Basic DIY Kalk Dripper and ATO Kalk Dosing Questions

[ErikH]

I found this while prodding around this morning on the internet. This would be great for smaller tanks!

-Does anyone else drip kalk only via an Auto Top Off?
1.) What brand of pickling lime/kalk powder do you use?
2.) How much kalk do you put in per gallon?
3.) [b]Heaping teaspoons or not?

-Using an ATO, shouldn't their be concern of too much kalk water being added at once?
-What times are best for dosing?


The reason I ask all of this is because I tried this with very little help and got confused. I ended up dosing too much and the hardness of my water was through the roof. After several water changes I got it back to normal and never messed with it again. I have a simple ATO setup. My halides stay on until 11:00 (from 5:00) and shortly after that, the night lights all come on. The ATO is plugged into the same power strip as the night lights, so it kicks on almost immediately after the halides go off. I assume this is not proper practice, and would like to know more.