mmm 2 ?'s today "kalkwasser" useage

[BOSTONBAKEDBEAN]

never used it heard about it.. it was cheep so i grabed some. kinda polling diferent uses. purely top off, mix in with top off ect.
thanks!

 

[JohnK]

You can only add so much at one time - PH spike.

Reactor is easy to build, but may cost a few $ in the end to set up (two pumps, one possibly a quality peristaltic pump which could cost a few hundred $'s, and two digital timers $40 plus making a reactor $50-300).

You can add manually daily, best done after when the lights go out, but that can become labor intensive over time (how many days per month will you miss dosing because you went out or something?).

Personally, after trying numerous approaches, I'm now running a DIY reactor on a continuious slow drip all day with a seperate RO top off.

If you just add the powder to the system water, you will get at least some precipitate - not the desired effect. It's meant to be mixed with freshwater then slow dosed to the tank.

 

[BOSTONBAKEDBEAN]

im useing the minimum that the instructions call for 1/2 teaspoon per galon of top off. would say mixing 1 gal of kals per 5 gal of top off be ok?
watching for ph of course

 

[BOSTONBAKEDBEAN]

boink "bump"

 

[Casino]

As long as you drip it in and watch your PH there shouldnt be a problem. Just remember to drip the clear liquid not the cloudy stuff.

 

[BOSTONBAKEDBEAN]

sweet i got it.. err im tryin to keep as simple as posible just built my own skimmer though~
any other coments welcome
thanks