potassium

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Those are usually potassium chloride.

[Animation]

I'm using this KCL for my tank.
http://www.iherb.com/store/productde...01450&ppnshpng

[Lobster]

OK. I feel really stupid for buying liquid potassium supplements now. A fool and his money I suppose.

I found a bottle of 8oz. potassium chloride powder for <$3 at amazon.com in the health section (link). That's about 118g of KCl. The website for this product says "100% pure and free of filler". Greg Hiller posted that 7.3g of KCl would raise K by 10ppm in 100G of seawater, so this 8oz would be enough to raise 100G by about 160ppm.

Many people also mention KCl pellets for water softeners would work, but I'm not sure how pure those are.

I'm thinking of trying the KCl powder to raise K to NSW levels when I mix new saltwater, along with my usual alk/Ca/Mg corrections.

[Bebo77]

Originally posted by Animation
I'm using this KCL for my tank.
http://www.iherb.com/store/productde...01450&ppnshpng

will this product raise alk?... that the thing with Zeo if i dont keep my alk between 8-10 i get burt tips.

[Animation]

I do not think so. it's a Pottasium Supplement.

[F35-Joint Strike Fighter]

Originally posted by Bebo77
will this product raise alk?... that the thing with Zeo if i dont keep my alk between 8-10 i get burt tips.

Bebo,

I will mix it with SC salt then measure all the parameters before I dump it into my tank.

It's a waste of money for me by dosing two of 500ml Potassium bottles to raise my tank from 220ppm to 330ppm. My net vulume system is 180g. I'll keep you update.

[Bebo77]

Originally posted by F18-Hornet
Bebo,

I will mix it with SC salt then measure all the parameters before I dump it into my tank.

It's a waste of money for me by dosing two of 500ml Potassium bottles to raise my tank from 220ppm to 330ppm. My net vulume system is 180g. I'll keep you update.

yeah keep this thread updated, my system volume is 300 gallons i went through a large bottle of the Zeo K+ and my level only went up 25-50 points.. there goes $75 for nothing. i would love to use the stuff posted above if it works and does not cause any problems...

[Lobster]

Originally posted by Animation
I'm using this KCL for my tank.
http://www.iherb.com/store/productde...01450&ppnshpng

Wow that's even cheaper than I had found. Have you used this yet, and if so for how long? What measurements are you using to figure how much to dose?

[F35-Joint Strike Fighter]

Originally posted by Bebo77
yeah keep this thread updated, my system volume is 300 gallons i went through a large bottle of the Zeo K+ and my level only went up 25-50 points.. there goes $75 for nothing. i would love to use the stuff posted above if it works and does not cause any problems...

I have just ordered 25 bottle with next day air shipping. they will arrive my door on Tuesday. I will update later.

[tonyscoots84]

Originally posted by Richard Walston
Tony how are you measuing the levels of K in your tank? Or are you just dosing a recomended amount for your tank volume.

i started at 1ml a day for my 75 gallon reef... i moved it up to 2ml a day with no ill effects colors are def. deeper and nicer... im also dosing tropic marine A and K elements and notice a big difference from what i use to have.... im dosing low on the potassium jus to play it safe cause i dont have a test kit for it... and i do agree with u shouldnt dose on what u dont test but im doing things my own way ...

[loc01]

Originally posted by Bebo77
yeah keep this thread updated, my system volume is 300 gallons i went through a large bottle of the Zeo K+ and my level only went up 25-50 points.. there goes $75 for nothing. i would love to use the stuff posted above if it works and does not cause any problems...

Hey Gabe, you should feed your tank with banana which has a good source of potassium,hahaha.

Loc

[Bebo77]

Originally posted by tonyscoots84
i started at 1ml a day for my 75 gallon reef... i moved it up to 2ml a day with no ill effects colors are def. deeper and nicer... im also dosing tropic marine A and K elements and notice a big difference from what i use to have.... im dosing low on the potassium jus to play it safe cause i dont have a test kit for it... and i do agree with u shouldnt dose on what u dont test but im doing things my own way ...

i have heard good things about that A and K elements....

[Bebo77]

Originally posted by loc01
Hey Gabe, you should feed your tank with banana which has a good source of potassium,hahaha.

Loc

lol.. if a banana is reef safe i may give it a try... lol

[loc01]

Originally posted by Bebo77
lol.. if a banana is reef safe i may give it a try... lol

Good enough for human, but I don't know is it pure enough for fish. Same like the salt that we're eating but not pure enough for fish. I'll let Randy jumps into this.

Loc

[F35-Joint Strike Fighter]

I will try to feed my fish with ultra RARE banana....

[F35-Joint Strike Fighter]

bump for Bebo77!

[Bebo77]

Randy, Boomer or even f18.... accoridng to my zeo test kit my K+ is around 250 an i want it to be 390... how much of this product do you think it will take to raise it to the proper level?

http://www.iherb.com/store/ProductDe...&pid=NOW-01450


thanks

[F35-Joint Strike Fighter]

Originally posted by Bebo77
Randy, Boomer or even f18.... accoridng to my zeo test kit my K+ is around 250 an i want it to be 390... how much of this product do you think it will take to raise it to the proper level?

http://www.iherb.com/store/ProductDe...&pid=NOW-01450


thanks

one 8 Oz bottle is equal like this:

100g=160ppt

so your tank is 2 bottles is enough. If you have patience, wait for me in one week, I'll post the result here.

that means you spend only $6.00 instead more than $100 with Zeo K+

[Bebo77]

lol.... yeah i was just wondering how much to get as i think you said you got lots off it...

i can wait to hear your results as it will save me $100...

thanks

[F35-Joint Strike Fighter]

Originally posted by Bebo77
lol.... yeah i was just wondering how much to get as i think you said you got lots off it...

i can wait to hear your results as it will save me $100...

thanks

I need them to buffer my muscle lol....

[Animation]

You also can dose this liquid potassium.
http://www.nextag.com/liquid-potassium/search-html

[Bebo77]

Originally posted by Animation
You also can dose this liquid potassium.
http://www.nextag.com/liquid-potassium/search-html

those are not pure K+....

[F35-Joint Strike Fighter]

Bebo77,

Just checked the alk and Ca, they are the same as last time. The K+ go up 20ppt after adding 4 of KCL teaspoons. Will update more later.

[F35-Joint Strike Fighter]

I used just one 8 oz bottle, my tank has reached 380ppt of K+.

[Bebo77]

F18 how many tsp did you add a day to raise your level?