proper way to dose kalk

jacksonpt

jacksonpt

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In the past I had always added kalk to my fresh water when doing water changes. I was advised against that since it can affect the levels of the fresh water. What is the propper way to dose kalk? I was thinking about sucking out a gallon of tank water, adding kalk, letting it sit over night, then dripping it.
I have to do a top-off tomorrow night so it might be a good time.
 
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alti

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just add the kalc to your topoff water and slow drip it in with some airline tubing and a clamp.
 
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alti

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did you read the instructions on the kalk? when you mix the kalk with water most of it will precipitate out of solution. you dont want to add any of the precip. what you want to do is only add the calcium saturated limewater.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Originally posted by jacksonpt
how's that different than mixing it in with my fresh water when I do water changes?
When you do water changes you add salt to the water. When you addit to your topoff there is not salt.
 
kennynj

kennynj

Member
YOU DON'T WANT TO ADD THE SOLUTION TOO
QUICKLY EITHER, THIS WILL EFFECT THE PH
AND POSSIBLY STRESS THE TANK LIFE.
 
davidsmith

davidsmith

Member
i have this anomone growing in my tank i for got the tank but its taking over everything i went to my lfs and they said to mix it and shoot it on the rock with a dropper so idid and all the stuff cover my tank with a wghite film is that bad my fish didnt react anything bad there fine actually it took the ich off my puffer i had been trying to get ridd of
 
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