Does anyone use one Kalk Stirrer for multiple tanks?

[Grigs]

Just picked up a K2 from robbous and I was wondering if I can't use 3 peristatlic pumps to draw off of it and pump to my Mixed, SPS, and Frag Tanks. Would the Kalk precipitate and rock up in 1/4" lines under the low flow conditions that it would see? Would it be reasonable to flush them once per month? Curious what your thoughts are

 

[ca1ore]

Assuming you mean the avast k2, it’s really designed as a flow through stirrer rather than a reservoir unto itself. I suppose you could operate one ATO as designed that would keep the k2 full and then two peri pumps pulling from the unit.

 

[joseserrano]

You would have to be able to pull water from the reactor, which you cannot.

 

[Grigs]

I was thinking of drilling to lid and using peristaltic pumps to pump to each tank and using the avast peristaltic pump for makeup according to how much I have programmed to pull off. At $265/stirrer, I was thinking it would be worth trying to figure something more out

 

[joseserrano]

you may benefit more of just doing a large container with pre mixed kalk and pull from that. People do that in large 50g trash cans. Unsure the degree of effectiveness using a kalk reactor vs the big batch method.