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08-06-2007, 03:11 PM
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2000 comedians out of work and Ben's trying to be funny.....
 smart a s s Danny you said to dilute it take out some kalk that is mixed and add some fresh water to it...
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08-06-2007, 03:30 PM
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In all honesty Mike I would not dose any kalk until it is closer to 11 or even 10. I know most reefers run higher then NSW alk, but NSW is like 7.5, so I personally try not to go over 10.
Obviously you are using a fair bit of magnesium, or else you would have major precip issues, either that or your test kit is off. Once alk gets to 10 and calcium is around 400 or so, then try rescaling yor dosing regime and test every few days to get it right. Once you have it very close you will nto have to test often. I only test once a month and am never off more then about 0.5 dkh or 20 ppm cal. You will get it. 
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08-06-2007, 04:11 PM
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Yes, but use less Kalk in the reactor from now on. Another thing i just thought of is; does your reactor use a doseing pump? If so, you may need to time how often your float valve opens up, in order to make sure you are getting an mixed dose of kalk. Hope this makes sense.
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08-06-2007, 04:22 PM
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Just so you know Im not using a a Kalk Reactor
yes I do in a way, WHen I had my reactor going I would have it set on a drip for 1 drip every 2 seconds. sometimes I wouldnt be able to keep up and ended up having the RO/di be activated by the float switch. With the tub that i have set up all i'm using is the float switch that is powered by the tub so all evaporation is getting kalk. may be I have too much kalk i went with 2 teaspoons for every gallon. When Doug was over he thought that was to much should I have used only 1 tsp for every gallon
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