Kalkwasser Dosage Inquiry?

JayBeDriften · 07-17-2006, 10:17 AM

Hello everyone, I decided to create my own Kalkwasser Dosing setup were I have converted a 1 gallon rubbermaid jug with the Kalkwasser mix and some flex tubing with a restrictor for dosing my aqaurium. My question follows how much drip should I allow. I'm currently dripping 1/4 of the gallon a day is that too much?

***Rob*** · 07-17-2006, 11:07 AM

no, that should be fine...
start there...
get the drip going in the morning. then later than day/evening, measure your Ca and Alk. continue to do this for a few days. if you find that the 1/4 gallon is not Maintaining your levels, then adjust them back up, and increase the amount of kalk to 1/2 gallon, and so on.

JayBeDriften · 07-17-2006, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob

no, that should be fine...
start there...
get the drip going in the morning. then later than day/evening, measure your Ca and Alk. continue to do this for a few days. if you find that the 1/4 gallon is not Maintaining your levels, then adjust them back up, and increase the amount of kalk to 1/2 gallon, and so on.

Other then calcium and alkalinity will anyother level be effected by the dosing of Kalkwasser?

***Rob*** · 07-17-2006, 12:03 PM

PH will be affected, but thats why you dose in the morning when PH is the lowest.

JayBeDriften · 07-17-2006, 01:53 PM

Well I dose all day since I'm leave in the morning and get home around 6 pm is that a problem?

***Rob*** · 07-17-2006, 02:07 PM

is it really dosing all day?
a 1/4 of a gallon, even at 1 drop a second will be gone in under an hour...

JayBeDriften · 07-17-2006, 02:29 PM

Maybe its even less then I thought. I really have to check but my thing is if th4e gallon dissapears in a day is that bad? I'm just trying to judge it.

***Rob*** · 07-17-2006, 02:59 PM

it really depends on your tanksize, but 1 gallon can be siphoned unrestricted into a 75 gallon aquarium with little to no affect.. (using airline tubing)
so for your tank, using 1/4 gallon, unless you have a 20 gallon or smaler tank you should be just fine..

veriann · 07-18-2006, 07:25 AM

rob, is that a CO2 monitor in the top left of your tank?

***Rob*** · 07-18-2006, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by veriann

rob, is that a CO2 monitor in the top left of your tank?

nope,
top left front is the edge of a SIEO,
top left back,is the edge of a Maxijet,
and the blue thing is a lettuce clip

JayBeDriften · 07-18-2006, 07:42 PM

Rob thanks for the information I will keep everyone posted with the water quality test.