DKH=Alkalinity? [Archive] - Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

SeaSerpant

02-09-2008, 02:05 AM

is this right?

Chin_Lee

02-09-2008, 02:17 AM

dkh is a measurement of alkalinity such as cm is to legth, or km/hr is to speed. Another form of measurement of alkanility is meq. I have no idea what they mean but thats what I know

sharuq1

02-09-2008, 02:43 AM

This might help:

http://www.wegotitaquatics.com/index.html?a=0&d=52

SeaSerpant

02-09-2008, 03:09 AM

so it would be better to say DKH than Alkalinity?

Skimmerking

02-09-2008, 03:19 AM

DKH i believe is the german measurement for testing you Alk, / Meg/L is the other measurement. that we use for ALk

mark

02-09-2008, 03:42 AM

so it would be better to say DKH than Alkalinity?

What's useful is to specify the units used in alk. If you say your alk is 4 then one could figured it's high assuming measured in meg/l or
low if assumed measured in dKH or really really low if measured in ppm CaCO3 equivalents.

Calcium and Magnesium is usually measured in ppm so probably ok if you just say Ca of 400.