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fdokinawa
07/02/2006, 04:22 AM
anyone here drip kalk? You just mix it in with your top off water? Is it worth getting a Kalkreactor?
jeffb3t
07/02/2006, 04:42 AM
Not worth buying a kalk reactor. I will show you my IV drip. works great and is real cheap. You mix kalk with your top off but you have to drip it in and make sure the kalk powder doesn't get in the tank.
fdokinawa
07/02/2006, 04:46 AM
not worried about the powder sticking in clumps and then getting into the tank?
jeffb3t
07/02/2006, 05:29 AM
I use a 2 liter pet bottle with a small hole in 1/2 inch from the bottom and have an IV line in it. I put my kalk in there and fill it half way with water then shake it. I then fill it up all the way and shake again. Never had a problem with it clumping together. I also let it sit for a few hours before dripping into the tank. That way I am dripping only clear water and not the kalk powder.
fdokinawa
07/02/2006, 06:00 AM
mmm going to have to try that.. really need to set up a top off system. still waiting on my RO/DI unit to get to shipitAPO.. but its the holidays.. so I'll wait till the end of the week before calling purelyh20 again.
vest0830
07/02/2006, 05:35 PM
im using the same thing that jeff has set up. it has yet to let me down.
Donstuprich
07/02/2006, 08:06 PM
evaporation is kicking my butt here too. I assume not as much as anyone with a sump, but enough to really notice.
jeffb3t
07/03/2006, 01:33 AM
This year evaporation is going to the extreme with me since I have a fan on 24/7 on the sump to cool everything down. Even with a chiller, I was hitting 88/89. Sucks too cause I got a couple coral who look like they won't make it this summer...At least I got the temp down to 84 now with the fan on.
fdokinawa
07/03/2006, 04:10 AM
yea, my temps are starting to climb too.. really need to get some fans in the stand to move some of that air out of there.
Donstuprich
07/03/2006, 04:17 AM
sitting at 78/80 here. but is understood with my lighting :)
jeffb3t
07/03/2006, 05:02 AM
Slap a room fan on it and see if that helps. It shoule drop the temp a bit.
jasalmanza
07/08/2006, 07:23 PM
Temp stability had been my problem. I installed 4, 4" icecap temp regulated fans into my canopy, and they can cool it down quick!
fdokinawa
07/08/2006, 10:44 PM
yea, im going to be getting a couple of those for my stand.

Jeff, you have a link for the Kalc that I need?
jeffb3t
07/09/2006, 03:11 AM
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_searchitem.asp?strSearch=kalkwasser&vendorname=Kent%20Marine&text=Kent%20Marine&step=1&itemsonpage=15

Here is the kalk I bought. I went with the 450G ones and they seem to last quite a while.