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trekel
10/07/2006, 08:30 PM
should i pay attention more to my ph level or my dkh level
mg426
10/07/2006, 09:04 PM
Wow, now that is a quaestion that will get you some responses.
You need to pay attention to both. Your Ph can/will flucuate every hour. You Alk tends to be a little more stable. If I were you I would take a look in the chemistry forum for articles by Randy Holmes Farley.
Nuuze
10/07/2006, 10:36 PM
mg426 is right. Also becareful when raising or lowering it; it can affect other things as well...
AJ69
10/07/2006, 10:59 PM
Chemistry Forum
RobsReefs
10/07/2006, 11:21 PM
both are important but this is not the place
Paintbug
10/08/2006, 07:43 AM
since alkalinity directly effects pH, dKH is more important to me. but both should be checked regularly, weekly at the min.

heres a great link on water parameters, and what each element does.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php