Water Reservoir

[jeepboy_90]

I am planning on adding a water reservoir to my tank.

What are you running and how to you pre-mix?

 

[sps1-2-b]

What type of reservoir are you talking about, an auto top off? Also, pre-mixing what? Sorry, but the questions are a little vague.

 

[atvdave]

Sump? ATO? or just a place to store water for future water changes?

 

[jeepboy_90]

Sorry.

This would be for an ATO and do you guys/gals pre-mix that water with the salt mix? Or is it just RO/DI water?

 

[EllieSuz]

The salt does not evaporate, so when you "top off" (meaning replace water that has evaporated), you always use RO/DI water that is not mixed with salt. This does not excuse you from frequent checks of salinity, however, especially when you're just starting out.

 

[atvdave]

For my ATO, I use a brute trash can filled with ro/di water mixed with Kalk water.

I use a ATO controller to top my sump off with.

 

[hoopsdaddy]

atvdave,
how do I know how much kalk water to mix with my make up water? I will be installing my ATO this week.

 

[atvdave]

I use 1 tsp to 1 gal of water. However everybody's system is different. It really all depends on how much CA & ALK your coral consume.

Here's some good info on how to use Kalk.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.php

 

[hoopsdaddy]

Thanks for the info. Tons of help.