my $1 diy kalk drip-er

[coconut3]

container RM1.5 = ~$0.70

air valve = $0.30

[coconut3]

how's the workmanship? ok?

[aStRoBo|]

how it works??

[coconut3]

how it works??

so difficult to understand huh?

just turn the valve and it will start to drip..

that's it

[Anemone]

nice. did u use any silicone?

[aStRoBo|]

wad if the kalk or water level drop below tat green valve?

[strat]

wad if the kalk or water level drop below tat green valve?

It'll stop dripping loh..

[aStRoBo|]

aWw.. maybe can have the green valve lower rite.. hMm.. i dunnoe.. cos not much idea how it works..

[coconut3]

aWw.. maybe can have the green valve lower rite.. hMm.. i dunnoe.. cos not much idea how it works..

is up to u.. u can have it lower...

i might drill another hole at the bottom

[lightningstrike]

leave some room btw the bottom of the container and the drip valve. u do not want all the residue from the kalk which settles at the bottom of ur container to clog up the valve. remember not to seal the container with a cover, coz if u do, there will be no pressure in the container to push the water thru the drip valve. juz leave the container uncovered. if u wanna use a cover, juz drill a hole in the centre of the cover to facilitate the atm. pressure acting on the kalk solution. so that it will push the kalk down.

juz me 2 cents.

[coconut3]

leave some room btw the bottom of the container and the drip valve. u do not want all the residue from the kalk which settles at the bottom of ur container to clog up the valve. remember not to seal the container with a cover, coz if u do, there will be no pressure in the container to push the water thru the drip valve. juz leave the container uncovered. if u wanna use a cover, juz drill a hole in the centre of the cover to facilitate the atm. pressure acting on the kalk solution. so that it will push the kalk down.

juz me 2 cents.

thanks bro.. oredi did that

[Razo]

leave some room btw the bottom of the container and the drip valve. u do not want all the residue from the kalk which settles at the bottom of ur container to clog up the valve. remember not to seal the container with a cover, coz if u do, there will be no pressure in the container to push the water thru the drip valve. juz leave the container uncovered. if u wanna use a cover, juz drill a hole in the centre of the cover to facilitate the atm. pressure acting on the kalk solution. so that it will push the kalk down.

juz me 2 cents.

err.. not directing at u hor... but i feel...

u do not want all the residue from the kalk which settles at the bottom of ur container to clog up the valve

should be "u do not want the residue from the kalk ending up dripping into ur tank" ... i wouldnt mind it clogging but i wont want it to dripping into my tank

remember not to seal the container with a cover, coz if u do, there will be no pressure in the container to push the water thru the drip valve.

true in a way..correct me if i'm wrong but you will get Calcium Carbonate white precipitate, which is insoluble when Calcium react with the carbon dioxide present in the air if the top is left open...

remember ijust sharing info hor not flaming u

[Razo]

container RM1.5 = ~$0.70

air valve = $0.30

its better to use somesealant... i tried silicon n glue gun.. find the latter better... coz sooner or later the hole will leak.. trust me..

and if u are going to mix the kalk solution in that bottle... i suggest u make 1 or 2 identical bottle more... coz my kalk solution normally takes about 1.5~2days for it to fully settled down.. so u can use the dripper on alternate days..

[bum]

true in a way..correct me if i'm wrong but you will get Calcium Carbonate white precipitate, which is insoluble when Calcium react with the carbon dioxide present in the air if the top is left open...

razo,

i was thinking if i put in styrofoam balls...

the very fine kind, will it help?

it will float, yet if its a thick enough layer, will prevent too much interaction with air.

what you think?

[lightningstrike]

err.. not directing at u hor... but i feel...

should be "u do not want the residue from the kalk ending up dripping into ur tank" ... i wouldnt mind it clogging but i wont want it to dripping into my tank

true in a way..correct me if i'm wrong but you will get Calcium Carbonate white precipitate, which is insoluble when Calcium react with the carbon dioxide present in the air if the top is left open...

remember ijust sharing info hor not flaming u

no worries Razo. juz out here to share our experience.

yes. we do not want the kalk residue from dripping into our tanks. but if the kalk residue has oredi clogged up the valve in the 1st place, how is the residue suppose to get in the tank.

as for leaving the container uncovered, i leave it up 2 u guys to decide. i myself is using a cover with a small hole drilled on top.

[dradttg]

I am thinking. Would adding a air pump to aerate the Kalk solution help prevent Kalk residue.

[reeflobang]

its better to use somesealant... i tried silicon n glue gun.. find the latter better... coz sooner or later the hole will leak.. trust me..

and if u are going to mix the kalk solution in that bottle... i suggest u make 1 or 2 identical bottle more... coz my kalk solution normally takes about 1.5~2days for it to fully settled down.. so u can use the dripper on alternate days..

Thought kalk solution needs to be "used" within a few hours of mixing or it will lose its "efficacy"? Anyone can confirm this?

BTW, you mean it takes more than a day for your kalk to settle down? When I was using Coralife Kalk, its was about 2 hours. Now with Reefz, it settles within the hour.

[CalciumReef]

I am thinking. Would adding a air pump to aerate the Kalk solution help prevent Kalk residue.

Kalk will become useless.....a kalkreactor will prevent any residue

[lightningstrike]

IMO, juz drip kalk the old fashion way.

[RockyBoy]

IMO, juz drip kalk the old fashion way.

Errr...what's the old fashion way?

[lightningstrike]

Errr...what's the old fashion way?

the diy way of cuz!

[coconut3]

the diy way of cuz!

just let it drip

[Kalib]

Thought kalk solution needs to be "used" within a few hours of mixing or it will lose its "efficacy"? Anyone can confirm this?

Yup. From what i remember, Kalk will expire in 24hrs when exposed to air.

[Cookiemunster]

Yup. From what i remember, Kalk will expire in 24hrs when exposed to air.

which is why a Kalk reactor is used. The kalk reactor was created to ease the pain of having to mix new kalk every day.

[Cookiemunster]

I am thinking. Would adding a air pump to aerate the Kalk solution help prevent Kalk residue.

If you aerate it, you will find even more precipitation because the kalk will react with air and precipitate into useless calcium carbonate sand.