http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:22:16 +0000 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:13:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=42589 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369969&title=kalk-and-reactor#369969 Author: bugzme
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Posted: August 02 2010 at 6:13pm

Thanks! that explains it.  It is stronger do to not being exposed to air.]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:13:17 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369969&title=kalk-and-reactor#369969 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369968&title=kalk-and-reactor#369968 Author: badfinger
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Posted: August 02 2010 at 6:02pm

I belive oxygen has a big part in kalk.... if I remember what jon told me, is that when the kalk hits oxygen that's when it goes from just calcium hydroxide, to calcium and alk (that's all in simple terms he explained it to me on a molecular level). And air will make the alk weaker in due time.. I have even been told that I should keep a lid over my kalk resivor so that the ph stays higher

Plus now you are saturating every ounce of water that passes threw the kalk. Before if you had it mixed and sitting, it would accept as much as it could, then decline a little before you put it in the tank.

Edited by badfinger - August 02 2010 at 6:03pm]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:02:12 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369968&title=kalk-and-reactor#369968 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369965&title=kalk-and-reactor#369965 Author: bugzme
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Posted: August 02 2010 at 5:38pm

Seems like my ph goes up alot faster.]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:38:29 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369965&title=kalk-and-reactor#369965 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369930&title=kalk-and-reactor#369930 Author: Mark Peterson
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Posted: August 02 2010 at 8:37am

I'm sorry, maybe I missed something. Why does the Kalkwasser in the reactor seem a lot stronger?]]> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:37:26 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369930&title=kalk-and-reactor#369930 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369909&title=kalk-and-reactor#369909 Author: bugzme
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Posted: August 01 2010 at 8:16pm

I just don't want to go from dripping with no reactor, to dosing with a reactor! Right now I have a 1/2 cup kalk in my reactor (mixing it for 1 min. every 6 hrs.). Kalk is a bad thing if you use it wrong so I don't want to take any chances. Corals look great right now! I always ask before I do anything!]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:16:31 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369909&title=kalk-and-reactor#369909 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369902&title=kalk-and-reactor#369902 Author: Mark Peterson
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Posted: August 01 2010 at 7:15pm

How are you noticing the strength? Is it creating higher pH than before? Is it affecting coral?

The tank has changed a lot lately, what with changing rock and all, so it could be reacting differently to Kalkwasser.

I suppose two other things would have an effect:
1- How fast Kalkwasser was added via dripping vs. how fast the reactor adds it.
2- The strength of the drip mix. Was a residual amount of powder left in the drip mix container? The exposure to air will cause some reaction with CO2 creating a hard Calcium Carbonate crust on the top of the Kalkwasser solution. If there was no leftover Kalk powder in the bottom, this would reduce the concentration/strength of the Kalkwasser solution.
]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:15:51 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369902&title=kalk-and-reactor#369902 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369897&title=kalk-and-reactor#369897 Author: bugzme
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Posted: August 01 2010 at 6:23pm

Is kalk from a reactor stronger then the drip method (exposed to air) stronger? Just started my new reactor up and it seems alot stronger!]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:23:35 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42589&PID=369897&title=kalk-and-reactor#369897