kalk water storage container

[DiamondDave]

Does kalk water need to be in a sealed container? Could I store it in a rubbermaid container?

 

[fishpoo]

i take no chances and i store it in a "Brute". They are food safe garbage cans available at most hardware stores. Sizes are 32 gallon and larger.

 

[danmhippo]

It's best to mix only what you can finish in 2-4 days. Otherwise the surface contacted with CO2 will form presipitation and a crust will develop. How good the solution is by then is questionable.

Or, you can decrease the surface area as much as possible, eg. lay a sheet of styrofoam on the surface and reduce the surface area.

 

[fishpoo]

mix for up to three days is a good idea for full strength kalkwasser, but i don't want full strength. i usually mix about i teaspoon per gallon or less. only want to supplement my calcium reactor to keep ph up. Using kalk in this manner, i get a steady ph of 8.1.