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Old 07-14-2016, 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by orangetang View Post
Bumping an old thread here, but it seems to be the place to discuss...

My alkalinity measures 22 dKH, confirmed on two different branded tests, on a freshly mixed pail of Instant Ocean from RO water at 24 C.

I bought some snails from a marine pet store and but their water to the same tests, which came out to 28 dKH.

Both of my aquariums seem to run at ~20-22 by these tests and all inhabitants seem to be happy.


What is going on here? Is it as simple as dividing by 2 ?
What brand of test kits are you using and how old are they? Sounds like they belong in the garbage
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