KH Test

Tuna · 10-22-2006, 04:16 PM

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 · 10-22-2006, 04:31 PM

You alkalinity is fine

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..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 · 10-22-2006, 09:02 PM

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 · 10-22-2006, 11:37 PM

awesome...thankyou

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Tuna Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment	KH Test 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

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Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,275 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: KH Test 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. __________________ 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.

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