Reef Kalkwasser™
- Very pure calcium hydroxide
- Ideal for increasing calcium in top-off water
- Increases pH with no impact on carbonate alkalinity
Reef Kalkwasser™ is a pure calcium hydroxide with unsurpassed purity
and solubility characteristics. Calcium hydroxide is used to prepare
limewater (kalkwasser) solutions that will maintain calcium
concentrations at natural seawater levels. Kalkwasser solutions maintain
calcium directly and carbonate alkalinity indirectly. However, its
capacity to perform these functions is dependent on evaporation rate and
CO2 concentration. If these two factors are insufficient you can provide additional calcium with Reef Advantage Calcium™, Reef Complete™, or Reef Calcium™, and carbonate alkalinity with Reef Builder™ or Reef Carbonate™ (do not mix these directly with a kalkwasser solution).
While Reef Kalkwasser™ is a high purity and economical
limewater mix, the beginner, or someone with not as much time to devote
to their system, may prefer to use other less involved methods for
maintaining proper ionic concentration levels.