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Old 01-08-2010, 02:43 AM
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i just picked up a dKh and Ca test kit and got 120(dkh) and 400(Ca)
Are those good numbers?
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Old 01-08-2010, 02:53 AM
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Ca is is good, think you might want to recheck the alk (ppm maybe).

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Old 01-08-2010, 03:34 AM
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ya it was 120 ppm. sorry. just wrote dkh there to indicate what i was testing. that a good number?
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Old 01-08-2010, 03:56 AM
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120 ppm is on the low side for Alkalinity in the link I gave
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You want your DKH in the 140 - 200 ppm range
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