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Old 06-15-2011, 12:17 AM
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calcium is stable between 450 and 470. Seems to change from one test to another, my guess is testing errors. Mag seems to be around 1500, have lowered the amount I add with water changes and am waiting for it to come down.

I am using baking soda to dose and kalk in my ato. I don't have a problem with the method other than I'm not sure which test kit I should be following. If I go by salifert then I can let it come down a bit and maybe it would be stable. Whenever I have not dosed my alk only falls so far then stops. If salifert is correct then maybe its stable at a good point. I'm hesitant to believe it when it is reading so high.
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