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#1 |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clayton, DE
Posts: 1,316
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Do i have to add kalkwasser?
I have a aqua medic quatro doser that i have adding top off water, calcium, and alk... i have no problem with my ph level it stays at 8.3.... should i still be adding kalkwasser??
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#2 |
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Belleville, Ontario Canada
Posts: 3,438
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Nope if params are stable you don't need it. Your quatro doser is doing the trick.
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#3 |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clayton, DE
Posts: 1,316
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ok thats what i thought.. i used to dose kalk before i had my bigger set up.. i guess i kinda forgot what it was mainly used for
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#4 |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Posts: 2,482
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Its a cheap way to maintain high levels of Ca and Alk. It also helps raise the Ph. It sounds like your tank is doing fine with what ever you are supplementing with. What are your Ca and Alk levels?
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