Guess I'm the IV guy......
Since Jan's an OR, RN I had her collect the used IV equipment and I assembled a
Kalk drip applicator out of it. Seems to work pretty well for my smaller applications but if someone needs larger doses, going to need to upgrade.
What I do:
One gallon jug of RO water, mix 1 tsp+ of Kent Kalk powder in the morning shake like He** and set aside for the day.
In the evening, set the jug on the counter next to sink, drop a 1/4" vinyl tube line into the jug and clip so it hangs about half way down (clothes pin, squeese clamp, etc). Connect large syringe to other end of line and pull fluid into the line and fill. Insert the filled line into the IV bag and drop bag down to floor level. (make sure the line is long enough) Syphon power will fill the bag pretty quick (really does). Also when done, it's a good time to add more Kalk to the jug (1/3 to 1/2 tsp)when done, top off with fresh RO, shake and put aside. This reduces the amount of air in the jug.
When bag is full, I pull the fill line out, insert the IV spike complete with drip chamber and thumb-wheel and connect the line to the tank. I have a shut-off valve and back-flow valve connected on the tank side and a quick connect on the bag end. The end of the drip line is inserted into the input opening in the nozzel of Maxi-Jet
power head so the drip in injected into the stream of the power head. (See pictures below)
Before going to bed I set the drip for about two drips per second, open the valve and then go to bed. In the morning I shut the valve, disconnect the line, toss the empty bag in a ziplock and done...
This works for about 1000ml+ per application, also works for doing drip acclimating for new livestock. If any questions let me know...
