Kent Kalkwasser drip

[Davidb6]

Impact of adding a Kent Kalkwasser drip along with a calc reactor.

Never heard of this before but saw a 300 gal (total) system today that was using both with very good coral growth.

Any concerns?

 

[demonsp]

Dont see why not. If its needed. Really depends on calcium load and whiether or not you keep proper readings between water changes.

 

[rbursek]

Kalk maintains Ca does not increase it, use it for MU to maintain Ca once you have it up to 400ish, if Mg is low hard to get Ca up.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Many people use limewater along with a CaCO3/CO2 reactor. The purpose of the limewater in such a case is primarily to raise pH, since the reactor can be scaled to any size that is needed, but tends to lower tank pH.

 

[Davidb6]

Beyond helping with PH, does the Kent Kalk add anything (nutrition/elements) that may be considered benifitial to SPS?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

It adds calcium and alkalinity, but so does a CaCO3/CO2 reactor.

I discuss what it does here:

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