my $1 diy kalk drip

[KaLiB]

Nice.

Similar to what i got except yours looks better.

Got any cover? I think by adding a cover to the container you can lengthen the "lifespan" of kalk so it the kalk solution won't expire to quickly.

Hi all bros, you all drip kalkwasser everyday or weekly? Will it affect the PH if drip daily?

Coconut3, I also made a bottle like yours, but yours nicer, hehe, I uses those coca cola 1.5 litres bottle, but at the green switch where I attach it to the bottle, it drips, and I end up throwing it away. I uses silicon to attach it, how do you attach it in order for it to stop dripping? BTW, when I open the switch to drip kalkwasser to the tank, it drip very fast, even if I just open a little hole, the minimum already. Its about 3 - 5 drops per seconds. I hope to get 1 drop per second. How do you do it?

DIY rules!
Like Kalib said, maybe you could add a cover, not so tight though. Co2 will damage kalkwasser solution.

Originally posted by mansiz
Hi all bros, you all drip kalkwasser everyday or weekly? Will it affect the PH if drip daily?

I drip daily, but my kalk solution is not saturated (2 teaspoon in 8L water), about 1 drop per 2-3 seconds, and the kalk solution pH is not that high. My tank pH hovers at 8.4-8.5.

yes.. the container come wif cover... really tight cover

Originally posted by mansiz
Hi all bros, you all drip kalkwasser everyday or weekly? Will it affect the PH if drip daily?

Coconut3, I also made a bottle like yours, but yours nicer, hehe, I uses those coca cola 1.5 litres bottle, but at the green switch where I attach it to the bottle, it drips, and I end up throwing it away. I uses silicon to attach it, how do you attach it in order for it to stop dripping? BTW, when I open the switch to drip kalkwasser to the tank, it drip very fast, even if I just open a little hole, the minimum already. Its about 3 - 5 drops per seconds. I hope to get 1 drop per second. How do you do it?

the green switch works pretty well.. everything under control
i dun use silicon as it never leak once i attached to the bottle... maybe it will leak in future..but hopefully not

[KaLiB]

Originally posted by mansiz
Hi all bros, you all drip kalkwasser everyday or weekly? Will it affect the PH if drip daily?

It should not affect the pH that much(at least i didn't detect a very high pH) if dripped slowly(Example: 1 drop every 3s or something), but rather it can push up calcium and dkh to very high levels.

I think how much kalk should be dosed should be dependant on each person's tank rather than follow instructions and drip blindly. I just followed instructions and dripped daily, ended up pushing my calcium to 600ppm and dkH to 16 or 17.

Correct, if there is no Calcium hungry animals in the tank like SPS/LPS/clam, then there is no need even to drip kalkwasser. Just doing regular and frequent water changes can help replace lost Ca/alk/trace elements.

nice bottle u got there ... tupperwear ? kekekeke ...

i did mine with those new year container ... think it's less than 1.5 ltr ? drip quite slow but half a day, finish liao ... ooh, and i did not cover the top ... see u bros said cover the top better ? ok, i'll go home and work on it ... maybe get a BIGGER container too ...