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03-10-2008, 12:11 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 38
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 |  Kalkwasser as replacment water
Hey Fellow Aquarist,
I would like to get some opinions about the following:
I want to get a auto top off system to replace evaporated water from my SUMP. I get between 1/2 to 3/4 of a gallon of evaporation daily in my sump. I have a protein skimmer in my sump that works best when water levels in the sump stay consistant. Instead of using standard RO\DI water I want to use kalkwasser as the replacement water. I want to keep water levels consistant and my calcium at a steady level, I believe this might help on both ends. But seeing that I am a newbie, I would like the opinions of other more experience reefers out there, let me know what u think about what I am attempting to do, and it would help me achieve my goals stated above. Thanks reefers. _________ Perfecto 90 Gal with megaflow overflow, 110lbs LR(mixed), 130 lbs LS, Turboflotor 1000 multi, megaflow sump, magdrive 1800 ghp pump, lighting: 2x250 MH 14K, 4X54 T5's, Auto topoff system. Condy anemone, Manipora, green stripped mushroom, purple mushroom, and red mushroom, green eyed polyps, a recordia.  | 
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03-10-2008, 01:32 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Yes it would. I do it that way plus a bunch of other people here. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 Parameters My 265 Gal. Tank Thread   | |
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03-10-2008, 02:08 PM
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| | Tassled File Fish
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
Posts: 1,998
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my CaOH2 is inline with the aatoc 24/7 | |
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03-10-2008, 03:39 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 38
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Hey Guys,
Thanks for your thoughts, just so there is no confusion. I am not going to use a calcium reactor, just an auto top off system to replace evaporate water with kalkwasser, if I wasn't clear my apologise, you guys still think I am good with my setup? Thanks. | |
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03-10-2008, 03:44 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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yep. just remember kalkwasser has quite a high PH so make sure it isnt going to be getting added at a fast rate. _________  | |
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03-10-2008, 04:05 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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As aquaboy staed Kalkwasser has a pH of around 12! So to ensure that you don't elevate your pH too high or to quickly, dose it slowly and dose it at night as their will be more carbon dioxide in your water since photosynthesis will have ceased and oxygen level will be lower. This will enable the high pH associated with Kalk to be lessened!
Other thought is to add vinegar(acetic acid) to your kalk mixture. This acid acts in a way as to reduce the pH of the kalk as well as deliver a higher level of calcium than by dosing it as solely kalk!!! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-10-2008, 04:25 PM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 38
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gentlemen, you guys are awesome thanks for your thoughts and opinions. Keep your fingers crossed for me and I will let you know how things go. | |
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03-11-2008, 06:48 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
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I drip my Kalkwasser mix replacement water that way and it has been working out great for me so far. I don't do it all the time maybe once a week or so. | |
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03-12-2008, 08:07 AM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Tassled File Fish
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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just an auto top off system to replace evaporate water with kalkwasser
| a CaOH2 reactor is basically a weaker version of a Ca reactor. so depending upon your Ca and dKH needs i dont see a reason why not. | |
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