Pickling lime
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bigdaddyadam
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they had a ton of it, I almost considered buying them out but figured how much do I really need anyway?
MACDad
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Works on mine.
I think Pickling lime and Kalk are the exact same chemical composition. The main difference may be that pickling lime is a little grittier (from what I heard). Sometimes my pickling lime solution clogs up the syringe tip. Don't know if you would have the same issue with kalk.
Overall, they are one in the same (except for packaging and price).
Fred
I think Pickling lime and Kalk are the exact same chemical composition. The main difference may be that pickling lime is a little grittier (from what I heard). Sometimes my pickling lime solution clogs up the syringe tip. Don't know if you would have the same issue with kalk.
Overall, they are one in the same (except for packaging and price).
Fred
OneThunder
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What's a NURCE?
bigdaddyadam
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it's a level controller, uses suction and siphon to replace evaporated water in the tank...like a float switch but no electronics, kinda 
see here
http://www.aqualan.com/
they don't make them anymore, I got mine off e-bay, but even there you are lucky to find one. it works really well for my tank. I have seen plans for and tried to make my own before buying one. but it is hard to make one that is air tight, so I just broke down and shelled out the cash.
one good method that I hear works is getting a large glass bottle, the 5 gallon kind. get a rubber stopper that will fit in air tight. make two holes that are just big enough to jam tubing through. you must use tubing that is pretty rigid, not so it won't bend, but so it won't collapse under suction. one tube goes almost to the bottle of the bottle the other is near the top above the liquid level, both ends outside the bottle go in tank. fil the bottle with water. put the end that goes under the liquid level in tank first. then blow in the other tube. if it's airtight, water will be pushed up the first tube and then place the other tube in tank also at desired water level. i will fill to that line then form a statis equilibrium. when the water level drops the second line loses suction and the first line fills the tank with siphoned water to the level, at which point it again reaches statis and stops.
this will maintain the water level and keep salinity the same at all times.
see here
http://www.aqualan.com/
they don't make them anymore, I got mine off e-bay, but even there you are lucky to find one. it works really well for my tank. I have seen plans for and tried to make my own before buying one. but it is hard to make one that is air tight, so I just broke down and shelled out the cash.
one good method that I hear works is getting a large glass bottle, the 5 gallon kind. get a rubber stopper that will fit in air tight. make two holes that are just big enough to jam tubing through. you must use tubing that is pretty rigid, not so it won't bend, but so it won't collapse under suction. one tube goes almost to the bottle of the bottle the other is near the top above the liquid level, both ends outside the bottle go in tank. fil the bottle with water. put the end that goes under the liquid level in tank first. then blow in the other tube. if it's airtight, water will be pushed up the first tube and then place the other tube in tank also at desired water level. i will fill to that line then form a statis equilibrium. when the water level drops the second line loses suction and the first line fills the tank with siphoned water to the level, at which point it again reaches statis and stops.
this will maintain the water level and keep salinity the same at all times.
OneThunder
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I see the design on the page,and it is simplistic-but I see how it works. My question is, I don't understand why they don't make it anymore...Just this company ?<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7489413#post7489413 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bigdaddyadam
it's a level controller, uses suction and siphon to replace evaporated water in the tank...like a float switch but no electronics, kinda
see here
http://www.aqualan.com/
they don't make them anymore, I got mine off e-bay, but even there you are lucky to find one. it works really well for my tank. I have seen plans for and tried to make my own before buying one. but it is hard to make one that is air tight, so I just broke down and shelled out the cash.
one good method that I hear works is getting a large glass bottle, the 5 gallon kind. get a rubber stopper that will fit in air tight. make two holes that are just big enough to jam tubing through. you must use tubing that is pretty rigid, not so it won't bend, but so it won't collapse under suction. one tube goes almost to the bottle of the bottle the other is near the top above the liquid level, both ends outside the bottle go in tank. fil the bottle with water. put the end that goes under the liquid level in tank first. then blow in the other tube. if it's airtight, water will be pushed up the first tube and then place the other tube in tank also at desired water level. i will fill to that line then form a statis equilibrium. when the water level drops the second line loses suction and the first line fills the tank with siphoned water to the level, at which point it again reaches statis and stops.
this will maintain the water level and keep salinity the same at all times.
if you cant' find it locally you can order it .... www.mrswages.com
OneThunder
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I found an old post of Dwaynes with a link to a page that unfortunately is no longer there...http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=56171&highlight=&sid=af1f69e2551b296fab91b8da225c2ca4
bigdaddyadam
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why don't they make them anymore? could be any number of reasons, but my guess would be that they cost so much to manufacture that they weren't making enough money to make it worth the while. I think, and don't quote me, that the whole operation was run by one guy making them. They are pretty high end, nicely built, so I am sure they took a while to make, I bought mine for $99 used, with labor and materials he may not have been able to make a profit at it.
as far as I know it is the only commercial product of it's kind. float switchs will have the same end result, but I don't trust mechanical devices all that much and so I opted for a non-electrical method that was less likely to end in catastrophic failure.
the main advantage of the real deal NURCE over a DIY home version is that it is designed in such a way that with one simple clamp you can open it, refill it, and close it back up to keep using, as long as it doesn't totally run out of water you never have to restart the siphon again.
as far as I know it is the only commercial product of it's kind. float switchs will have the same end result, but I don't trust mechanical devices all that much and so I opted for a non-electrical method that was less likely to end in catastrophic failure.
the main advantage of the real deal NURCE over a DIY home version is that it is designed in such a way that with one simple clamp you can open it, refill it, and close it back up to keep using, as long as it doesn't totally run out of water you never have to restart the siphon again.
OneThunder
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I agree- I kinda hate to depend on electricity for everything on the tank, this would be such a viable alternative.
bigdaddyadam
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keep an eye on e-bay and RC's selling forums, you occassionally see them for sale
