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d-man
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Originally Posted by ophiura
http:///forum/post/3074851
I dunno, might be able to smear them with a paste of kalk.
how would be the best way to make/get a paste?, have you or anyone done this? how close to corals can a get the paste without it getting on them for water flow? how do I know how much paste is going to do what to my water and fish? thank you for the help no one has given me anything but the hot water and to do that would be just as good as starting over
http:///forum/post/3074851
I dunno, might be able to smear them with a paste of kalk.
how would be the best way to make/get a paste?, have you or anyone done this? how close to corals can a get the paste without it getting on them for water flow? how do I know how much paste is going to do what to my water and fish? thank you for the help no one has given me anything but the hot water and to do that would be just as good as starting over
number1gsxxr
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You can take kalk powder or Ms. Wage's Pickling Lime from the supermarket. It's the same stuff. Just add a tiny amount of water to the powder and stir it up into a paste. You only want to cover small sections of the tank at a time since kalk paste has a high pH and has the potential to raise it higher than you want. You can get it pretty close to corals but like everything in this hobby go slow and be careful.
d-man
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Originally Posted by number1Gsxxr
http:///forum/post/3077488
You can take kalk powder or Ms. Wage's Pickling Lime from the supermarket. It's the same stuff. Just add a tiny amount of water to the powder and stir it up into a paste. You only want to cover small sections of the tank at a time since kalk paste has a high pH and has the potential to raise it higher than you want. You can get it pretty close to corals but like everything in this hobby go slow and be careful.
have you done this? did you do it in the tank?
http:///forum/post/3077488
You can take kalk powder or Ms. Wage's Pickling Lime from the supermarket. It's the same stuff. Just add a tiny amount of water to the powder and stir it up into a paste. You only want to cover small sections of the tank at a time since kalk paste has a high pH and has the potential to raise it higher than you want. You can get it pretty close to corals but like everything in this hobby go slow and be careful.
have you done this? did you do it in the tank?
d-man
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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3079385
It really is a shame though as I find them looking very nice in that picture.
ya that what I thought for a while... that pic is old it's 10x that bad all anywhere there is open space and light so I have to rip it back for my zoo's or anything to keep growing. they were cool for about a year now it's just crazy
http:///forum/post/3079385
It really is a shame though as I find them looking very nice in that picture.
ya that what I thought for a while... that pic is old it's 10x that bad all anywhere there is open space and light so I have to rip it back for my zoo's or anything to keep growing. they were cool for about a year now it's just crazy
number1gsxxr
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Originally Posted by d-man
http:///forum/post/3079308
have you done this? did you do it in the tank?
I've never had them but I did have one or two aiptasia. I have used kalk paste to kill aiptasia but only in one or two spots. Depending on how big your system is will dictate how much kalk you can get away with putting in your tank. As long as you aren't smearing it over large areas it should be fine. Start with one rock and try it. Test the pH and if it's too high you can always do a water change.
I've been using kalk water to maintain my calcium level for a while now and I have never noticed a large jump in pH. I even mixed it up and dumped it into my sump all at once instead of dripping one time and there were no issues. Again, it all comes down to your particular system and how much water volume you have. Hope this helps.
http:///forum/post/3079308
have you done this? did you do it in the tank?
I've never had them but I did have one or two aiptasia. I have used kalk paste to kill aiptasia but only in one or two spots. Depending on how big your system is will dictate how much kalk you can get away with putting in your tank. As long as you aren't smearing it over large areas it should be fine. Start with one rock and try it. Test the pH and if it's too high you can always do a water change.
I've been using kalk water to maintain my calcium level for a while now and I have never noticed a large jump in pH. I even mixed it up and dumped it into my sump all at once instead of dripping one time and there were no issues. Again, it all comes down to your particular system and how much water volume you have. Hope this helps.
