Kalkwasser.

ok...dumb question...is a stirrer the same as a reactor? I did a search for a kalk stirrer from two little fishies and only got reactor hits.

 

did you add a Kalkwasser Reactor?
are you just adding it in when you top off your water/
what type are you adding ?
I googled kalkwasser stirrer two little fishies and all I am getting is reactors stuff

 

that was my question

 

I was just about to post that to see if that was what you were referring to ...$65 isn't bad.
Is this the kalk you got...Two Little Fishies Peter Wilkens Kalkwassar
http://www.marinedepot.com/Two_Little_Fishies_Peter_Wilkens_Kalkwassar_Kalkwasser_Additives_Supplements-Two_Little_Fishies-TL1151-FIADCAKW-vi.html
Do you know if it will work with other Kalk products?

 

For kalk, I have used Mrs. Wage pickling lime which is about $3/lb at Fareway and I've also recently switched to BRS Kalk when I discovered it was actually cheaper than Mrs Wage's at $2.66/lb. I use about 15-18 gallons of kalk per week in my ATO.

 

thats what i use is Mrs. Wage pickling lime is same thing as kalk

 

I think we use "reactor" too liberally in the hobby. We tend to use it for anything and everything that essentially holds media of any sort. Probably the silliest use of the term "reactor" is in terms of biopellets. Really, it is more a place for culturing bacteria, than a reactor of any kind. I would assume this all stemmed from the "calcium reactor" which is actually a more true reactor than most things we tend to call reactors in the hobby.

Also, FWIW, being that Mrs. Wage's is food grade, you couldn't find a safer product. Not trying to sell you on it, just saying. Slapping a brand name and selling it as a saltwater aquaria product is just that. I wouldn't be surprised if all they did is buy up food grade calcium hydroxide and tag it with a "use this in your fish tank because it's better" slogan.

 

my kent marine kalkwasser mix says calcium hydroxide my bag of Mrs. Wage pickling says calcium hydroxide aka (lime) you would save a lot of money most of all your chemicals are all the same just in a fancey bottal so thay can charge ya twice as much i used to think pepole wher nuts useing side walk salt for calcium in a tank but thats what melts the snow is calcium bakeing soada is alk and mag is epson salt same chemicals i save a ton of money if you need  iodine you can have your doctor right you out a order for it its same as a kents just way way diluted so you dont over does your tank i add 3-4 drop a week i used to feal the same way you did till i ended up with 6 reef tanks and need to save money just trying to help