Calcium question

[Bubs]

So I got some Kalkwasser mix to up my calcium lvl. It has been in the low 300's. How the hell do I add this stuff

Go easy on me im a newb.

Its Kent Marine kalk mix btw.

 

[leeweber85]

Mix 1-2 teaspoons per gallon of RO/DI. Let it sit at least an hour (overnight is better) and drip it. If you can't drip it... definitely don't add more than a cup or 2 at a time or your PH will spike. Kalkwasser is really only good to maintain Ca and Alk levels, not raise them. To raise it back up to a better level you will need to add calcium chloride and an ALK supplement or better yet a 2 part solution like Kent Tech-CB or Randy's two-part solution.

Randy can do a better job explaining in the reef chemistry forum, but here are some articles you should read first. Don't worry if you don't understand something, we will do our best to help.


How to Select a Calcium and Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm

Calcium
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/3/chemistry

What is Alkalinity
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/2/chemistry

A Homemade Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Additive System
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/iss...il2004/chem.htm

Limewater (kalkwasser)

What Your Grandmother Never Told You About Lime
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.htm

The Self Purification of Limewater (Kalkwasser)
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/may2003/chem.htm

The Degradation of Limewater (Kalkwasser) in Air
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-...ature/index.htm

Magnesium and Strontium in Limewater
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/chem.htm

 

[Bubs]

Thanks man!

 

[waverz]

Or get a CA reactor, then you don't have to dose anything....