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TheKingInYellow

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TheKingInYellow

I'm planning on adding a little Kalk to my top up water when I get the DB18 up and running, and I was just going to put the Osmolator pump right into the Kalkwasser in my ATO container.

 

However, it looks like there a bunch of Kalk reactors/stirrers out there. Is any of this needed? Is there any problem with just dumping the pump right into the Kalkwasser?

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I would not recommend throwing the pump inside the container with kalk unless you want to rinse it down regularly. The kalk build up will shorten the life of the pump big time.

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BuckeyeFish

I've run an osmolator for years with kalk in the ATO (doing it now) and the key thing is to make sure that the pump doesn't sit on the bottom of the ATO tank. That way it doesn't suck up the kalk sediment. I never regularly clean the pump but would occasionally soak in vinegar for a bit just like any other pump maintenance. As a back up just get another pump as a spare if you're worried. They're cheap.

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