Lime Water

[dandydan]

I have just started using Rowa Calk, at 1 Tspoon per gallon,

Have read most of the articles, but - is the final product supposed to be completely clear, using ro/di ?? with of course the settling on bottom.

If not have I a bad batch?

Thanks in advance.

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

It takes a while to settle, and some folks find that it hasn't fully cleared even after 24 h. If not covered, it always stays cloudy, and some people find it stays cloudy even if covered.

I'd let it settle overnight or longer, and use it then regardless of how cloudy it still looks.

[Bojan]

Some reefers even add limewater not settled, so completely milky.

[dandydan]

Thanks all,

I sent the question in haste after thinking it should have cleared over night, it actually took around 13 hours.

[A.G]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6590069#post6590069 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bojan
Some reefers even add limewater not settled, so completely milky.

Is that OK? Just to mix and start dripping?
Are there any side effects of doing so?

Thanks.

A.G

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Some folks do it. The potential drawback is that impurities in the lime get delivered to the tank when they might otherwise settle out (phosphate, copper, etc).

I discuss that in the second article below:

What Your Grandmother Never Told You About Lime
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.htm


The Self Purification of Limewater (Kalkwasser)
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/may2003/chem.htm

The Degradation of Limewater (Kalkwasser) in Air
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rhf/feature/index.htm

Magnesium and Strontium in Limewater
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/chem.htm