kalk help
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me-n-my-fish
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I mix mine, let it sit for 24 hours, then drip kinda slow. It would, IME, be a REALLY BAD idea to just dump it in.
attml
Active Member
Here is a temp solution until you can get the real thing http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/iv_drip_system.htm
Kent makes a fairly cheap drip system which I use to drip Kalk to raise my lower PH caused by my calcium reactor. If you go to yahoo and type in Kent dosing systems you can find them.
Kent makes a fairly cheap drip system which I use to drip Kalk to raise my lower PH caused by my calcium reactor. If you go to yahoo and type in Kent dosing systems you can find them.
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thomas712
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I made mine out of a 1 gallon plastic juice container, air line tubing, and old plastic whisper air valve and some silicone.
ta da,
Thomas
ta da,
Thomas
dan-in-den
Member
Here's the link that I used to build my doser:
DIY doser
I used the 2 gallon dispenser from Walmart (Rubbermaid - Stacking water dispenser). It was $5.82.
I bought the canula at a medical supply warehouse locally and it was $6.
Works great. For right now, I'm just tying a knot in the line to control the drip rate. I mix up 2 gallons of KW and let it sit all day and then start a drip into the inlet chamber of my sump when I leave in the evening.
The outlet to the doser is a little bit close to the bottom so I raise the front of dispenser so that the sediment doesn't get too close to the outlet.
By morning, I've dripped about 1.5 gallons (which is approximately my evaporation rate). Then I toss out the rest of the liquid and remix another batch.
My calcium is finally starting to stabilize at around 400ppm since I started the drip. Now I can start slowly raising it until I hit my target of around 440/450.
DIY doser
I used the 2 gallon dispenser from Walmart (Rubbermaid - Stacking water dispenser). It was $5.82.
I bought the canula at a medical supply warehouse locally and it was $6.
Works great. For right now, I'm just tying a knot in the line to control the drip rate. I mix up 2 gallons of KW and let it sit all day and then start a drip into the inlet chamber of my sump when I leave in the evening.
The outlet to the doser is a little bit close to the bottom so I raise the front of dispenser so that the sediment doesn't get too close to the outlet.
By morning, I've dripped about 1.5 gallons (which is approximately my evaporation rate). Then I toss out the rest of the liquid and remix another batch.
My calcium is finally starting to stabilize at around 400ppm since I started the drip. Now I can start slowly raising it until I hit my target of around 440/450.