mixing kalk

[JJJ]

I've been topping-off with kalk water for a while now but can't seem to
siphon out a fully dissolved mixture, or the powder is coming out of
solution in my reservoir. Does this happen with everyone else? Here is my
procedure..

I mix 5gal of RO/DI and 5tsp of kalk in a salt bucket with a powerhead for
an hour or so. After letting that sit overnight, I siphon it into my
top-off reservoir using 1/2" tubing. Here I hold the tubing a few inches
from the bottom of the salt bucket and stop before siphoning the film layer
on top. Then by the next day, I've got a thin layer of kalk powder on the
bottom of my reservoir. I've tried using less mix and siphoning several
ways but no luck. Thanks for any help, JJJ.

[Richard Sherman]

Calling Boomer... Come in Boomer.

He will correct me if I'm wrong (amongst others). But doesn't
kalkwasser throw of a precipitate and/or form a crust in the presence
of CO2?

Richard Sherman
Hoping to set up his first tank in the spring. Unless someone can
donate a house?

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 03:32:41 GMT, "JJJ" > wrote:

>I've been topping-off with kalk water for a while now but can't seem to
>siphon out a fully dissolved mixture, or the powder is coming out of
>solution in my reservoir. Does this happen with everyone else? Here is my
>procedure..
>
>I mix 5gal of RO/DI and 5tsp of kalk in a salt bucket with a powerhead for
>an hour or so. After letting that sit overnight, I siphon it into my
>top-off reservoir using 1/2" tubing. Here I hold the tubing a few inches
>from the bottom of the salt bucket and stop before siphoning the film layer
>on top. Then by the next day, I've got a thin layer of kalk powder on the
>bottom of my reservoir. I've tried using less mix and siphoning several
>ways but no luck. Thanks for any help, JJJ.
>