Chris333 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 As I understand it kalk is calcium hydroxide mixed with water and can be added to your top off water. Has anyone made this mix themselves? what is the ratio, is there anything else added, etc... Thanks Link to comment
speppers69 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 yes....for several years. It's a pain in the @ss. With the 2 part liquids that are available now I wouldn't go the kalk route. Especially if you have kids or pets around. It also has a tendency to build up in un-testable properties if you use it for several years. Get a dust mask, too. That stuff is nasty to breathe in. I would never use that stuff in any of my reef tanks ever again. JMHO. I know a lot of people that use it, but I won't. Link to comment
Chris333 Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 I am just curious. I friend can get 50# bags of calcium hydroxide at work. I was just gonna try a couple lbs worth on the first couple top offs just to help with the coralline. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 imho, kalkwasser really isn't a ca/alk supplement you should use starting out. for one thing, it's very very caustic as pep pointed out. you can easily overdose and crash a tank. it's a pita to continually make (kalk reactors make it much easier). the 55# bag you mentioned should be from a food-industry source. an industrial source might contain too many contaminants or levels of contaminants unacceptable to our setups, e.g. various metals. pickling lime (e.g. Mrs Wages Pickling Lime) is a very inexpensive alternative source of lime, CaO. but i suggest you opt for a two-part ca/alk additive (btw, we have a sponsor specifically for this) versus using kalk. hth Link to comment
bdare Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Give these a shot... Limewater (kalkwasser) What Your Grandmother Never Told You About Lime http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.htm The Self Purification of Limewater (Kalkwasser) http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/may2003/chem.htm The Degradation of Limewater (Kalkwasser) in Air http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-...ature/index.htm Magnesium and Strontium in Limewater http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/chem.htm How to Select a Calcium and Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm Link to comment
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