Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Reef

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #17  
Old 04-14-2006, 03:42 PM
StirCrazy's Avatar
StirCrazy StirCrazy is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kamloops, BC
Posts: 7,872
StirCrazy is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaws
If you want your alk to be about 10 in the display tank, how do you measure effluent with an alk of 30 when the test kit charts only go half that? Do you just keep adding more reagant and continue to follow the same scale?
break your test sample into 1/2. so if your unit calls for 4ml of tank water, you put 2ml in and then 2ml of pure RODI water (I use distilled when I do this) I have even gone as far as using 1/4 of the sample. I usaly go for a Alk of 13 so I am looking at 39 as a measurment.

Steve
__________________
*everything said above is just my opinion, and may or may not reflect the views of this BBS, its Operators, and its Members. If cornered on any “opinion” I post I will totally deny having ever said this in a Court of Law…Unless I am the right one*

Some strive to be perfect.... I just strive.
Reply With Quote
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:33 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.