kalkwasser help

Hello all! Ive been dosing Kalk with a medium sized Kalk reactor and a kamoer to match my evaporation rate. I clean it once every 3-4 weeks right now and usually add 6 tablespoons of BRS Kalk to about 2 gallons of RODI that my reactor holds. Ill add one or two tablespoons once a week or two...

I wanted to write about this subject as I too started to dig into the world of chemistry and became determined to simplify the thousands of words and simple but yet complicated chemistry equations about Alkalinity. come to find out its not that complicated! So let's uncomplicated Alkalinity...

I’ve been dosing kalkwasser for a couple months now and my Alk has been rock solid stable. I haven’t tested my calcium because I thought those two would balance out evenly . Today I finally tested it and the result was a tad bit low. I try to keep the same parameters as my salt mix . I use Red...

Average Parameters & Equipment Temp.......76.5-77.5F Salinity.......1.0255 SG NO3-API.......10-20 ppm range PO4-Hanna.......0.17 ppm pH.......7.50-7.68 observed range Alk-Hanna.......10.6 dKH KH-Salifert.......10.4 dKH Calcium-API.......out-of-range / 580-600ppm (29-30 drops of API reagent 2)...

Hello, ive just ordered some kalk +2 from brightwell aquatics. Since adding a few sps to my tank my magnesium has been dropping a lot. 3 days ago my tests were Ca 440 Dkh 10.8 Mg 1290 Ph 8 today after a 20% water change ca 430 Dkh 10.2 Mg 1200 Ph 8 my questions are: do I need to do...

Hi Everyone, Im pretty new to reefing (9 months) but have had some relative success in a short amount of time with my system, at the same time my alk and Ca consumption has gone up quite a bit - especially since the coralline algae really decided to kick off I bought some kalkwasser the other...