Kallwasser - Is it ok for kallwasser to be stired

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chilen23

[I have an 180g reef tank and been using Kalkwasser , the way I do it is, I have an 5 gallon bucket that I mix it with Di water and have auto top of to dose into tank as evaportion lowers water level.I have beendoing this for an year now. My question is, If I put a powerhead in bucket and keep it running all the time mixing the Kalkwasser is this a bad thing? Or should I keep doing what I am doing. My problem is there is a lot of mix that goes to bottom after couple of weeks of running kalkwasser in bucket. I have heard the stuff that goes to bottom is bad for the reef, but want to make sure.Thanks Woody]



Edited By chilen23 on 1107008328
 
[Woody

The idea behind kalk is to saturate the water but not have the solid mix exit the bucket/reactor. I have been using a kalk reactor for about 5yrs. The first one I made was about 28" tall it had a maxi jet 1200 about 8" up from the bottom. The pump would come on 6-8 times a day for about 10minutes a shot. This would cloud about the fist 18-20" of the tube/reactor but the final 6" was clear but saturated. This would be the mix driven to my tank for an auto top off.

Long story short, yes mix with pump, as long as you are not topping with white clouded water.

here are some links to read:

http://jjgeisler.com/reeftank/diy_kalkwasser_reactor.htm

http://www.mv.com/users/besposito/nilsen.html]
 
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