Thanks for the write up. I am fighting my levels now. Was think about dossing it. After reading this I know what I am going to do. Thanks for writing this at work. Good job
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how much kalk should i out in a KW Reactor as a starting point? Should i go by how many gallons are in my Refugium or how many gallons in my DT?
Dosing is always done based on test results.
How much are you dosing presently (pre kalk)? (in ppm or dKH)
-Matt
I would like to make a quick comment on this subject. I am against Kalk in an Auto top off unit and the reason is that there are to many variables with this method. In the winter the heat is on and evaporation rates are high, spring comes and then evaporation slows down, then summer hits and evaporation picks up again. The one thing we can all agree on is that constant water parameters are the key to a succesfull aquarium. I use a Avast Kalk stirrer along with a dosing pump. I dose 30 ml per hour over an 8 hour period during the night. This doses approx. 2 cups of saturated lime water into my system. I am also running a calcium reactor. start slow and make adjustments as you go. My fathers used the auto top off method and the tank looked amazing over the winter and when spring came he lost almost everything because the top off rate slowed down over time and his tank began to starve. we learned the hard way (