Many if not most tanks can handle saturated limewater for all evaporation replacement. If not (meaning pH or alk get too high) just add less solid lime to the limewater. 
How to dose kalk?
- Thread starter kissman
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1 tsp per gallon is a good place to start.
The pH swing is smaller when you spread out the additions.
The pH swing is smaller when you spread out the additions.
kissman
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sorry to bother you again Randy but I just looked at the timer I have coming with the 50ml doser and I can only program it for 6 times a day. Is 600ml an hour for 6 hours at night lights off going to be ok is that to much? I could do it every other hour I guess. Or would I be better to spread it over a 24 hour period and do 600ml every 4 hours?
600 mL into what volume tank?
That will be OK.
kissman
Active member
Great i think i am going to start with a half a teaspoon per gallon at first since i am going to be adding that much and then ramp up from there. I have mostly soft coral at the moment. I am going by the calculator that i should be adding 24.7 oz with 2 tsp. I figure by doing 1 gallon thats 128oz so i am going to cut the kalk i add by 4 and add .5 tsp a gallon since i am adding five times the amount. Sound good? My new mag test kit will be here tomorrow along with digital ph meter so i will test those tomorrow but i am sure they are good i was checking mag reg. calcium is 430 alk is 9! Sound good? Thanks everybody for the help!
That sounds like a fine plan.
No. Once dissolved, you should stop stirring it as stirring only encourages CO2 to enter and degrade it.
