in conjunction with this i.v. drip? I want to keep the container small like maybe half a gallon or less. Just wondering what other people use, and what suggestions you have for me.

Thanks,
Shane

 

[mountainbiker619]

I use one gallon plastic milk jugs. Just drill a hole about an inch up from the bottom for the tubing to fit into, slide in the tubing and use some glue to hold it in place.

 

[Chucker]

I actually started out with an enema bag from the drugstore, so I've got your IV beat

In any case, it all depends on how much kalk you expect to use within a few days' time. A half gallon sounds a bit small to me, but that would depend on your tank size. Personally, I run through roughly a gallon my 40g. Unless you plan on making up kalk daily, you'll prolly want a bigger container.

 

[mooner]

I found a 3/4 gallon bucket at HD for a few bucks. I go thru one bucket a day and it keeps me about 75% topped off. The other 25% I add as a diluted buffer addition every morning.

It's pretty easy to do the kalk drip but right now I have some precip that I cant keep off the top water of my refuge directly under the drip hose. No biggy as I just remove it manually but its a mystery to my why it just started in the past few days.

All my coral and the clam love the kalkwasser so I will stay with it.

 

[ZigZagZombie]

I use this 5 gal. Absopure bottle. Works great. I fill it half way, lasts for 3 days. I have filled it all the way, for when i go on vacation.

 

[carter92]

For long term success you will be better off with an electronic meter to dose kalk......I am a paramedic and I tried to used these for dripping various solutions...short term they will work but they will not work long term....the tubing gets clogged very easy....Over time as the container level changes it will also change the drip rate no matter how much you tweak it....Save yourself the headache.....Litermeter's works great....and they can be run dry till you remember to refill them...just my 2 cents...Dennis

 

[charlesgreiner]

I have been a fan of simple things for a long time. My "drip" system does not actually drip but works quite effectively. I use the hang on box from an old hang on power filter. I fill that with kalkwasser twice each morning since that seems to be what my tank needs not only in volume but in kalk also. I use a piece of airline tubing and connect it to the venturi on a powerhead. I have no other use for this feature but now it gets put to work. 2 gallons of kalkwasser gets mixed into my tank water over a period of about an hour (240 gallon tank) and has never done any harm. When it is finished I just hang the airline back in the tank (it hides real well behind the powerhead) and it has about 23 hours to rinse out any kalk crust with tank water. Cost for the "drip" system - $0, maintenance of the system zilch. I cannot even count the time it is in operation since my tank is in my office so I am working while it does.

 

[guppychao]

i use a 2 1/2 gallon water jug that already has a dispense knob. what great about is that once all the unused kalk settle on the bottom, it drips above the unused kalk. occassionally the knob gets clogged but its great for what it does. i cut out a flap on top so that i could add the kalk and the r/o water.

 

[ZigZagZombie]

I have used my drip container for over a year. New airline tubing is all that is required once in awhile. Oh and swish some water in the bottle after it emptys. There is no headache to this system. This hobby can really hurt your wallet sometimes. A DIY project is sometimes better then a store bought item....It sure is cheaper..