birdman204
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I bought a box of 12, they all fit in one tidy box. I purchased it about a year ago. and I have maybe , half the cans left.
Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime
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tigerczr
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I started dosing the kalk with my top-off water only at night and in the morning, but it's rasing my Ca and alk more than I would like. I mainly want to use it to keep my ph from dropping after the lights go off. I used 5 tablespoons for 5 gallons of water. I mixed and let it sit for a few hours and mixed again. The water remained milky after allowing it to sit over night. Is that OK?
birdman204
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I use 3 tbs per 5 gallons.
it's a 90G mixed reef, this amount has kept my params fairly level over the past 2 years... I use this mix for 100% of my top-off. Everyone's tank is diff... but i think you can cut down your dose. I'm not even sure if 5 tbs would completley dissolve in 5G.
it's a 90G mixed reef, this amount has kept my params fairly level over the past 2 years... I use this mix for 100% of my top-off. Everyone's tank is diff... but i think you can cut down your dose. I'm not even sure if 5 tbs would completley dissolve in 5G.
GTR
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If should settle and be clear in a few hours. I never wait to dose though since I'm using a litermeter and I'd have to shut it of. The litermeter breaks the dosage (in my case 3.5G) into small additions 24/7 about every nine minutes.
IIRC Anthony Calfo tells how to use KW as a slurry dumped into the system once a day. That method though risks driving the pH sky high. I don't care for that method because of the extra pump servicing I think will be needed. If you use a lot of KW it can cause a fast build up on the impellers and shafts.
SteveU
IIRC Anthony Calfo tells how to use KW as a slurry dumped into the system once a day. That method though risks driving the pH sky high. I don't care for that method because of the extra pump servicing I think will be needed. If you use a lot of KW it can cause a fast build up on the impellers and shafts.
SteveU
Cesar, I would cut back on the kalk some. It should be almost clear after a few hours. Milky no, slightly foggy maybe. You can still use it if its not perfectly clear. Some people will reuse the residue in the bottom of the jug, but I always dumped it when mixing a new batch so I knew how much was in it. One thing to remember is that the stuff settles on the sides of the container making the water look milky, just tap on the side to see if that may be your case.tigerczr said:
