DIY Kalkwasser mixing bucket

[GlassCityReefer]

Today I made this bucket for mixing up Kalkwasser solution. I put a 1 1/4” hole in the bucket with a hole saw put in a half inch bulkhead added a nipple a ball valve and an elbow. I leak tested it and works great.
The reasoning behind doing this is I have limited space under my display and I don’t want to take the chance of my pump accidentally picking up the slurry on the bottom of the ato reservoir. By mixing my Kalkwasser in a 5 gallon bucket I can just pull off the clear solution above the slurry the hole in the bucket is 2 inches from the bottom, and not disturb the film on top trying to get the clear solution out, to put in the reservoir I put under my display. Is my thinking right or did I choose poorly and there is a better way to handle it?

 

[Flippers4pups]

I did something very similar some years ago as a ATO reservoir, using kalkwasser. This was for a much smaller tank of mine.

I added some bulkheads and tubing in the side to visually see how much water was in it.

Are you planning on using it as a ATO reservoir?

 

[GlassCityReefer]

Nice.
No it is only for mixing because the bucket doesn’t fit under my display tank. I am just going to empty it into that reservoir

 

[Flippers4pups]

Nice.
No it is only for mixing because the bucket doesn’t fit under my display tank. I am just going to empty it into that reservoir

Okay.

 

[drewsan]

Nice job