Kalkwasser
Apology if I have hammered this forum recently with few threads, which the answer may seem obvious to the expert reefers.
Here's another one, it's about Kalkwasser.
I'm just gonna ramble and chuck in questions here and there. If you see statement that is inaccurate , please do let me know as my understanding can be completely wrong. HAPPY TO BE CORRECTED :)
I've done some quick reading and from my understanding Kalkwasser is a solution that is used to maintain level of Ca & Alk, rather than bringing them up. If so, I'm slightly confused as to maintain but not increase. Ca & Alk drop on daily basis from coral consumption etc. When they say "maintain", wouldn't that mean it brings up the Ca & Alk to the target level?
Kalkwasser should not be used to increase Ca & Alk level; these should be done by dosing 2 parts or in my case, Red Sea Foundation A & B.
As Kalkwasser solution is high in PH, from memory it's Ph 10, it should not be done as a manual top up, rather than to be dosed using peristaltic pump to ensure that the solution gets added to the water gradually drop-by-drop.
When they say as a top up, does this replace the normal RODI water, which I'm doing manually by bucket, to bring the Salinity down due to evaporation?
If so, when adding this solution, meaning we are playing with Ca, Alk & SG. Logically speaking, if I need to add more water to drop the SG, meaning I be increasing Alk & Ca too? Which in some cases, they may already be at the desired level, but not the SG.
Do you use Kalkwasser to maintain your level of Ca & Alk? BTW Kalkwasser is to maintain Ca & Alk right ? How and why people may prefer this, as opposed to dosing by Red Sea Reef Foundation A & B? or Randy's recipe et al? Cheaper? More stable level of Alk & Ca?
Here's another one, it's about Kalkwasser.
I'm just gonna ramble and chuck in questions here and there. If you see statement that is inaccurate , please do let me know as my understanding can be completely wrong. HAPPY TO BE CORRECTED :)
I've done some quick reading and from my understanding Kalkwasser is a solution that is used to maintain level of Ca & Alk, rather than bringing them up. If so, I'm slightly confused as to maintain but not increase. Ca & Alk drop on daily basis from coral consumption etc. When they say "maintain", wouldn't that mean it brings up the Ca & Alk to the target level?
Kalkwasser should not be used to increase Ca & Alk level; these should be done by dosing 2 parts or in my case, Red Sea Foundation A & B.
As Kalkwasser solution is high in PH, from memory it's Ph 10, it should not be done as a manual top up, rather than to be dosed using peristaltic pump to ensure that the solution gets added to the water gradually drop-by-drop.
When they say as a top up, does this replace the normal RODI water, which I'm doing manually by bucket, to bring the Salinity down due to evaporation?
If so, when adding this solution, meaning we are playing with Ca, Alk & SG. Logically speaking, if I need to add more water to drop the SG, meaning I be increasing Alk & Ca too? Which in some cases, they may already be at the desired level, but not the SG.
Do you use Kalkwasser to maintain your level of Ca & Alk? BTW Kalkwasser is to maintain Ca & Alk right ? How and why people may prefer this, as opposed to dosing by Red Sea Reef Foundation A & B? or Randy's recipe et al? Cheaper? More stable level of Alk & Ca?