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11-20-2008, 01:54 AM
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Looking on ways to Dose.
Well I thought about the different ways in Dosing my tank. I'm currently running my Kalk Reactor now its bee nkeeping steady around.
ALK 8.8 DKH CAl 370 PPM And that is at a drip rate of 1 Drip every 4 Seconds. or a 1:4 ratio. I want to try the Dosing pump thingy but I thought about if I buy the Salts from Progressive Reefs and just manually pour the stuff in every day. at the required amount of elements that the tank uses per day. Or get a dosing pump and do it that way a little more money up front Proflux Dosing way Old school way with the 2 part. tank is looking to good and I don't want mess up my Tank.
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think. Last edited by Skimmerking; 11-20-2008 at 01:15 PM. 
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11-20-2008, 02:00 AM
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I use Kalk too, only not in a reactor. I mix it directly with my top up bucket. Then I Use RHF 2 part to bump the levels up if their down a little. You could just dose a small amount of 2 part daily to suppliment your Kalk.
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11-20-2008, 02:49 AM
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the only thing that need to do is Dose CAL IMO to keep the CAl up around 420
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11-20-2008, 03:44 AM
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When I ran a kalk reactor I had it hooked up in series with my Tunze Osmolator auto-topoff, it did the kalk dosing and topoff at the same time.
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120 gallon sps/anemones/LPS reef since 2004 Apex controller 8 x 54 watt T5 PowerModule Herbie's silent overflow system Jebao DC 12000 return pump Jecod CP-40 Cross-flow circulation device Mini Bubble King 180 Barr Aquatics calcium reactor Bucket fuge
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11-20-2008, 12:31 PM
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Well what I have is my Top pff running off the RO/Di and I have a kalk Reactor that is dripping every 4 sec for a drip.
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11-20-2008, 12:48 PM
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I have used dosing pumps do dose, and would recommend sticking with the method you are using. They can be finicky long term, and replacing tubing is annoying and expensive.
Also, calcium reactors require no fiddling around at all if you buy the right one. I have adjusted mine at least 3 or 4 times in the last 5 years...they provide great stability for Ca and DKH. Quote:
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11-20-2008, 01:50 PM
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NANO REEF I CANT SPEAK.... ya i guess that is the route that i will go. keep the KALk reactor going I dont have that demand yet anyways and when the time comes I will figure it out. I have a few years yet thou. until I get out of this hobby and get a 20 gal
 .TIME WILL TELL
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think.
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