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joliverson 
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Posted: April 27 2005 at 8:32am |
I was talking to Mark yesterday about dosing with Kalk and he mentioned that he uses a dosing pump. How many of you use them and how can I locate a good one without spending like $80.
I'm still in the process of getting my 55 up and running. Would a system like this be smart for a 55? Or should I just use a drip system nightly? I'm not getting an RO unit right away so I'm going to be manually adding fresh R/O water so for the time being that kind of rules out a Kalk reactor.
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Shane H
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Posted: April 27 2005 at 10:24am |
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If you can find a good dosing pump for $80, I'd say buy it. You won't find many for less than that.
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Posted: April 27 2005 at 10:35am |
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They had some for $30 at U of U surplus a while back!
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Posted: April 27 2005 at 11:57am |
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I have one you could buy. I have had it for awhile but never used it.
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Posted: April 27 2005 at 12:32pm |
If you could pick up a cheap time machine, then Mark's suggestion would be perfect! 
Check around to make sure the tubing is robust. This will be the fail point of the pump and will eventually cause you a big mess. The longer the tubing lasts, the better.
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Posted: April 27 2005 at 12:49pm |
I heard that the one you can get off the internet is "Dynamite". 
I tried several types of tubing on the Spectrapure LiterMeter that I acquired, eventually discovering that silicone tubing is the correct type. I have extra for anyone that needs it.
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Posted: April 27 2005 at 2:56pm |
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A kalk system like mine is not out of the question, I used to add my
kalk manually like you would until you get the RO unit plumbed in.
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Posted: April 27 2005 at 4:26pm |
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Tell us about your Kalk system, Fax
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Posted: April 27 2005 at 4:30pm |
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http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5647& PN=2
Any other questions feel free to ask, here or there. If I were to
do a similar system for Jody I would just put the drip down to the sump
in a lower spot, and use a larger reservoir, like a 5 gallon
bucket. Something with a lid would be better too so the Kalk
doesn't react with the CO2 in the air so much (making more calcium
carbonate).
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Fax 318-3632
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Sump, Fuge, G3, UV, O3, ACIII
Pleasant Grove, UT Across State Street from the Purple Turtle
Adjustments and Massages for Frags!
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