Best Kalkwasser Dosing With Limited Space?

[ReeferTCG]

Hi, I have a redsea g2 40 gallon. Sump takes all the cabinet space so I have an alex drawer for all electronics next to it.

I am looking for a space saving method to dose kalk. i can move cables around in the alex drawer to make it fit.

I removed my skimmer so there is some space in the sump if there is an in Sump reactor im not aware of (might be dangerous tho). :)

 

[bradreef]

Depending on how much you are planning to dose. Ide just do 1/4 or 1/2 strength in your ato.

 

[John Neuzil]

I use the smaller of the two Avast Kalk reactor and I keep it in the sump.

 

[Acro Junky]

I use the smaller of the two Avast Kalk reactor and I keep it in the sump.

Mind showing a picture of the avast in the sump?

 

[John Neuzil]

Mind showing a picture of the avast in the sump?

 

[Project1004]

You can simply figure out how much you are evaporating per day and program your dosing accordingly. Ex. Let’s say you go thru 2 liter/0.5 gallon A DAY. Dose 0.5Gallon of kalk solution mixed with RODI.

 

[John Neuzil]

You can simply figure out how much you are evaporating per day and program your dosing accordingly. Ex. Let’s say you go thru 2 liter/0.5 gallon A DAY. Dose 0.5Gallon of kalk solution mixed with RODI.

Except evaporation varies throughout the week, month, year and season change.

 

[Project1004]

Except evaporation varies throughout the week, month, year and season change.

You should be able to measure your evaporation amount and should be pretty precise. And unless you are changing the tank environment such as flow and lights, the evaporation rate should be the same.

I use a white stickers on the sump and if necessary, I adjust my ato once in a blue moon but the dosing is same and the out the day. Not using ATO. I use kalk solution as my ATO but dosed without using evaporation as top-offs. (I use kalk as base and 3pt (esv) increases as needed based on my dkh).

 

[John Neuzil]

You should be able to measure your evaporation amount and should be pretty precise. And unless you are changing the tank environment such as flow and lights, the evaporation rate should be the same.

I use a white stickers on the sump and if necessary, I adjust my ato once in a blue moon but the dosing is same and the out the day. Not using ATO. I use kalk solution as my ATO but dosed without using evaporation as top-offs. (I use kalk as base and 3pt (esv) increases as needed based on my dkh).

I guess it depends on where you live. My rate changes regularly depending on room temp, humidity and time of year.

 

[Project1004]

I guess it depends on where you live. My rate changes regularly depending on room temp, humidity and time of year.

If reefers stop using heaters in the summer time which heats the water constantly and making evaporation fluctuations.

Let the tank take its own temperature. :). With of course the room environment should be very stable.

 

[ReeferTCG]

Thanks for all the comments! Ill look at at the options :)