Ditto to Doug and Brad regarding mix-and-go (TM).
I dump 3 heaping teaspoons of Kalk into my Kent Aquadose 2.5gal container. Put in a little RO/DI water, and shake up the mix. Then top up the jug with RO/DI water and set the drip rate.
As I am sumpless, milky Kalk drips straight into the tank, near my Hang-on Skimmer so that it is quickly mixed into the tank water by either the skimmer outputs or sucked into the skimmer itself and mixed up.
Never had a problem with pH swings or calcium precipitate.
And I also agree about Kalk maintaining but not raising Calcium levels. I've been dripping Kalk for over a year, and my Calcium levels have actually decreased. I need to use a product like Kent's Turbo Calcium to boost my Calcium levels back up to 350-400ppm (they are at 230ppm now) and then the Kalk will just help maintain the levels. Even with larger Kalk doses, no appreciable increase in Calcium levels has been observed.
12-20-2002, 11:46 PM
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