Poll: What everybody keeps their alk. at

[scuba man]

Curious to know what numbers people are keeping their tanks at and why?
Thanks for your responses.

 

[foulbrew]

Pretty consistent for the last year and a half at 7.7 - 7.9 dKH.
Before that all over the board.

 

[scuba man]

do you think 11.2 dKH is too high

 

[richard rendos]

Mac - your talking meq/L though not dKH, right?!
Mine is about 3.5 - 4 meq/L. or 10 - 11 dKH

 

[bang guy]

3.0 Meq/L

 

[finland]

3.2 Meq/L

 

[nm reef]

Mine ranges from 2.8-3.2 meg/L...been in that range for about 20 months now...calcium stays around 450 ppm.

 

[barracuda]

Mine is between 3.2 - 3.6 meq/l

 

[nacl-h2o]

Mine stays somewere around 10 dKH.

 

[leboeuf]

can anyone recommend a good test kit for ALK & Ca, I have been looking for one without the color matching. That drives me nuts.
THX

 

[leboeuf]

sounds good. can I get an all in one kit rather thasn buying seperate kits?

 

[jonthefb]

4.2meq/l here.

 

[broomer5]

I try to keep my tankwater alkalinity in the range of 8.6 to 9 dKH (3.00 to 3.20 meq/L ) and my calcium around 420 ppm.

 

[aileena]

same as above 8-10 dkh and calcium I never really test since I don't have a kit...I imagine that its always above 400 since I add Kent A & B 5 days a week.

 

[cliffrouse11bas]

10-12 dkh

 

[tangman99]

10-11 DKH