KH Test

[Tuna]

hello i bought a aquarium pharmaceuticals (doc wellfish) KH test kit yesterday and just wanted to check to see what im exactly testing for. i want to read alk. my tester turned yellow on the 8th drop,showing me 8 degrees dkh :S or 143.2 ppm KH and this kit also does GH but the chart is no different. so,GH and KH are the same? and can i check alk with this? and am i ok? thanks

 

[Woodstock]

You alkalinity is fine



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What is Alkalinity

..Finally there is the German term dKH (degrees of carbonate hardness), or just KH (carbonate hardness).Strictly speaking, it is the same as the carbonate alkalinity...

 

[Boomer]

No, GH and KH are not the same. Do not bother with the GH test. That is a fresh water hardness test and SW hardenss would be way off the scale. On the order of 4,000-5,000 ppm for SW. Use only the KH kit for Alk.

 

[Tuna]

awesome...thankyou