kalk in ato

[Skimmerking]

what i have done is i have my RODI line running to the ATO and my Kalk Reactor. my Kalk reactor is on a constant drip of 1-1.5 drip per sec and what ever my Kalk reactor doesnt finish the RODI water will finish off. SO i set the Kalk reactor to accept some many drips going in so there isnt a problem of building up pressure.

another thing about running Kalk through a ATO is it will cake up of KAlk so just remeber to flush it and clean the Top off every week or so and you will be fine. As for the mixing all I ever did was mix it in a tub and had a line going tot he top off and ran it just give yourself about 1 hour for the solution to chill and clear up..

HTH

[toxic111]

I have been running Kalk in my ATo water for a couple yrs now (I think) 1tablespooon to gallon of water is my mix, any more & you would need a reactor. That keeps my levels pretty close. Once my 120 is up, running & stocked, then I will be looking at dosing with a doser over the kalk.

The kalk will gum up the lines for the pump, just need to clean them once & awhile.

[Lampshade]

I was dumping a couple spoon full into my 15 gallon RODI reservoir for awhile, worked ok, hard to hold a balance though without letting the reservoir drain then measure each fill up. I'm lazy, so right now I'm using an old salt bucket (IO with the gasket sealed lid). I have a bunch of kalk in the bottom, and 2 sealed holes in the lid for in/out hoses. It's at the same level as my reservoir, I tried the bucket underneath, but the gasket seal lid doesn't hold any pressure well. As my tank pulls water from the mid level of the bucket, this pulls water from my RODI into the bottom of the bucket stirring up any sediment that sits there. This has been working GREAT for a few months now. Cheap easy DIY kalk dosing. I have an old microwave turntable motor that I'm going to wire up and put a magnetic stirrer in there, but seems ok for now, this is low priority in the little time I get to spend on my tank.

[ScubaSteve]

I use about 0.65 to 0.75 tsp per gallon in my ato. I let it run to empty and then mix a new batch. I keep the pump suspended above the bottom to avoid sucking up sediment. I add the Kalk to the empty bucket and then pour the water in to mix it up. It has usually settled by the time my ato triggers again.