altezza October 28, 2009 Share October 28, 2009 i mixed 1 tea spoon for 1 gallon of RO water ...when i drip it my ph does not increase at all...is this normal? or do i have a bad batch of lime powder. I did get it a longggg time ago...probably two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 28, 2009 Share October 28, 2009 If it's being dripped, the pH shift will be minimal. What is the pH of your system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza October 28, 2009 Author Share October 28, 2009 yes its being dripped...my ph is around 8.0 day time...night time can drop to 7.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller October 28, 2009 Share October 28, 2009 stick the pH probe in the kalk mixture. If it doesn't read 12ish, recalibrate your probe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 28, 2009 Share October 28, 2009 stick the pH probe in the kalk mixture.If it doesn't read 12ish, recalibrate your probe. Yep, saturated limewater has a pH of 12.5 at 77-78 degrees. Make sure it's saturated, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller October 28, 2009 Share October 28, 2009 it should read about that pH if a few degrees above freezing and up into the high 90s as long as it's "saturated". Just because it's not cloudy does not mean it's not saturated. Cloudy is actually over saturated as excess will fall out of solution until clear when it is "saturated". Also, just because it's cloudy does not mean it's saturated because it could just be lots calcium carbonate particles that are susspended in solution. fun stuff huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza October 29, 2009 Author Share October 29, 2009 ok just checked...the PH of lime water is 11.7....so does this mean i have to increase the amount of lime per gal of RO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller October 29, 2009 Share October 29, 2009 ok just checked...the PH of lime water is 11.7....so does this mean i have to increase the amount of lime per gal of RO? You could. What are you using? I would suggest you experiment for your next batch. You'll gain practical knowledge by that alone. You can only get so much kalk to dissolve in water since the rest will remain cloudy and or simply fall out to the bottom for next mixing. Add a 1/2 tsp per gallon, mix, test pH. Keep adding 1/2 tsp until you're up to about 5 tsp pg, testing pH after mixing each time. Next batch, add 1 tsp pg and allow to settle several hours until top is clear and test pH of clear saturated mixture. Do that several times until your @ multiple tsp-pg. Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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