I am adding pickle lime to my top off water for the first time. I got the idea from the tread dosing calc. When I mix the pickle lime with ro water, 2tsps. per gallon. How long do I let the water sit before siphoning off the good stuff from the sediment?
Help w/ Pickle Lime
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you would wait at least a few hours (overnight is definitely long enough). You'll know cuz when you 1st mix it up, the water will be cloudy. When it's ready, most of the lime will settle to the bottom & the water will be clear again.
hth,
Rob
hth,
Rob
ok, i mixed it an hour ago and it's still cloudy. thanks.
Holy Cow! 6 gallons a day. Your humidity in your house must be very high! How do you deliver the lime water to your tank? Why do you want to keep the ph so high? High PH = good ?
I am in the same boat as Brenden. Depending on how many fans are running, I top off between 5-9 gpd. Not all kalk. Lately I haven't been using any at all....................................
As for delivering it to the tank, use an old salt bucket and drill a hole about 1.5" off the bottom. Get a cheap little valve from Kevin, some airline, and control the flow into your tank that way.
As for delivering it to the tank, use an old salt bucket and drill a hole about 1.5" off the bottom. Get a cheap little valve from Kevin, some airline, and control the flow into your tank that way.
I have an ATO for my top off. I evaporate about a gallon a day. 90g tank with a 55g sump (about 30+ gallons in the sump). I want to use my ATO to deliver kalk but am conserned it will add too much too fast. It would be perfect if this would work. I would guess it adds 2 to 3 cups at a time. What do you think? Thx, Brian.
DonW
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Should be fine, just keep an eye on your ph.
Don
Don
Don, are you thinking it might go too high? What if it does, does that mean I'm adding too much too fast? How high is too high? Thx, Brian.
DonW
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Kalk will send your ph through the roof. This is why you add is so slow. Also why some use it to patch a real ph problem. Keep it away from your pumps and watch your ph meter until you get the hang of it.
Don
Don
