Kent Salt???

ianward · 09/05/2006, 08:56 PM

I posted this in the Chemistry forum first but thought it might get more exposure here.

Hi
I have been suffering from a low Alk and high Cal in my tank and I just tested my water change water which is Kent salt mixed with Ro water to 1.026, I got the following results.

Alk= 5.4
Cal= 530

These were tested with a Salifert test kit and seem a little out of whack to me what do you think??

Cheers
Ian Ward

bertoni · 09/05/2006, 11:01 PM

What are the units on the alkalinity test? dKH? If so, the alkalinity is a bit low. If meq/L, it's high. Calcium seems high, too.

09/05/2006, 08:56 PM	#1
ianward Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kelowna, Canada Posts: 281	Kent Salt??? I posted this in the Chemistry forum first but thought it might get more exposure here. Hi I have been suffering from a low Alk and high Cal in my tank and I just tested my water change water which is Kent salt mixed with Ro water to 1.026, I got the following results. Alk= 5.4 Cal= 530 These were tested with a Salifert test kit and seem a little out of whack to me what do you think?? Cheers Ian Ward

09/05/2006, 11:01 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	What are the units on the alkalinity test? dKH? If so, the alkalinity is a bit low. If meq/L, it's high. Calcium seems high, too. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni