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purplesprite
Sun, 3rd Jul 2005, 07:46 PM
can anyone translate this for me my test kit(La Motte) for alk says im at 92ppm CaCo3.where should i be as far as dkh? cuz thats what i most often see people use for reading alk.
::pete::
Sun, 3rd Jul 2005, 08:27 PM
http://www.sydneycichlid.com/content/?page_id=85
purplesprite
Sun, 3rd Jul 2005, 08:59 PM
interesting article pete ,thanks for the link.
GaryP
Sun, 3rd Jul 2005, 10:54 PM
Here's a unit conversion chart.

http://ozreef.org/content/view/5/2

92 ppm comes out to a little over 5 dKH. For a reef tank you would want it to be at least 150 ppm.
purplesprite
Mon, 4th Jul 2005, 02:31 PM
Yea, thats what I was looking for!great link thanks for the help guys!
GaryP
Tue, 5th Jul 2005, 08:10 PM
Your welcome. That's why we are here.