Alkalinity in KH

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  1. snaggit

    snaggit Astrea Snail

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    I got some test strips that show Alkaline in KH instead of DKH and the level is at 200 in KH and I was wondering what that transfers to in DKH. The box on this thing says 180-300 is ideal, but I dont know what that translates to so it keeps me wondering.
    THX
     
    snaggit, May 7, 2009
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  2. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    The dKH is the same as kH but you divide it by 18.9 to get the dkH
     
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  5. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    um... stop using test strips ;)

    Try a test kit - like the API dKH test kit. It's far more accurate and you don't have to convert.
     
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  6. snaggit

    snaggit Astrea Snail

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    The strips are Jungle Laboratories brand.
    I'll get the API brand in a few days.
     
    snaggit, May 7, 2009
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