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Unread 05/07/2012, 04:24 AM   #1
supersaltlick
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How much Kalk and do I still need 2part?

So I just got my ATO up and running and plan on running kalk via mrs wages. I currently evaporate 5 liters/wk or about 715ml/day in a 28g nano cube. It takes 20mls of Randy's Alk (soda ash) to raise Alk by 1dkh. I dose 50ml/day each of Alk/Ca to maintain 8dkh/440cal. My questions are as follows:

How much lime should I start with? I was thinking fully saturated.

How much is fully saturated? I thought I read somewhere 2tsp/gallon.

Is there a way to figure out theoretically how much 2 part I will need to continue dosing or do I just need to start running it and check my Alk frequently?

Thanks
Shawn


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Unread 05/07/2012, 04:57 AM   #2
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50 mL of my Recipe 1 is equivalent to 2.3 liters of saturated limewater.

So you'll need saturated limewater (~2 tsp per gallon of fresh water) plus 35 mL per day of the two part to be roughly equivalent.

You may actually need a bit more as the demand may rise as limewater increases the pH. :


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Thanks Randy!!!


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You're welcome.

Good luck.


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