I've been using kalk for 1.5 years now. I've come to the realization that my method of dosing kalk may or may not be a good one. I need some advice on whether my kalk dosing method is a good one or not. So please read the details on my dosing method below and let me know what you think:
I dose kalk through my ro/di reservoir. A 15g tank is filled with ro/di water and used for top offs. The top offs are automated with the use of a JBJ auto top off controller. When I fill the ro/di water every weekend, I also mix the proper amount of kalk into it. I make sure to mix it in good. So basically everytime the JBJ contoller dumps top off water into the sump, it is also dosing kalk. The top offs occur once evey 2 hours(approx.) and amount to probably 3-4 cups of total liquid per top off. In the tank that holds the ro/di water and kalk mix, there's no powerhead stirring it either.
So in my eyes, i'm not necessarily dripping kalk, which would probably be even better, but i'm still adding small amounts of kalk incrementally throughout the day. But i'm still looking for advice on if this is a good method or not. If my method is flawed, and could be significantly improved, I would consider a kalk reactor, but i don't know if this is necessary. My ph runs 7.9-8.1 throughout the day/night.
Thanks!
I dose kalk through my ro/di reservoir. A 15g tank is filled with ro/di water and used for top offs. The top offs are automated with the use of a JBJ auto top off controller. When I fill the ro/di water every weekend, I also mix the proper amount of kalk into it. I make sure to mix it in good. So basically everytime the JBJ contoller dumps top off water into the sump, it is also dosing kalk. The top offs occur once evey 2 hours(approx.) and amount to probably 3-4 cups of total liquid per top off. In the tank that holds the ro/di water and kalk mix, there's no powerhead stirring it either.
So in my eyes, i'm not necessarily dripping kalk, which would probably be even better, but i'm still adding small amounts of kalk incrementally throughout the day. But i'm still looking for advice on if this is a good method or not. If my method is flawed, and could be significantly improved, I would consider a kalk reactor, but i don't know if this is necessary. My ph runs 7.9-8.1 throughout the day/night.
Thanks!