Kalkwasser

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

I haven't been paying attention. When did that happen?

Always been that way, but I'm referring more to buying retail packaging. You can go through a lot in a year. I paid $5 for a huge bag, so that worked out well.

[whatcaneyedo]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Always been that way, but I'm referring more to buying retail packaging. You can go through a lot in a year. I paid $5 for a huge bag, so that worked out well.

Oh yeah retail. I sometimes forget that people pay those outrageous prices for little name brand packaging.

[shiftline]

Is there a big advantage of a CA reactor over Kalk? You would still have to dose Alk. Right? Any pics of your build?

[apexifd]

Kalk.. Alk and ca dosing

Ca reactor.. Everything!

[whatcaneyedo]

Originally Posted by shiftline

Is there a big advantage of a CA reactor over Kalk? You would still have to dose Alk. Right? Any pics of your build?

A calcium reactor can be built or purchased large enough to handle any size tank. Kalkwasser is limited in its application because only a certain amount can dissolve into a given volume of fresh water. I think its something like 1tsp per 1gal. So if your tank only evaporates 1 gal a day then that is all you can add without bringing down the salinity. The last time I dosed my tank with some sodium bicarbonate to increase the alkalinity was a year or two ago. The output of both Ca and Kalk reactors is balanced.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by shiftline

Is there a big advantage of a CA reactor over Kalk? You would still have to dose Alk. Right? Any pics of your build?

It's more set and forget, instead of mixing 5g of kalk every few days.

[shiftline]

Makes sense. I guess I'll have to see how much evaporation the new tank gets (66x20)

[shiftline]

Trading in this hobby is a beautiful thing . Any hobby can be cheap or very expensive.

[brisco]

This forum has been really great for me in that department especially. I have purchased my led lighting, skimmer, heaters, gyre pump, phosban reactor, apex controller, and dosing pumps all from Canreef members. I now only buy coral frags from other members and hope to start trading one day. This is just the stuff that you can put a $ value to....I wouldn't know how to price all the advice, ideas and hints that I have received and read and all the fantastic people I have met on the way.

Bryce

[albert_dao]

I dunno, I think stores are pretty awesome.