What is your ALK at?

[reewik]

Let me know what mine should be. I let Goldeneagle test it the other night and it is pretty low. My PH is at 8.3 and alk was at 4 I think.

[aquaman67]

It should be 8-12 dKH

Here's a conversion chart...

http://www.ozreef.org/reference/alkalinity_conversion.html

[EvilMel]

Well is it 4 dKH or 4 meq/L?

4meq/L is good. 4 dKH...not so good.

Whenever my alk is getting lower than I like I notice the morning pH starting to drop. When it starts to drop below 8.0 I test and always need to add alk supplement (baking soda in my case).

[aquaman67]

LOL...

Thanks Evil,

That's what I was thinking when I posted the chart, I just didn't type it....

[fishdoc11]

What type of test kit is it. A reading of 4.00 meq/l would correlate to a dKH of 11.2.
Chris

[reewik]

Salifert ??

[SRA4031]

Nope, it was Seachem, and it was 4 meg/l

[aquaman67]

4 meq/l is perfect...not low.

You're alk is fine reewik!

[SRA4031]

I was surprised how easy Seachems kit was to read.

[aquaman67]

That's the one I use too...I like it!

[EvilMel]

I haven't used Seachem's alk kit, but I find some of their other kits kinda hard to use. Honestly any of the kits that use a range of color are difficult for me to read. I like Salifert personally but that's just because they are easier for me to read being that they are titrations.

4 meq/L is great btw. I would try to maintain it at that level!

[fishdoc11]

Seachem makes good stuff and like the previous statements 4 meq/l is great. Are your Montis still sick?
Chris

[reewik]

Minimal polyp ext. I just added more flow so we will see what happens.

[Mdwannabe]

Anybody have any ideas on test kits for those of us who are color blind?????
Right now it is up to the CEO of the house to confirm what I think I see when I do tests.
Not sure this is the best way to run a tank, especially if I have managed to Pis* her off reciently! LOL

[fishdoc11]

This may help you some Rick.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=380608

Chris