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4%w/v is 4% kalk in gram weight to volume in Liters. so, 3.7L per us gallon. For easy math let's go with 4L.
-One Liter of water weighs 1000grams.
-4% of that value is 40 grams.
-Each "gallon" of water added to the slurry bucket is followed up with 160 grams of calcium hydroxide. This is roughly one cup.
There's no need for precision here because dosing is controlled by tank pH level. When pH drops to 8.28, my Kamoer X1 Pro T turns on and pumps that slurry into the intake side of a 1500L/h pump placed in my sump to disperse the calcium hydroxide rapidly.
This system auto-adjusts for changes in alk consumption and slurry strength.
Cheers,
Matt
-One Liter of water weighs 1000grams.
-4% of that value is 40 grams.
-Each "gallon" of water added to the slurry bucket is followed up with 160 grams of calcium hydroxide. This is roughly one cup.
There's no need for precision here because dosing is controlled by tank pH level. When pH drops to 8.28, my Kamoer X1 Pro T turns on and pumps that slurry into the intake side of a 1500L/h pump placed in my sump to disperse the calcium hydroxide rapidly.
This system auto-adjusts for changes in alk consumption and slurry strength.
Cheers,
Matt