Kalkwasser dose help

[reefGods]

How’s it going my reefing community I need help I’m going to start Kalkwasser in my tank 55 gallon tank my tank evaporates 64 ounces equivalent to 2 quarts a day my question is how much Kalkwasser do I need a day? or can I mix a 5 gallon bucket RDI water? with.Kalkwasser how much of it do I need to mix to get the right concentration in a 5 gallon bucket of RODI water

 

[Arie_Idaho_Reef]

When I first started, I used a 5 gallon watering jug and mixed kalkwasser at maximum saturation, following the instructions. To avoid pulling in the kalk slurry, I positioned the dosing line 2 inches off the bottom of the jug and used a dosing pump. I began with a slow dose of 100ml per day, spread over 24 hours, and tested alkalinity daily to determine if the amount was too much, too little, or just right for maintaining stability. Once stable, I switched to weekly alkalinity testing to monitor trends. Over the course of a year, I gradually increased the dose to 1400ml per day, matching my tank’s evaporation rate in a 40 gallon cube.

Start slow, start low, and always TEST, TEST, TEST!

 

[disaster999]

Use a kalk calculator and play around with the concentration and amount to add each day to sustain the calc and alk drop per day. Test daily and see if you need to make micro adjustments to your solution's concentration or the amount to add each day.

https://www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/KalkContribution.php

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

What type of corals do you have in your tank now? How much Cal and Alk are you supplementing now?

 

[reefGods]

When I first started, I used a 5 gallon watering jug and mixed kalkwasser at maximum saturation, following the instructions. To avoid pulling in the kalk slurry, I positioned the dosing line 2 inches off the bottom of the jug and used a dosing pump. I began with a slow dose of 100ml per day, spread over 24 hours, and tested alkalinity daily to determine if the amount was too much, too little, or just right for maintaining stability. Once stable, I switched to weekly alkalinity testing to monitor trends. Over the course of a year, I gradually increased the dose to 1400ml per day, matching my tank’s evaporation rate in a 40 gallon cube.

Start slow, start low, and always TEST, TEST, TEST!

I also want to be adding all for reef in the daytime when is better night or day cause I know at night I’m going to use the Kalkwasser

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

I would do some more research into using kalkwasser and AFR. Don’t quote me, but I think there is a conflict with the Calcium Formite that AFR uses and Kalk.

 

[DatReefGuy]

How’s it going my reefing community I need help I’m going to start Kalkwasser in my tank 55 gallon tank my tank evaporates 64 ounces equivalent to 2 quarts a day my question is how much Kalkwasser do I need a day? or can I mix a 5 gallon bucket RDI water? with.Kalkwasser how much of it do I need to mix to get the right concentration in a 5 gallon bucket of RODI water

Assuming that you are testing, what is your current dkH? What kind of corals do you have? SPS or LPS? Also, if you start doing this, I wouldn't go more than 1 dkH in one day. This has to be done with a dosing pump unless you mix in your ATO water.