Moving from soda ash to kalk

[Salty2021]

Good day. I currently am dosing 9ml of soda ash at night with a kamoer x1 pump. This pump will only do 12 set times. I read that soda ash to kalk ratio was around 1/50ish. I can set the doser 35.5 ml x 12 times = 450ml. Seems like alot?

I see where the constant dosing pump comes in hand on a timer.

Is this possible with this pump? X1

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Good day. I currently am dosing 9ml of soda ash at night with a kamoer x1 pump. This pump will only do 12 set times. I read that soda ash to kalk ratio was around 1/50ish. I can set the doser 35.5 ml x 12 times = 450ml. Seems like alot?

I see where the constant dosing pump comes in hand on a timer.

Is this possible with this pump? X1

I cannot comment on the pump, but the amount is correct and spread out over 12 doses should be ok if you add to a high
Flow area.

 

[Salty2021]

I cannot comment on the pump, but the amount is correct and spread out over 12 doses should be ok if you add to a high
Flow area.

Okay thx for the reply. Probably going to start I little less and give it go.

 

[nano reef]

Okay thx for the reply. Probably going to start I little less and give it go.

I am confused. Are you only dosing 9 mls total soda ash or is that the nightly dose? Or are you adding soda ash to already using kalk? I am wanting to switch to kalk but evrything I read is confusing and talks about max saturation!

Can you set up a certain amout of mls of kalk based on your soda ash consumption?

I hope this makes sense! lol. I am getting new corals in and not going to switch right now anyway but down the road once everything is settled in!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

? I am wanting to switch to kalk but evrything I read is confusing and talks about max saturation!

I’m happy to sort out any issues that are confusing. There’s an exact potency relationship between any two supplements, though a pH rise can also boost demand.

 

[nano reef]

I appreciate that. Its is so confusing to me! I am not one of those hi tech people and just an old lady reefer lol.

I will be in touch when I do the change. I just dont think its wise right now to change methods with a lot of new corals coming in!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I appreciate that. Its is so confusing to me! I am not one of those hi tech people and just an old lady reefer lol.

I will be in touch when I do the change. I just dont think its wise right now to change methods with a lot of new corals coming in!

Sounds good.

Happy Reefing!