Ph probe port in kalk stirrer?

kentlighting · 12/25/2011, 07:23 PM

is this so you watch the Ph and know when to add more kalk?

Avast Marine · 12/27/2011, 03:48 PM

Yes, I use mine to trigger an alarm on my AC3 that it is time to add more kalk. I set the alarm to trigger at ph < 9.5 since the probe is calibrated to a lower value and there is some margin for error.

kentlighting · 12/30/2011, 07:49 PM

What is the ph of a fully stocked kalk stirrer?

kentlighting · 12/30/2011, 07:50 PM

also, if im monitoring ph can i throw a whole bunch-o-kalk in there vs following the bi weekly refill guidlines and just refill when the ph drops? if so how much kalk can i add to the small model?

Avast Marine · 12/31/2011, 10:23 AM

Fully saturated is 11+

Monitoring by probe is not a substitute for regular additions, just a handy reminder.

Want2BS8ed · 12/31/2011, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kentlighting

What is the ph of a fully stocked kalk stirrer?

12.54. If you are really interested in monitoring your Kalk reactor, I understand a conductivity probe/meter is the preferred method.

See Randy Holmes-Farley's article "What Your Grandmother Never
Told You About Lime" here:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.php

General consensus on several prior Reef Central threads is in agreement with Avast's response that a pH meter will not reliably read that high if calibrated with 7.0 and 10.0 solutions.

Want2BS8ed · 12/31/2011, 04:55 PM

ohhh... and at some point you have to clean the thing as well.

Mine has a rather narley, crusty crud at the top right now!

12/25/2011, 07:23 PM	#1
kentlighting Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 245	Ph probe port in kalk stirrer? is this so you watch the Ph and know when to add more kalk? __________________ Will Kent Lighting Designer [IMG]http://www.rowe lab.com/AquaController/sig.php?n=kentlighting[/IMG] Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon reef

12/27/2011, 03:48 PM	#2
Avast Marine RC Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,446	Yes, I use mine to trigger an alarm on my AC3 that it is time to add more kalk. I set the alarm to trigger at ph < 9.5 since the probe is calibrated to a lower value and there is some margin for error. __________________ Dan Don't rush art, you get bad art.

12/30/2011, 07:49 PM	#3
kentlighting Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 245	What is the ph of a fully stocked kalk stirrer? __________________ Will Kent Lighting Designer [IMG]http://www.rowe lab.com/AquaController/sig.php?n=kentlighting[/IMG] Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon reef

12/30/2011, 07:50 PM	#4
kentlighting Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 245	also, if im monitoring ph can i throw a whole bunch-o-kalk in there vs following the bi weekly refill guidlines and just refill when the ph drops? if so how much kalk can i add to the small model? __________________ Will Kent Lighting Designer [IMG]http://www.rowe lab.com/AquaController/sig.php?n=kentlighting[/IMG] Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon reef

12/31/2011, 10:23 AM	#5
Avast Marine RC Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,446	Fully saturated is 11+ Monitoring by probe is not a substitute for regular additions, just a handy reminder. __________________ Dan Don't rush art, you get bad art.

12/31/2011, 04:55 PM	#7
Want2BS8ed Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 152	ohhh... and at some point you have to clean the thing as well. Mine has a rather narley, crusty crud at the top right now! __________________ Mike "Just get me to the airport put me on a plane" - The Ramones

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