Extremely High Alk In Instant Ocean Salt - Page 2

Aquaticguy11 · #1 04-11-2013, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 1eyedjyde

My batch of io tests out at 1000 mag, 350 cal and 14 dhk. I use tap water and the dhk is high around 8 or 9. Do you use tap water or rodi?

RO/DI

Aquattro · #2 04-11-2013, 06:15 AM

My IO consistently tests out at about 375 ppm Ca, 7ish dKh, and I don't test for Mg.

gregzz4 · #3 04-11-2013, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

My IO consistently tests out at about 375 ppm Ca, 7ish dKh, and I don't test for Mg.

And the brand(s) of your test kits are ?

Aquaticguy11 · #4 04-10-2013, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

IO did have issues a few years ago where alk was very high and killed a bunch of tanks. I would expect though, that they would not let that happen again. Where did you buy the salt? Maybe someone else has a bucket from the same batch they could test?

I bought the salt at the purple seahorse here in kelowna.