Calcium

[sgt_slaughter]

I have been adding calcium to my top off and that is working fine but i added it to some salt water the other day and created a bucket of white cloud that didn't go away even for a couple of days. I'm assuming there is a chemical reaction happening here that i am just not aware of.
Is there a way to add calcium to salt water?
and for that matter, just to make sure I'm doing it right, what is the best way to add calcium?

 

[demifelix]

I always mixed calcium in fresh RO/DI water, let it settled, then pour the clear portion into my topoff. That way the cloudy stuffs don't get into my tank.

 

[gnashty]

demifelix;503007 wrote: I always mixed calcium in fresh RO/DI water, let it settled, then pour the clear portion into my topoff. That way the cloudy stuffs don't get into my tank.

+1

also, what type of calcium product are you using? some elevate other levels like alk, PH that could be adding to your precipitation.

 

[sgt_slaughter]

I use Kalkwasser or Kalk+2. depends on whichever one I pull out first.

 

[weaglereefer]

Well kalkwasser won't mix with saltwater, so that could be an issue. The correct way to use that is through top offs or a reactor. Fresh water is pumped in, mixed, allowed to settle, and the clear water that is saturated is put in the tank (via pump, gravity drain, etc).