Kalk drip help.

[Charlie Davidson]

I just set-up my kalk drip again. seems my 300 milli-lilter feed is not keeping up right now..
Question is--- how much mrs wages per gallon?
(I just put, a big spoon in 2g ) (but wonder what is recommeded)

[rick s]

Hi Charlie,

2 teaspoons per gallon is saturated. You can put more in if you like. Just let it settle out.

[Hopeful Reefer]

I was using 1 teaspoon per gallon which is what I found in the chemistry forum...should I be using 2 teaspoons per gallon instead?

[Charlie Davidson]

Rick, was the guy that was in terrible wreck your buddy?
either way, glad he's OK.. sounds like he wants to get back into his cars ASAP (NOW)

[rick s]

Hi Jason,

You can use any amount from none up to 2 tsp/gallon. The more you use per gallon, the more calcium and alkalinity you are adding to your tank. You only want to use as much as your system demands. Otherwise, if you dose more than your corals use, you will send your calcium and alkalinity levels too high.

Charlie,
Yeah. That’s the driver that I like. He’s a work-in-progress. . . :)

[Hopeful Reefer]

Thanks Rick...so, using 1 tsp per gallon of fresh water is a good average starting point...and if my calcium and alkalinity test remain low, start increasing incrimentally from there right?

[J. Montgomery]

I add 1 Tbsp of Mrs. Wages for every 2.5 gallon container that I make (> 1 tsp/gallon).

[surfnvb7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10878740#post10878740 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by J. Montgomery
I add 1 Tbsp of Mrs. Wages for every 2.5 gallon container that I make (> 1 tsp/gallon).

how fast do you go through that 2.5g container? just curious


i've been thinking about getting away from 2-part and going to stright kalk dosing through an auto top off to make it more automated.

i already have a litermeter, so it would be quite easy to set up an auto top off based on L/day.

i'm just conflicted about switching over, and i guess i'll probably need something like a kalk stirrer

[rick s]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10878679#post10878679 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hopeful Reefer
...and if my calcium and alkalinity test remain low, start increasing incrimentally from there right?
Hi Jason,

Yes. You can bump that up to 1.5 and see how it goes. I would test alkalinity every day or every other day for awhile to keep an eye on where it is. Remember, slow changes are better.
If, it's rising too quickly, go down to 1.25.
If it's not climbing much at all, go to 2.

Keep testing.

Once you get cal & alk where you want them, then you'll have to back the kalk strength down a tad until you find the amount that maintains your levels.

[J. Montgomery]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10878769#post10878769 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by surfnvb7
how fast do you go through that 2.5g container? just curious
I keep a 5 gallon container of limewater underneath the tank. It's fed by a peristaltic pump (the AquaMedic 3000, I think, its sucks), which is controlled by a float valve in the display. I go through 5 gallons in ~4-6 days. I get a lot of evaporation with the 2x715W lights, two 4" fans, and powerheads agitating the surface.

[Charlie Davidson]

OK some help from those that can read conversion charts..
How many milliliters = 1 gallon

[surfnvb7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10878934#post10878934 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Charlie Davidson
OK some help from those that can read conversion charts..
How many milliliters = 1 gallon

3785.4mL

http://www.metric-conversions.org/cgi-bin/util/conversion-chart.cgi?type=4&from=11&to=4

[Charlie Davidson]

My 3oo ml per hr- pump, is @2g a day then (correct?)

[surfnvb7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10878975#post10878975 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Charlie Davidson
My 3oo ml per hr- pump, is @2g a day then (correct?)

1.9 gallons per day :) (close enough)

[Charlie Davidson]

Fully saturated limewater--@12 ph? or can it have high PH and not saturated?

[J. Montgomery]

Its saturated when no more lime will dissolve and you see a precipitate on the bottom of the container. I've never tested the pH of limewater.

[Charlie Davidson]

I am guessing that it doesn't have to be saturated to have PH of 11.7...