What pump do you all use to move water through a kalk reactor? I know it needs to go through relatively slow (fast drip). I assume whatever is used that a ball/gate valve on the output will be necessary.
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I use a spectrapure liter meter 3.What pump do you all use to move water through a kalk reactor? I know it needs to go through relatively slow (fast drip). I assume whatever is used that a ball/gate valve on the output will be necessary.
My gut hurts after seeing the price tag! But, I don't think dosing kalk should be something to risk with subpar equipment, so I will order this. Given my 400g volume the 150ml/min one sounds a better option.For a kalk reactor/stirrer use a “higher volume” peristaltic dosing dosing pump preferably controlled by a timed outlet on a controller. Make sure to program your pump to dispense less than your evaporation rate.
1) Spectrapure Litermeter Basic dosing pump LM3-MPM fairly high volume at 150 ml/min. Extremely well built and bombproof. Probable one of the best built peristaltic pumps in the hobby as it comes with a 5 year warranty. Because of the higher volume it pumps, it may be suitable for larger tanks with a higher demand.
I also dose 2-part via the Apex DOS and Trident. And yes will be using the Apex to control the dosing pump. The good part is I can control the dosing pump to stop if Alk does start to go too high.How stocked is your tank? I would start with 50% of your evaporation rate and measure your Alk daily to dial it in. It will really depend on your Alk consumption rate.
Will you be using an Apex to control the dosing pump? If so, be sure to first measure the actual volume pumped in a measuring cup over 10 minutes an then divide by 10 to get an actual picture of what the flow rate is in ml/min. Then use this nifty Apex dosing calculator to spread the dosage throughout the day...
https://www.reeftronics.net/adpg/dosingcalc.php
Thanks. What about calcium levels with Kalk? Am I likely needed to dose 2-part in the meantime with that? I guess I will find all this out on my own once I get the pump running anyway. I will begin by discontinuing the 2-part and see how things changeIn a fully stocked SPS tank, you will get to a point where kalkwasser alone won’t be able to keep up as it’s use is tied to your evaporation rate, thereby limiting how much saturated kalk solution you can use. That’s when you can kick in with the 2 part dosing to make up the difference.
So what you are telling me is my expensive new DOS is now obsolete (for now anyway)What’s great about kalkwasser is that it is balanced solution for both Alk and Ca.
Ya I used to run 2-part and a calc reactor to provide enough for my tank. I had a tank crash (well, the glass fell off... I suppose it was a crash of a kind) a few years back and lost everything. Greatly miss those days!Once you have a fully stocked 400 gallon SPS tank, your DOS will be back up and running in no time!