Kalkwasser?

[JASONWM64]

Hey Guys I Just Picked Up Some Kents Kalkwasser And A Aquadoser Drip System. I Have Never Used This Stuff. Just Lookig For Some Thoughts Pointers. Thanks

[Wiskey]

Dose slow! Like one drop per second.

What are your current Alk and CA levels?

Whiskey

[JASONWM64]

I Dont Know What Alk Levels Are But The Ca Is A Little High At 500. Is To High A Bad Thing? And Im Going To Do 1 Drip Every 4 Sec. That Will Keep My Tank Topped Off For A Week With My Aquadoser.

[PelagicMagic]

its very important to know your levels before adding anything. I would get a alk/dkh test kit. Your alk may be a bit low since your Ca is at 500. I dont think you need to drip kalk if your Ca is so high. Just IMO

[Brent Cone]

Originally Posted by PelagicMagic

its very important to know your levels before adding anything. I would get a alk/dkh test kit. Your alk may be a bit low since your Ca is at 500. I dont think you need to drip kalk if your Ca is so high. Just IMO

Ditto!!!!! dont add anything that you cant or dont test for!!! i myself dont think you should be adding Kalk if your cal, is 500, & use a good test kit, like salifert, they are the best kits out there in my opinion, JMO!
Brent.

[JASONWM64]

Thanks For The Info I Will Go Ang Get A Alk Test Kit. Am I In Danger With The Ca At 500? Should I Do A Water Change Or Just Let It Go Down On Its Own?

[Wiskey]

Adding Kalk will only raise that CA higher, so I wouldn't do it.

Normal Arm and hammer baking soda (and much less of it than you would think) can be used to keep your Alk up.

Water changes never hurt.

Whiskey

[Brent Cone]

Originally Posted by JASONWM64

Thanks For The Info I Will Go Ang Get A Alk Test Kit. Am I In Danger With The Ca At 500? Should I Do A Water Change Or Just Let It Go Down On Its Own?

No your alright @ 500 i would just test again and make shure its at 500, what kind of corals do you have, Softies, or LPS, or SPS,????
Brent.

[JASONWM64]

I Have Verry Little Of Each Kind. I Have A Hammer Coral, Flowerpot, Mushrooms And I Think It Called A Kenya Tree..

[dobejazz]

Can you tell us a bit about your system? Tank size ect

[tdwyatt]

just evesdropping...

[JASONWM64]

80 Gal Main With 10 Gal Sump. Reef/ Fish Mix. Two 36 In Actinic And One 175w 10k Mh In The Sump I Have Crp Back Pack Protine Skimmer, Bio Balls, Heater, Kents Drip System To Keep The Water Level Up And A Pump. In The Tank I Have Crush Coral At The Bottem, Aprox 70 Lb Live Rock,two Moving Power Heads, Corals I Listed Above, Fish 1 Blenny,1 Chocolate Clown, 1 By Color Dotty Back,1 Hippo Tang, 50 Snales And 50 Hermits.oh Yah One Cleaner Shrimp. Light Are On 8 Hours A Day And Moon Lights At Night.water Test As Of 5 Min Ago.temp79.3 Specific Gravity 1.024, Ph 8.3, Alk 300+, Hardness 425 +, No2 0, No3 0, Ammonia 0, Calcium 500

[Chef Choy]

I wouldn't worryt so much about 500 ca........but kalk is a cca suplement, so if your ca is ok, then you don't need it. Are you using purple up, or a coraline booster of some kind?

[JASONWM64]

No But I Have Been Thinking About It.