TARGET alk

[snowmansnow]

elos test kit states target is between 7 and 10 dkh.
That's a pretty wide swing... inside that target what is ideal? 8.5?

Thanks,

B

 

[fish scales2]

For me 10-11.

 

[snowmansnow]

hmmm.. anyone else? its an sps tank.... if that matters.

Ca is up over 450 a little.. so good there.

Lost directions to Mg test haha need to find it online i guess

B

 

[snowmansnow]

for those of you who have also misplaced complicated directions... here ya go...from my starting message board

 

[snowmansnow]

wow im ashamed that I didn't know what DKH I should be at.. .and it is so low! I guess I've been at the same lvl a while now.. like a few years. Things grow really well.. but some colors seem to fade over time.

I'll get it up to around 10 over the next few days.. then monitor it to see what I need to dose.

ALSO I'm running Kalk Reactor..... does this decrease alk ?

B

 

[ralph atl]

I target 9-10, as long as you are in range, and stable, it's fine.

 

[percula]

Overall safe zone of 7-10. Within that zone, the best for your system must be determined by livestock.

 

[snowmansnow]

percula;411730 wrote: Overall safe zone of 7-10. Within that zone, the best for your system must be determined by livestock.

medium bioload of fish..

120g sps tank.
b

 

[snowmansnow]

Here is a magnesium table I found. Is it the same? If so don't worry about sending me a copy.

Magnesium Table

Note: If you took 1.5 ml of water in step 1 then multiply the calcium values by 2!

Reading in ml`s (step 6) Magnesium Concentration in ppm
0.00 1500
0.02 1470
0.04 1440
0.06 1410
0.08 1380
0.10 1350
0.12 1320
0.14 1290
0.16 1260
0.18 1230
0.20 1200
0.22 1170
0.24 1140
0.26 1110
0.28 1080
0.30 1050
0.32 1020
0.34 990
0.36 960
0.38 930
0.40 900
0.42 870
0.44 840
0.46 810
0.48 780
0.50 750
0.52 720
0.54 690
0.56 660
0.58 630
0.60 600
0.62 570
0.64 540
0.66 510
0.68 480
0.70 450
0.72 420
0.74 390
0.76 360
0.78 330
0.80 300
0.82 270
0.84 240
0.86 210
0.88 180
0.90 150
0.92 120
0.94 90
0.96 60
0.98 30

B

 

[snowmansnow]

hmmm
the problem is that my measuring syringe is measured like this... (with hashes in between each number)

TOP
0,1
0,2
0,3,
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9
0,1ml</em>
BOTTOM

Do I have the right syringe with the kit?

 

[snowmansnow]

CRAP.. posting in wrong thread.. sorry