Great information thank you!

Super simple and effective Thanks

Thank you Devin! I needed this!

Nice video Deven, thanks!

Very good explanation of how to dose Kalkwasser.

Good topic. Having started reefing early in pandemic lockdowns. Kalk was by far the most appealing method I found. Yet, everyone was ignoring it at the time. I had to go back to 5 & 10 year old video's and old forum posts to learn the basic concepts. Though, I was happy to nod my head last year when the community seemed to rediscover the stuff, after a refocus on pH. Once I exceeded Kalk (at around 2 liters a day), I also found using all-for-reef to be a great next step over a full two or three-part system. Thank you Mr. Adams for that sage wisdom. That man will be missed. The key advantage again is cost. I only need 1 doser for Kal, and 1 for the all-for-reef concentrate. Granted I'm not running a multiple-hundred gallon system, where I'd suspect the concentrate would start to become costly.

What a coincidence. I just ordered kalkwasser last night and was researching the best way to add into the tank and there you drop the video.

I have used the kent marine aquadose for kalk, it has worked for the last 20 years. It's a great solution that doesn't require any additional parts, at an unbelievable price to all the complicated solutions you presented. It's definitely something to consider for the cost conscious kalk users.

If I were to dose Kalk to sustain a desired peak day PH, and supplemented Alk if needed to a desired level say 9DKh. After most of the dissolved C02 was removed would I be able to maintain Alk levels by holding PH levels with automated dosing/monitoring?

Would I need to supplement kalkwasser for a Soft/LPS tank? Or is it strictly for Sps tank.

how would you dose tropic marin trace elements using kalk?

Thank you very much for your instructions. I am going to go with the dosing pump route. I have all the equipment ready but still hesitate to make the switch from two parts to Kalk, only because I have no idea how much Kalk I should dose, can't find a clear instruction. I am trying hard not to make a big change to water parameters. Also, there's no trace element in Kalk, Do I need to dose trace element?

I've installed the Kalk Stir system on my tank and am currently dosing 11 L per day. I set my dose to replace the evap water so the kalk stir replaces my ATO. The Ph reading I'm getting from the stir container is usually 12.1. My Alk runs between 8.98 to 9.1 and my ph runs 7.9 to 8.2. I'm thinking I should be getting higher PH. What are your thoughts?

How do you get your versa to push more than 3000 ml per 24 hours?

I utilize the same equipment to dose Kalkwasser into my sump. Initially, my pH increased as anticipated, but now the Kalkwasser appears to have no impact on my pH, despite dosing 10 liters a day into my tank. I'm puzzled about what could be the issue. Could you suggest what might be wrong? Currently, my pH never reaches 8, whereas initially, it would easily exceed 8.3. Thank you, Mervin Jones

I don't think I heard it mentioned in the video, but a huge benefit to switching to a kalk reactor is pump life vs pumping from an ato bin with kalk mix. Using a dosing pump to push RO water into a kalk reactor lasts a really long time vs running concentrated kalk mix through a pump. Back when auqalifter pumps were super cheap, this may not have been a big deal.

How much should you dose in a day? With a constant dose. I understand it depends on your chemistry levels but should it be dripping constantly all day every day?

I’m using a 5 gallon bucket, using a Neptune Dos and I have it setup to dose my evaporation. I think it’s 115 doses of like 34.5ml every 11 min. Do you think it would be better to drip with a doser 24/7 ? Also what would be my best doser for this? I’m not sold on the DOS because it’s so big and loud ugh

Good video but lots of unaswered questions for someone who hasnt used it. How do you figure out how much to dose? What if you 2 part dosing and use more alk then calcium? I hand dose both and looking for an easier way! I am kind of scared of dosers dosing to much soda ash. What if it doses to much of kalk? I saw another you tube that said you defiently need a ph prove which I dont have. I am just looking for an easier way to dose and someone said on a review all for reef is very easy plus you can dose by hand since one product so no need for a pump plus short of space! I worry because of my alk consumption being more then my calcium. I also heard there were products that maintain your calcium and alk. I think it was red sea. I would probably want some type of powered economical mix as well! Do you know anything about those. I do like the idea of something upping ph because its low at about 7.7!

So if I am using a kalk stirrer and I evaporate 2 gallons a day, am I going to push 2 gallons of the kalk thoughtout the day along with RODI ATO? or just the kalk? Still trying to understand Kalk.

Great topic! Question: Are there any concerns about dosing the Kalk over a long distance? My fish room is about 25 feet from my tank. Could I run a dosing line over this distance? If you dose from a large bucket, does that need to be stirred or just mix it and forget it? Thanks!

Hi, how much kalk are you adding to the stirrer every week? Great video btw.

I find I am adding so much kalk-mix/water to arrive at my 8.3 target, that my calcium is 500ppm, salinity is 24 and dropping from all the fresh water, and, the Alk is 9+. Any advice anyone ?

Great video! My biggest question is "exactly" how tall is the stand that you have your stirrer on?

I’m dosing Kalk using a dosing pump about 2,000 mils a day to keep my DKH at 10, but my calcium is always around 530, I’ve tried water changes to lower but I don’t see a change, what do you think I should do? Not dosing anything else with calcium, only magnesium, and tropic Marin trace elements. TIA.

Excited to try out my 2little fishies Kalk stirrer. 60 breeder all drilled and plumbed just need my sump baffles and some rock to get it up and cycling, too much excitement! Herd you had this stirrer, do you have any advice on it?

Best place to dose it into in an AIO? I was thinking the return chamber in my IM SR-80 Pro...

Do you have problems with the outlet on the stirrer clogging? I had an Avast Marine stirrer that I gave up on because the nozzle would clog every few days and I got paranoid that it would flood out the stand. Is there a trick there to prevent that? I went back to good ole kalk in the ato... never failed me.

What are your timer settings on the stirrer? How often do you change out the kalk?

Do you test the potency in the reactor? Say at the end of the 6-8 weeks?

Can you mix the kalk and dose it manually everyday ?

Anyone else adding vinegar to the kalkwasser solution to increase potency? I found about 4 tablespoons in 5g water and 10tsp of kalk, the solution remains 12.4 PH. I do this because my tank does not evaporate enough for the kalk dose to keep up the alk in my tank...

You said do do. Lol. Great video.

What’s the best way to dose kalk to an AIO like an IM 25 lagoon?

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How do you know how much to dose? I mean how much to dose 1.0 alk to your tank?

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can‘t you add CaOH powder directly to the sump, using an automatic feeder?

dont have SPS and dose in ATO thats it. if you want SPS its another game

8 versas… talk about money lol

If your going to make a video talking about Kalk for beginners, Don't start talking about slurry! Or if you do, explain what it is and how its really easy to kill your whole tank and should be left to experts.

BRS got you digging deep for topics, eh?