Haelstrom Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I picked up the starter Kalk kit from BRS a while back and I'm now ready to start dosing. I'm trying to decide on the best method for dosing without having to spend a fortune to get started. I'm also setting up a BioPellet reactor so thats taking up my funds at the moment. Here are a couple of ideas I'm floating around and I would like some input. Which ever method I go with I'm trying to make this a weekly chore. I'm not wanting to have to setup a drip container every day. With using my ATO I will have it connected to my controller with monitors PH so I will be able to shut off the dosing if the PH starts to raise too much. 1. Two Little Fishies Kalkwasser 300 with a Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO. I don't think this will work as the flow rate of the Tunze pump may be too low to operate the Two Little Fishies Kalkwasser 300 corectly. Anyone out there try this out? 2. Mix the Kalkwasser in a container and let it settle out. Siphon off the saturated kalk water to my ATO container and let the Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO do its thing. Leaning toward this option. 3. Mixing the kalkwasser directly in my ATO container. My least favorite idea as I will mostly likely have to replace the pump ever so often or at the very least have to cleant it constantly. Link to comment
markalot Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 In my 150 I do timed top off every 5 minutes using a cheap marine magic peristaltic pump. Heads are very simple and may need replaced every 6 months, if that. In my 29 same method using a brs pump and super saturated kalk (45ml vinegar per gallon RODI) to keep KH around 10. For my larger tank I found a doser and two part much more reliable. Link to comment
Haelstrom Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 #2 This is the one I'm leaning to. In my 150 I do timed top off every 5 minutes using a cheap marine magic peristaltic pump. Heads are very simple and may need replaced every 6 months, if that. In my 29 same method using a brs pump and super saturated kalk (45ml vinegar per gallon RODI) to keep KH around 10. For my larger tank I found a doser and two part much more reliable. As my coral grow and I add more I will probably end up with 2 part dosing down the road. For now I don't have that many corals in my 75. Link to comment
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