"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
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| Kyron, I just ran completely out of B-Ionic and I have two 5 gallon
buckets that
| will be here in a few days.
|
| Do you think I could get away with the Kalk slurry method on my 29g, or is
that
| simply too contained to pull it off? What if I diluted it in a pitcher of
RO/DI
| water, and poured it into the overflow box? For the 55g, I think I could
pour
| it in the skimmer compartment.


Marc,
One thing I've noticed about the slurry method is that...it will REALLY clog
your pumps if you dump it near their intakes. I dumped slurry for about a
month before noticing that all my pumps with their intakes in that chamber
had slowed drastically. One, an LG 5mdqx, had the impeller completely siezed
up with calcium deposits. Also, the slurry would cross my heater in the sump
as it was mixing. I ended up with a 1/16" thick calcium coating on it within
weeks.
Just something to watch out for. Other than that, the slurry method is a
very easy way to dose kalk.

Kev