Do I need Kalk?

[douglasbnyhof]

Reefer 525 -

I have to add ph buffer Red Sea part B kh+ about twice a week to keep my alkalinity and ph at the correct level. I’m not into the stony corals. My tank is only mushroom, gsp, goni, leathers, Kenya, and zoas. I do not have dosing pumps or fancy equipment. It’s all old school.

If you don’t think I need kalk, what would you recommend.

 

[jda]

Fresh air to raise pH. Baking soda for alk. You might need some calcium eventually, so some food grade calcium chloride or driveway melt.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

it will help if you advise the ph level

 

[douglasbnyhof]

Fresh air to raise pH. Baking soda for alk. You might need some calcium eventually, so some food grade calcium chloride or driveway melt.

Baking soda? Never thought of that. Any idea About how much to raise 1dkh?

 

[jda]

Three are online calculators. Just makes sure that you get the units right... this dummy worked in liters once instead of gallons.

 

[bobnicaragua]

If you have no stony corals, don’t dose kalkwasser. It’s for adding calcium and alkalinity to your tank, the PH boost is a side effect. You should be good with water changes.

I keep a window cracked all the time, which helps increase PH.

 

[MikeCRK]

Baking soda? Never thought of that. Any idea About how much to raise 1dkh?

I use this one:

Reef Chemistry Calculator

really easy to use and with many substances on

 

[douglasbnyhof]

I use this one:

Reef Chemistry Calculator

really easy to use and with many substances on

This is great. Thank you.

 

[douglasbnyhof]

it will help if you advise the ph level

Not exactly sure. I’m using colour strips. Roughly 7.5ish but I add buffer to get to 8.3ish. I need a Hanna tester.

 

[jda]

A cheap pH pen from Amazon is not dead on balls accurate, but they are as good as strips IMO if you wash them off after use and keep them calibrated.

 

[exnisstech]

If you run a skimmer pulling air from outside can help with pH. I have a tank in our bedroom that would drop to 7.9 at night. I ran a house up onto the attic to pull fresh air into the skimmer and now pH stays at 8.3 over night.

 

[douglasbnyhof]

If you run a skimmer pulling air from outside can help with pH. I have a tank in our bedroom that would drop to 7.9 at night. I ran a house up onto the attic to pull fresh air into the skimmer and now pH stays at 8.3 over night.

I’m not running a skimmer. I’m using a massive ball of wine glass macro.