SRC Member lyz77 Posted January 5, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 I dose my 1ft nano tank with Reef complete & trace twice a wk! Find out fr the forum tat a lot pple is dosing their tank with kalk in order 2 maintain the pH & calcium level (correct me if I'm wrong). I will like to kw whether is it necessary to dose a 1 ft nano tank with kalk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nqh71 Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I think it all depend on the inhabitants you have in your tank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Jun Hong Posted January 5, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 Kalk is very high PH solution so it is a bit risky to be used in 1 ft tank unless you drip it very very sloooooooow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member andysho Posted January 5, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 o yep right i also drip very slow for my nano tank 1 drop by one drop by using just a DIY small contanier nomrally do it in the night time ~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jc85 Posted January 5, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 You may want to check you kdh and calcium level before dosing. My initiate error was dosing kalk without checking and my tank calcium level shoot to more than 500mg/l. Btw, I have a 3.5ft tank and I dose them drop by drop at a speed of ~1 drop per sec during nite. If you do not have many corals in you nano, it may not be necessary to dose, imo. Cheers Quote Earth Conservation Blog My Marine Blog For All Sengkang Residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lyz77 Posted January 5, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 Qus: Why oni dose in the nite? For hw long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member andysho Posted January 5, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 it is because there is where the ph is low~~~ for how long depend also..maybe u can try to test every hr or so after driping until it maintain your desire reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 For a 1ft tank....wouldn't it be easier just to change water? Or you are planning not to change water at all........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lyz77 Posted January 5, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 Thks for the advise! I saw fr the instruction of preparing the kalk stating tat those leftover which is the bottom of the kalk wif tap water mixes cannot be use! Any reason 4 tat? I do a bi-weekly water chg! Can I drag 2 once a month if the water parameter is stable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 JUZ USE THE CLEAR SOLUTION. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 What are you keeping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lyz77 Posted January 5, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 Sorry 2 say tat I'm not very sure abt the name of my coral. I oni kw I got a orange fan sponge, green button, jewel (I think so) and a hard coral which got a lot of those small tubes shooting out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jc85 Posted January 5, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 Sounds like quite alot of corals for a 1ft tank. I think u should check your parameters before dosing, imo. "small tubes shooting out" = hammer/frogspawn/torch coral Cheers Quote Earth Conservation Blog My Marine Blog For All Sengkang Residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lyz77 Posted January 5, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 5, 2004 So I assume tat once u got the flow rate 2 dose, nd 2 let it flow through out the nite unitl morning??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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