Kalkwasser VS Two Part

[dannyny]

Dany both methods have ups and downs but I've used both and find 2 part with dossiers keep my #s perfect wish I would have switched long time ago btw I bought 2 digital timers at home depot which is what I run my brs dosers off of!

thanks Matt. i think that is what i would look into as well but i already have a gallon of kalkwasser which i would like to use first

 

[dannyny]

With a new tank you should not have to dose all of that stuff!

First - learn how to take care of the tank using proper husbandry methods with water changes, intelligent stocking levels for fish and feeding the correct amount so that your parameters stay stable.
Add a carbon and a GFO reactor to take care of the phosphates you will be adding through feeding.
A controller is probably one of the most important pieces of equipment you can purchase to regulate & control heat/lighting and IMO you should be looking to get one of those long before you spend money on a doser.

Until you learn how to properly maintain a tank, I would leave all of the sugar & vinegar and kalk dosing to people with more experience as a lot of those things can cause issues of their own and are sometimes used as band-aids to correct issues that have come about by not practicing proper husbandry.

thanks Kathy. im looking into an apex at the moment...

 

[Mattl22]

Hi buddy I didn't relize ur tank was just getting started ! Like Kathy said until u r stocked pretty well water changes should keep ur levels just fine ! Definitly get some test kits and become familiar with using them most importantly ur alk I check mine every other day that needs too be pretty steady there is a lot to learn but this is a great site and lots of info
Good luck

 

[mqur1963]

use klak with auto if your tank is over 100 gal i have 2 tank with 2 refugim and 1 fudge i use kalk with auto no problem
but if your tank is smaller then 90 gal i will go with 2 parts.

 

[garys reef]

i drip kalk and dose two part just because my tank is in the middle of the house not much air flow so my ph was allways low just got this two days ago still dialing it in but it works great