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10/16/2011, 06:30 PM
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Alkalinity at 9 dkh...Good or bad ?
I was battling dines and started dosing kalwasser. Im going to continue dosing kalwasser , and I tested my Alk. It was about 9-9.5 dkh . Do I need it around 11 , or is it good where its at ?
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10/16/2011, 09:36 PM
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No problem at where it is....
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10/16/2011, 09:48 PM
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^I agree. That's right where I try to keep mine.
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10/16/2011, 10:03 PM
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I keep mine between 9 and 10. Some people keep it a little lower, some a little higher. The important thing is that you keep it stable at the value you choose.
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10/17/2011, 02:03 PM
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Stability Promotes Success
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10/17/2011, 04:30 PM
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Okay. I am using a KW300 with kalkwasser. Since it stirs, then settles, then pumps into sump, then repeats, could it ever possibly add to much kalkwasser and spike my alkalinity ?
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10/17/2011, 07:58 PM
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The most common problem with kalkwasser is the top off system fails and it dumps a lot of kalkwasser into the tank. Yes it can cause issues. Always have a failsafe that can keep this from happening.
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10/17/2011, 10:17 PM
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I keep mine at 9.0
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10/18/2011, 06:35 AM
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Thanks for the replies !
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