Kalkwasser or calcium reactor

[lyz77]

May I know wht the diff between using Kalkwasser and caclium reactor?

[blueheaven]

In kalkwasser, you add calcium hydroxide which gives you high pH and also provides calcium ions. Kalkwasser also precipitates phosphates out of solution.

As for calcium reactors, their effluent is calcium hydrogen carbonate and some trace elements depending on the type of meida used. Basically it provides calcium ions and carbonate ions to boost your calcium levels and alkalinity.

IMO, it is good to use a calcium reactor together with kalkwasser to get the best of both worlds while maintaining stable pH, calcium and alkalinity levels.

[lyz77]

In kalkwasser, you add calcium hydroxide which gives you high pH and also provides calcium ions. Kalkwasser also precipitates phosphates out of solution.

As for calcium reactors, their effluent is calcium hydrogen carbonate and some trace elements depending on the type of meida used. Basically it provides calcium ions and carbonate ions to boost your calcium levels and alkalinity.

IMO, it is good to use a calcium reactor together with kalkwasser to get the best of both worlds while maintaining stable pH, calcium and alkalinity levels.

Thks for the info but there's something I dun understand.

Kalkwasser can generate high ph and calcium reactor provides calcium ions and carbonate ions to boost your calcium levels and alkalinity. Isn't pH oso related to alkalinity?

To use both, wht will be to proportion like?

[blueheaven]

The alkalinity that we measure is actually the hardness of the water and its main constituents are bicarbonates. That's why you see some of us mention it as carbonate hardness.

The measure of pH is actually the measure of the amount of hydrogen or hydroxide ions.

[Achilles Tang]

Good explanations, blueheaven... keep up the good work!