I need a Kalk Paste RECIPE

[Hermie]

I have tons of aiptasia to kill and I've used kalk paste in the past with success; howver I never get the ratio of water to powder quite right.

I need a recipe...
not advice, suggestions or your experience making kalk paste...

What's the ratio, people? Nobody ever says. I can do grams of powder per volume of RODI (mL).

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HuduVudu]

I have tons of aiptasia to kill and I've used kalk paste in the past with success; howver I never get the ratio of water to powder quite right.

I need a recipe...
not advice, suggestions or your experience making kalk paste...

What's the ratio, people? Nobody ever says. I can do grams of powder per volume of RODI (mL).

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I use saturated kalk. I use a Salifert syringe and push it all the way into the oral disc and then blow the aptasia up with the kalk. Sometimes it takes a couple attempts they are fast. I don't have any in my tank and yes they come in on live rock so I have to deal with them when I get new rock.

FWIW.

 

[Hermie]

Ok I figured it out,

It's about 1.5 parts water to 2 parts calcium hydroxide. mix it in a funnel and suck up the bottom part.
possibly 1.75 parts water to 2 parts powder.

1:1 is way too thin and 1:2 is way too thick.

 

[mfinn]

I always used approx 2 tablespoons of Mrs. Wages pickling lime to 2 tablespoons of water. Mix and then nuke it in the microwave for 20 seconds. If the mixtures starts out too thin, nuking it boils it down and makes it hot.
While my mixture may not be exact, it gets you close enough to use the microwave to finish it.

 

[Hermie]

Thank you!