Top off with Kalkwasser

[JLAudio]

Im beginning to add kalk to my top offs, and currently do not have an auto top off or a drip system. Will it be ok if I add 2-3 gallons with recommended amount of kalk at one time for a 125? I usually add 1/2 a 5 gallon bucket at a time, but wondering if this will spike the ph

 

[alrha]

yup, kalk will indeed spike your pH. it is best added slowly. invest in an auto-top-off it will save you a lot of time and add stability to your system.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

yup, kalk will indeed spike your pH. it is best added slowly. invest in an auto-top-off it will save you a lot of time and add stability to your system.

Agreed!

 

[cali_reef]

Google Kalk Slush + Calfo

 

[James983]

you need to drip kalk slowly. I just drip 1-2 gals slowly overnight. This helps maintain PH through the night as well. Also, watch you salinity as kalk will bump it up depending on how much you use.

 

[alrha]

kalk should be mixed with RO/DI water and should NOT increase salinity.

 

[James983]

Sorry, Albert is rite. The 2 part ESV will bump salinity over time. Duh

 

[NYreefNoob]

I Have A Quart Jug That I Drip It Though, Mines A Smaller System Though, But I Just Put A Small Valve On It And Takes About 4 Hr's To Go Through A Quart

 

[noodleman]

kalk should be mixed with RO/DI water and should NOT increase salinity.

actually kalk will raise salinity becuase you are adding ions to a solution


drip kalk slowly, if you add too much at once your pH will spike and your tank will be come cloudy white

 

[JLAudio]

I setup a gallon jug and guess I will just drip in kalk overnight, but think im going to go back to 2 part, because I prefer not to have the risk of ph spike and the hastle of dripping it.

 

[jason18]

Do you have the space to put a 20 gal brute garbage can thats what i use with a aqua lifter pump and have a nice slow drip in the sump and i clean it out once a week..

 

[NYPDFrogman]

you need to drip kalk slowly. I just drip 1-2 gals slowly overnight. This helps maintain PH through the night as well. Also, watch you salinity as kalk will bump it up depending on how much you use.

dosing magnesium will cause your salinity to go up.

 

[Marteen]

Here is a good article about kalk dosing that may help.

Limewater dosing