ALK problem

rrodd89 · 01/24/2007, 04:52 PM

I just tested my CA and Alk with my salifert test kits. I tested the CA first and got 410 which sounded about right. I have only tested alk one other time and it was at 15 dKH. This seemed high but I didnâ€™t figured that I just did something wrong and I did not care much because I did not have any coral at the time. When I just tested it I used the whole 1ml syringe. I once again thought I did something wrong so I retested and the same thing happened so I refilled the 1ml syringe and added more till it got to 1.5ml total. That would mean I have a dKH of 24 but I know that canâ€™t be. I have a CA reactor and do few water changes (I know I should do more just waiting for my RO). Is this a bad kit?

Dubbin1 · 01/24/2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally posted by rrodd89
is this a bad kit?

It very well could be. I just went through three salifert KH kits that all gave totally different readings. I have lost all faith in their test kits now.

WaterKeeper · 01/24/2007, 07:09 PM

I'm not so sure. The alkalinity coming out of a calcium reactor is quite high, approaching 34 dKH and 600 ppm Ca. It may be you just need to cut back on the reactor. See Calcium and Alkalinity.

rrodd89 · 01/24/2007, 08:38 PM

it seems a very high though, because my original alk of 15dkh was without the reactor working. i know it will go up but i think that is a little extreme

rrodd89 · 01/26/2007, 04:16 PM

should i ask this ? in the salifert forum?

WaterKeeper · 01/26/2007, 04:19 PM

I would, Habib is always around and he knows his test kits.

01/24/2007, 04:52 PM	#1
rrodd89 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: west bloomfield, mi Posts: 77	ALK problem I just tested my CA and Alk with my salifert test kits. I tested the CA first and got 410 which sounded about right. I have only tested alk one other time and it was at 15 dKH. This seemed high but I didnâ€™t figured that I just did something wrong and I did not care much because I did not have any coral at the time. When I just tested it I used the whole 1ml syringe. I once again thought I did something wrong so I retested and the same thing happened so I refilled the 1ml syringe and added more till it got to 1.5ml total. That would mean I have a dKH of 24 but I know that canâ€™t be. I have a CA reactor and do few water changes (I know I should do more just waiting for my RO). Is this a bad kit? __________________ 55g display, 29g sump, AquaC ev-120, Ca Reactor, ACjr, 2 mj 1200, 4x54 T5HO, mag 9.5 return Current Tank Info: 55g

01/24/2007, 07:09 PM	#3
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	I'm not so sure. The alkalinity coming out of a calcium reactor is quite high, approaching 34 dKH and 600 ppm Ca. It may be you just need to cut back on the reactor. See Calcium and Alkalinity. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

01/24/2007, 08:38 PM	#4
rrodd89 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: west bloomfield, mi Posts: 77	it seems a very high though, because my original alk of 15dkh was without the reactor working. i know it will go up but i think that is a little extreme __________________ 55g display, 29g sump, AquaC ev-120, Ca Reactor, ACjr, 2 mj 1200, 4x54 T5HO, mag 9.5 return Current Tank Info: 55g

01/26/2007, 04:16 PM	#5
rrodd89 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: west bloomfield, mi Posts: 77	should i ask this ? in the salifert forum? __________________ 55g display, 29g sump, AquaC ev-120, Ca Reactor, ACjr, 2 mj 1200, 4x54 T5HO, mag 9.5 return Current Tank Info: 55g

01/26/2007, 04:19 PM	#6
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	I would, Habib is always around and he knows his test kits. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29