http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:55:56 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2009 20:24:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=33031 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297192&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297192 Author: fishoutawater
Subject: 33031
Posted: May 04 2009 at 8:24pm

Here it is up and running]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 20:24:39 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297192&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297192 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297063&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297063 Author: fishoutawater
Subject: 33031
Posted: May 03 2009 at 3:50pm

I have a feed line from my topoff tank which I have put a tee in to feed reactor. The topoff tank holds 10 gal which I have to refill once per week. I have put a valve on the reactor feed to the sump to regulate the kalk drip. I thought this would be a safe method to use as evaporation wouldn't affect the kalk supplementation rate. Another question. Am I correct in my understanding that I should let the reactor sit for 24 hrs. after I first fill it and mix before I start to drip? I plan on putting the mixing pump on a timer to cycle on for fifteen minutes every 6 hrs., does that sound ok?]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 15:50:27 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297063&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297063 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297037&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297037 Author: sanddune600
Subject: 33031
Posted: May 03 2009 at 1:24pm

before I got my ph probe I overdosed my tank while I was at work my wife called me 2 hours after I left for work and I lost more than I want to admit to myself what I did is let me sump get low on water when I got up to got to work I noticed bubbles in my tank from getting to low so I filled my resivour and hurried to work what I didnt notice because I was in a rush to get to work is my pump was making air bubbles in the bottom mixing all of the kalk and my tank was pure white by the time it filled up

moril of the storie this ONLY works as a slow refill with auto top off dont let it fill all at once

I now have ph shutting it off at 8.5
]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 13:24:20 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297037&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297037 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297030&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297030 Author: dew2loud1
Subject: 33031
Posted: May 03 2009 at 12:32pm

Be very careful with that size of a system, kalk can be prettydangerous.  We run ours 24/7 through our RO, do you use a JBJ autotop off or what method do you use.
I have a safe guard in mine that my reefkeeper shuts off the topoff ifmy pH rises above 8.45, and i have about 600 gallons and evaporateabout 15-20 gallons a day.  If you use a reservoir for top off Iwould make sure it holds only enough top off for one day at a time tobe safe if you don't have another method of redundancy.  I wouldstart off with probably only a half cup for that size system.  Aslong as the water looks pretty saturated when it stirs you should bealright.
How often are you planning on turning on the mixing pump?
]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 12:32:33 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297030&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297030 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297019&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297019 Author: fishoutawater
Subject: 33031
Posted: May 03 2009 at 11:40am

Thanks for the compliments. It's a 40 breeder with a 25 gal sump. I am hoping to upgrade to a 65gal display soon. The reactor holds about 1 1/2 gal, which is slightly more than I evaporate. I was going to splice into my ato line, that way I can control the drip rate so that evaporation doesn't determine how much kalk goes into the tank. I haven't ever ran kalk before so would appreciate any other advise. So with roughly 40 gal. of system water, how much powder would I need to add to keep fully saturated? ]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 11:40:43 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297019&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297019 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297014&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297014 Author: dew2loud1
Subject: 33031
Posted: May 03 2009 at 10:55am

I was going  to suggest a 45 elbow to help, it should be fine,thats really close to the same design as mine.  I would suggestonly doing several cups of kalk at a time and refilling biweekly orso.  That will help from getting too much sludge at the bottom andhelp keep it in suspension.
I've noticed with mine that if I put in too much kalk I'll lose the pHraising effect over time even though there is still plenty of kalk inthe reactor, and have gone to adding a cup or two a week to help out.
What size is your system, that looks like a pretty big reactor and should last you a while.
good job!
]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 10:55:52 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297014&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297014 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297012&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297012 Author: fishoutawater
Subject: 33031
Posted: May 03 2009 at 10:44am

Thanks, there is a 90deg. elbow pointing down, it's only about 4-5" from the bottom. Do you think that will be close enough?]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 10:44:27 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297012&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297012 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297004&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297004 Author: dew2loud1
Subject: 33031
Posted: May 03 2009 at 9:09am

Looks good, It probably would have been a good idea to put the outputof the pump all the way at the bottom to keep the kalk from gettingpacked up down there, but overall it looks great.]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 09:09:16 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=297004&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#297004 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=296996&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#296996 Author: fishoutawater
Subject: 33031
Posted: May 03 2009 at 12:26am

Does everything look ok?]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 00:26:13 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33031&PID=296996&title=kalk-reactor-how-did-i-do#296996