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Boomer · 11-25-2006, 03:59 AM

, and start over

I don't like that idea Troy. Let it run for a month, maybe it will work itself out.

Troy measure the pH, Alk and Ca++ of the RO water. Then measure the pH, Alk and Ca++ fo the tap water. Not that it will mean much. If I assumed that 42 ppm TDS was all Calcium, then 42 x.40 = 17 ppp Ca++ added to the salt mix. If I assume it was all Alk 42/50 =.84 x 2.8 =2.3dkH added to the salt mix. BUT that does not show up in the salt mix test, as the salt mix is giving like 380 ppm Ca ++ and 10 dkH already mixed in the RO. So, the 42 ppm is meaningless. The rise, if there is one, is from/in the tank only.

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Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,274 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Alk/DKH to high, and why? , and start over I don't like that idea Troy. Let it run for a month, maybe it will work itself out. Troy measure the pH, Alk and Ca++ of the RO water. Then measure the pH, Alk and Ca++ fo the tap water. Not that it will mean much. If I assumed that 42 ppm TDS was all Calcium, then 42 x.40 = 17 ppp Ca++ added to the salt mix. If I assume it was all Alk 42/50 =.84 x 2.8 =2.3dkH added to the salt mix. BUT that does not show up in the salt mix test, as the salt mix is giving like 380 ppm Ca ++ and 10 dkH already mixed in the RO. So, the 42 ppm is meaningless. The rise, if there is one, is from/in the tank only. __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.