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Roellers117 · 01/08/2018, 08:18 PM

Hi every one!

I have owned a 90 gallon fresh water for over 4 years now and I want to get in to the salt water.

I started a +- 16 gallon tank and chose to go with Aquaforest Probiotic Reef Salt. Today I mixed to 35ppt (The instructions says that is good for SPS corals)
heated it to 24.5 celcius / 76 degrees and let it stir for a hour here are the results:

Parameters advertised: dKH: 7.7-8.3 Ca: 440-460 Mg: 1360-1420
Parameters self mixed: dKH: 8.4 Ca: 450Mg: 1410
(Colombo test kit)

The salt matched the advertised values except for the dKH witch is slightly higher.

On the website of aquaforest they say; "Due to the content of probiotic bacteria the dKH value should be maintainedat 6.5-8.0. Higher values may have a negative effect on the growth of SPS corals."

I am trying to maintain constant values and dose dKH Ca and Mg. Should I maintain the parameters I get from my salt (so dKH 8.3) or maintain it at 8.0?

Greetings,
Roel.

01/08/2018, 08:18 PM	#1
Roellers117 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 7	Aquaforest Probiotic Reef Salt dkh to high? Hi every one! I have owned a 90 gallon fresh water for over 4 years now and I want to get in to the salt water. I started a +- 16 gallon tank and chose to go with Aquaforest Probiotic Reef Salt. Today I mixed to 35ppt (The instructions says that is good for SPS corals) heated it to 24.5 celcius / 76 degrees and let it stir for a hour here are the results: Parameters advertised: dKH: 7.7-8.3 Ca: 440-460 Mg: 1360-1420 Parameters self mixed: dKH: 8.4 Ca: 450Mg: 1410 (Colombo test kit) The salt matched the advertised values except for the dKH witch is slightly higher. On the website of aquaforest they say; "Due to the content of probiotic bacteria the dKH value should be maintainedat 6.5-8.0. Higher values may have a negative effect on the growth of SPS corals." I am trying to maintain constant values and dose dKH Ca and Mg. Should I maintain the parameters I get from my salt (so dKH 8.3) or maintain it at 8.0? Greetings, Roel.