Kalkwasser dosing

Ejb · 09/29/2017, 01:10 PM

Alrighty so I have a couple questions on this. If I use this with my tunze osmolator reservoir do I have to mix it and let it settle for a day before use? Also after mixing and starting to use it do I have to wait for the entire reservoir to deplete before mixing up another batch, and would I have to clean the container after its depleted?

In the end if I have to wait a day before use should I get another container for the reservoir?

Ejb · 09/29/2017, 04:30 PM

Also when dosing, you would need super consistent levels with each water change (alk, calc, mag, ph) correct?

zsuman101 · 09/29/2017, 06:52 PM

i mix kalk the day before , let it settle, then i siphon the clear liquid only into my ato tank. this way the pump wont die in a week. and yes your other parameters need to be steady. if your alk , mg, and ca are balanced your ph should be fine. although even clear kalk will boost your ph. good luck n stuff... zsu

Ejb · 09/29/2017, 06:54 PM

Tbh that is probably the best advice I have gotten from the internet. I never thought about doing it that way, thank you for the advice

Ejb · 09/29/2017, 07:09 PM

Quick question though, if the ato runs low can I just keep it up with the clear kalk water if using the same measurements? Like for example my ato (5g) is running low and I need to replace the water with another 5g mixed kalk container and just use the clear water will things be fine as long as I use the same amount of kalk to water?

no1bubba · 10/01/2017, 03:07 PM

Is this correct... 1 gal water add 2tsp Kalk add that gallon to my 10 gal ATO res. Filled with 9 gal of rodi water. DT is 69 gal

45commando · 10/01/2017, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ejb

Alrighty so I have a couple questions on this. If I use this with my tunze osmolator reservoir do I have to mix it and let it settle for a day before use? Also after mixing and starting to use it do I have to wait for the entire reservoir to deplete before mixing up another batch, and would I have to clean the container after its depleted?

In the end if I have to wait a day before use should I get another container for the reservoir?

I dose kalk for all my top off using a Tunze Osmolator, but I use a DIY kalk reactor in line. The reactor is a standard 10" water filter housing that has a quick mod & is hooked up in reverse (so the RO/DI water enters the bottom of the canister & passes through the kalk, so only clear saturated solution is fed as top off). You'll still need a fresh water reservoir to feed the reactor, but it sure beats making batches of kalk. I try to evaporate 2+ gallons a day & would be mixing kalk constantly if not using a reactor of some sort. HTH

45commando · 10/01/2017, 09:58 PM

to give you an idea, here's my DIY Kalk reactor, if pic works

09/29/2017, 01:10 PM	#1
Ejb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 177	Kalkwasser dosing Alrighty so I have a couple questions on this. If I use this with my tunze osmolator reservoir do I have to mix it and let it settle for a day before use? Also after mixing and starting to use it do I have to wait for the entire reservoir to deplete before mixing up another batch, and would I have to clean the container after its depleted? In the end if I have to wait a day before use should I get another container for the reservoir?

09/29/2017, 06:52 PM	#3
zsuman101 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 434	i mix kalk the day before , let it settle, then i siphon the clear liquid only into my ato tank. this way the pump wont die in a week. and yes your other parameters need to be steady. if your alk , mg, and ca are balanced your ph should be fine. although even clear kalk will boost your ph. good luck n stuff... zsu __________________ Full zeovit 24x24 starfire ati t5 radions ecotech and sicce pumps tunze skimmer apex gold yeah its nuts

10/01/2017, 09:58 PM	#8
45commando Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,321	to give you an idea, here's my DIY Kalk reactor, if pic works __________________ "It's not the size of the dog in the fight;It's the size of the fight in the dog!" -Sir Winston Churchill. Current Tank Info: 92G Corner tank, 250 wt 14K MH, 20G sump, 5G fuge, mixed reef

09/29/2017, 04:30 PM	#2
Ejb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 177	Also when dosing, you would need super consistent levels with each water change (alk, calc, mag, ph) correct?

09/29/2017, 06:54 PM	#4
Ejb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 177	Tbh that is probably the best advice I have gotten from the internet. I never thought about doing it that way, thank you for the advice

09/29/2017, 07:09 PM	#5
Ejb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 177	Quick question though, if the ato runs low can I just keep it up with the clear kalk water if using the same measurements? Like for example my ato (5g) is running low and I need to replace the water with another 5g mixed kalk container and just use the clear water will things be fine as long as I use the same amount of kalk to water?

10/01/2017, 03:07 PM	#6
no1bubba Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lancaster PA Posts: 405	Is this correct... 1 gal water add 2tsp Kalk add that gallon to my 10 gal ATO res. Filled with 9 gal of rodi water. DT is 69 gal