Kalkwasser question

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Not to hijack the thread, but i have a somewhat related question. I just shifted from dosing Kalk from my ATO to a dosing pump, dosing 24 times a day. I'm still trying to dial it in and currently doing 2,500 ml on a 150 gallon (110 volume) to try to keep pH at 8.3. But i'm noticing my salinity dropping. Seems odd considering i was seeing about a gallon of evaporation a day and i'm not even dosing a gallon Thoughts?

The only way salinity can drop is if you are dosing more than evaporation. You might check to see if the amount dropping in the reservoir matches the amount expected to be dosed. pumps often vary.

 

[Funwithreefer]

The only way salinity can drop is if you are dosing more than evaporation. You might check to see if the amount dropping in the reservoir matches the amount expected to be dosed. pumps often vary.

Agree. I should have mentioned that my ATO is still kicking in every so often so I was just concluding I wasn’t dosing more than evap. But I’m going to try and get it balanced out. I lowered my kalk dosing

 

[Jeroen1975]

Agree. I should have mentioned that my ATO is still kicking in every so often so I was just concluding I wasn’t dosing more than evap. But I’m going to try and get it balanced out. I lowered my kalk dosing

If it kicks in, then you are not dosing to much but to little. I'd look for another transportmechanism of salt water like saltcreel, spray, a leak.