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I am about to start dosing kalk on my 180 mixed reef. I purchased a dosing pump that can dose 12 times a day. I plan to use kalk as my main alk/cal additive and "catch up" with 2 part if needed. I am trying to figure out a good container to hold the kalk as I have very limited space under my stand.
My tank is fairly young and will be nearly all zoas and softies, with a few LPS mixed in. I will also have a few SPS like montiopora and birdsnest, likely no acros. Currently the tank goes through about .5 dKH. The tank is 180 with a 40 gallon sump that runs about half full. So considering rocks, sand, etc- I would guess about 180 gallons total water volume.
I am correct in looking at the calculator that I would need approximately .79 gallons daily of kalk to cover the .5 drop?
Also, is there any reason I cannot mix a larger amount (say 5-10 gallons worth) and then add it to the container as needed? Thanks for the help!
My tank is fairly young and will be nearly all zoas and softies, with a few LPS mixed in. I will also have a few SPS like montiopora and birdsnest, likely no acros. Currently the tank goes through about .5 dKH. The tank is 180 with a 40 gallon sump that runs about half full. So considering rocks, sand, etc- I would guess about 180 gallons total water volume.
I am correct in looking at the calculator that I would need approximately .79 gallons daily of kalk to cover the .5 drop?
Also, is there any reason I cannot mix a larger amount (say 5-10 gallons worth) and then add it to the container as needed? Thanks for the help!