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Thread: ATO & KALK single unit

  1. #1
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    Default ATO & KALK single unit

    Hi all I want to increase my PH using Kalk & ATO pump

    I currently run it this way just as ATO

    so I have set the following setup

    G4 = water 1 or PH increase
    G5 = G4 and delay 200s "that means it will not pump for longer then 200s"

    what I am trying to do is increase PH to min 8.15 with the ATO which is set to run max 3 min - I want to do the same with PH to run max 5 min every 6 hours if needed.

    how do I do it?

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    I'm not sure how to do it, but I honestly would not be chasing a certian ph. Let your tank keep itself balanced. You'll get more consistant ph if your alk is steady. Work on keeping your alk stready, then your ph will follow.

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    Why not create a gate that combines water1 and Ph1 Increase?

    This way your top off with Kalk will only occur when your water level is low, and your Ph is low. Should prevent a lot of overfilling problems.

    If you have a freshwater resevoir then you could have it set up as water1 + Ph1 Decrease. With the 2 Gates and two ATO pumps set up this way your ATO will either top off with higher or lower Ph as needed.

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    The reason I wanted to do this was to try & mix my Kalk in my reactor more & try keep the PH stable.

    so what I do now is run the ATO with a min time to run when activated so it mixes the Kalk better. works really well

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