|
|
|
10/14/2008, 07:10 PM
|
#1 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: sanger
Posts: 1,040
|
mrs wages pickling lime
i am going to start dosing my top off water with this, is there anything i should know, thanks
__________________
fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc |
|
|
|
10/14/2008, 07:29 PM
|
#2 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: port kent
Posts: 1,292
|
Yes drip slow, best at night. watch your ph and hardness, so you know how much to use.
__________________
I like getting WET! Current Tank Info: 44gal. 40 gal. 75 gal. 30gal. and working on a 75gal. rigt |
|
|
|
|
10/14/2008, 07:37 PM
|
#3 |
|
User and Abuser
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,836
|
Drip into sump. Not directly into display tank.
|
|
|
|
|
10/15/2008, 05:01 PM
|
#4 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: sanger
Posts: 1,040
|
so i dont add it to my top off water, add it pure to my sump slowly. thanks.
__________________
fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc |
|
|
|
|
10/15/2008, 05:33 PM
|
#5 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: PA
Posts: 14,022
|
what?!?!?!?
No... do not add it pure to your sump. The powder does not dissolve well, and you don't want the sediment settling in your sump, or getting shot into the display. I mix it up at 1 tsp per gallon in buckets, then add it to my top off reservoir. The kalk is then dosed as a liquid to the sump as my ATO unit tops off the tank. If you're just topping off manually. I would recommend using 2-part instead.
__________________
"Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover |
|
|
|
|
10/15/2008, 05:47 PM
|
#6 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: sanger
Posts: 1,040
|
thanks everyone, i top off every 3 days with six gallons at once so i should either go with a ATO or 2 part solution(thats what ive been doing). im guessing that its a calcium shock to put it in with the six gallons of water.
__________________
fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc |
|
|
|
|
10/15/2008, 05:57 PM
|
#7 |
|
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Newburgh, IN
Posts: 1,763
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/15/2008, 05:57 PM
|
#8 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: PA
Posts: 14,022
|
No I wouldn't be concerned about the Ca jump... I'd be more worried about the effect on pH.
limewater carries a pH of around 12, so you could jump your pH quite a bit (depending on the size of the tank) by dumping 6 gallons of limewater in at once
__________________
"Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover |
|
|
|
|
10/15/2008, 10:11 PM
|
#9 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: sanger
Posts: 1,040
|
thank you
__________________
fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
