|
07/01/2007, 08:11 AM | #1 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Palm Bay Florida
Posts: 868
|
KH too high
I tested it and it is at about 120, How do I lower it?
|
07/01/2007, 11:25 AM | #2 |
Premium Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Reading, PA
Posts: 542
|
Is that number in mg/L (ppm) CaCO3? If so, then it's actually low. you want your alkalinity to be between 140-200, or 8-12 dkH.
Are you using Hagen test kits?
__________________
______________________ 220g mixed reef |
07/01/2007, 11:44 AM | #3 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Palm Bay Florida
Posts: 868
|
yes i am. it said to put 1 drop of solution each time till it turns color and I added 12.
|
07/01/2007, 11:46 AM | #4 |
Team RC Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: STL
Posts: 14,754
|
If that's in ppm CaCO3, then it's actually low. 7-11dkh, 2.5-4meq/L, or 125-196.4ppm CaCO3 are recommended values.
What test kit are you using? What are you dosing to raise alkalinity?
__________________
-Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system |
07/01/2007, 12:05 PM | #5 | |
Premium Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Reading, PA
Posts: 542
|
Quote:
|
|
07/01/2007, 12:06 PM | #6 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Palm Bay Florida
Posts: 868
|
how would I raise it?
|
07/01/2007, 12:07 PM | #7 |
Premium Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Reading, PA
Posts: 542
|
there are a variety of alkalinity buffers on the market. Kent Tech CB is a good one.
__________________
______________________ 220g mixed reef |
07/01/2007, 12:07 PM | #8 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Palm Bay Florida
Posts: 868
|
add more of the buffer a+b?
|
07/01/2007, 12:08 PM | #9 |
Premium Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Reading, PA
Posts: 542
|
yes
__________________
______________________ 220g mixed reef |
07/01/2007, 12:20 PM | #10 | |
Registered Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 3,805
|
Quote:
You can use simple baking soda to increase your alkalinity level. Heres a chemistry calculator that will help you determine how much you will need. Just make sure you use the actual water in the tank rather than the tank size. http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chemcalc.html |
|
07/01/2007, 12:51 PM | #11 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 1,398
|
I think the comment about "contact your aquarium dealer" is meant for freshwater. Even then, there's nothing necessarily wrong with that level in freshwater.
__________________
"So long, and thanks for all the fish" Current Tank Info: 125g reef, gobies, cardinals, softies and LPS; 36g Neo Nano tank; 10+ FW tanks |
07/01/2007, 02:30 PM | #12 |
Premium Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Reading, PA
Posts: 542
|
except that Hagen's KH test is specifically for saltwater, but they have a different GH test for freshwater.
__________________
______________________ 220g mixed reef |
Thread Tools | |
|
|