Where do u drip kalk?

clugo · 06/12/2013, 11:37 AM

Tell me where you drip your kalk?

And does a skimmer pull kalk from the water?

Thanks.

DopeCantWin · 06/12/2013, 11:45 AM

I drip it right before the water goes into the Skimmer. I use to drip it right afterwards. I don't see much of a difference. Just make sure it is in a high flow area.

Reefmedic79 · 06/12/2013, 11:51 AM

+1, high flow area. Right where my overflow empties into the sump.

dirtycontour · 06/12/2013, 11:57 AM

I drip mine right in front of the return pump.

Koral_Keeper · 06/12/2013, 12:03 PM

BRS has a great video on dosing Kalk.

SteveCon89 · 06/12/2013, 01:41 PM

I drip mine right before my return pump...but my tank is a joke sooooooo yeah...but you asked, i answered..lol

Palting · 06/12/2013, 01:47 PM

ATO to Kalk reactor to remote refugium overflow to sump return section. It is very well mixed by the time it makes it to the return pump, and the return flow goes out through 4 nozzles.

DODGENEM · 06/12/2013, 02:13 PM

I drip mine 24/7 in to the sump where the skimmer return is.

d-man · 06/12/2013, 03:03 PM

Right before return.

Sk8r · 06/12/2013, 05:09 PM

ANd no, your skimmer won't remove it. But stony corals will. So will clams. If you have either of those 2 creatures, your water changes alone won't keep up with the demand for calcium.

You don't have to 'drip' it if you have an ATO. Just put it in your reservoir.

johnwick · 06/13/2013, 08:55 AM

Right before return pump. You want it to be in a high flow area. This is where my ATO puts it in.

HumbleFish · 06/13/2013, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DopeCantWin

I drip it right before the water goes into the Skimmer. I use to drip it right afterwards. I don't see much of a difference. Just make sure it is in a high flow area.

I do the same. I used to think maybe my skimmer was pulling some out. So, I dripped for several nights with the skimmer on and did the same with the skimmer off. Used the exact same amount of kalk and tested my calcium every morning at the exact same time. My calcium levels rose 5 ppm per day regardless of whether the skimmer was on or off.

dkeller_nc · 06/13/2013, 09:51 AM

My ATO puts the kalk from a kalk reactor in the same chamber as the return pump, so this is after the water goes through the skimmer.

Whether this actually makes any difference is debateable, but in theory you don't want the kalk going directly into the skimmer, because saturated lime water will react with CO2 in the air to form insoluble calcium carbonate. That's what the thin film of material on the surface of a container of saturated kalk solution that's exposed to the air is - calcium carbonate.

PhinsPhan · 06/14/2013, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koral_Keeper

BRS has a great video on dosing Kalk.

Thanks! I need to check that one out.

clugo · 06/14/2013, 07:49 AM

The problem w putting it in the return section is the lack of any water movement. The water almost seems stagnant in the return area. Good that I have no microbubbles going into the DT but not a good place to place the return for kalk if it needs water movement.

Fishypapa · 06/14/2013, 08:54 AM

No fuge yet so I drip right in front of my largest circulation pump.

06/12/2013, 11:37 AM	#1
clugo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 537	Where do u drip kalk? Tell me where you drip your kalk? And does a skimmer pull kalk from the water? Thanks.

06/12/2013, 11:51 AM	#3
Reefmedic79 Life and Reef Saver Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tavares, Florida Posts: 6,202	+1, high flow area. Right where my overflow empties into the sump. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> How much deeper would the ocean be if it didn't have sponges? P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sid Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder, 20L Sump, 10G Fuge, JBJ A.T.O, 4" Reef Octopus, DIY Stand & Canopy, RapidLED Dimmable 36 Kit on 3 6" MakersLED Heatsink, MP10es

06/12/2013, 01:47 PM	#7
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	ATO to Kalk reactor to remote refugium overflow to sump return section. It is very well mixed by the time it makes it to the return pump, and the return flow goes out through 4 nozzles. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

06/12/2013, 05:09 PM	#10
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	ANd no, your skimmer won't remove it. But stony corals will. So will clams. If you have either of those 2 creatures, your water changes alone won't keep up with the demand for calcium. You don't have to 'drip' it if you have an ATO. Just put it in your reservoir. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

06/14/2013, 08:54 AM	#16
Fishypapa Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 258	No fuge yet so I drip right in front of my largest circulation pump. __________________ Buy aqua/marine cultured when you can so our kids actually have reefs to appreciate when they grow up. "Waterproof does NOT mean SALTPROOF!" ~ Myself Member of WAMAS (Washington D.C. Area Marine A Current Tank Info: 38g DT, 20g Fuge, Radion G2, Vortech MP10, Jebao WP25

06/12/2013, 11:45 AM	#2
DopeCantWin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Buffalo Grove Posts: 2,193	I drip it right before the water goes into the Skimmer. I use to drip it right afterwards. I don't see much of a difference. Just make sure it is in a high flow area.

06/12/2013, 11:57 AM	#4
dirtycontour Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 256	I drip mine right in front of the return pump.

06/12/2013, 12:03 PM	#5
Koral_Keeper Moved On Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Central PA Posts: 75	BRS has a great video on dosing Kalk.

06/12/2013, 01:41 PM	#6
SteveCon89 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 266	I drip mine right before my return pump...but my tank is a joke sooooooo yeah...but you asked, i answered..lol

06/12/2013, 02:13 PM	#8
DODGENEM Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 15	I drip mine 24/7 in to the sump where the skimmer return is.

06/12/2013, 03:03 PM	#9
d-man Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, ca Posts: 2,732	Right before return.

06/13/2013, 08:55 AM	#11
johnwick Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 80	Right before return pump. You want it to be in a high flow area. This is where my ATO puts it in.

06/13/2013, 09:51 AM	#13
dkeller_nc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Central NC Posts: 5,062	My ATO puts the kalk from a kalk reactor in the same chamber as the return pump, so this is after the water goes through the skimmer. Whether this actually makes any difference is debateable, but in theory you don't want the kalk going directly into the skimmer, because saturated lime water will react with CO2 in the air to form insoluble calcium carbonate. That's what the thin film of material on the surface of a container of saturated kalk solution that's exposed to the air is - calcium carbonate.

06/14/2013, 07:49 AM	#15
clugo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 537	The problem w putting it in the return section is the lack of any water movement. The water almost seems stagnant in the return area. Good that I have no microbubbles going into the DT but not a good place to place the return for kalk if it needs water movement.