Alkalinity levels and ph ....

ahayes13 · Jul 22, 2008

so im new to the whole testing thing so i am trying to figure everything out.
i test today for alk and ended up with 5.50 meq/l .... so my question is

#1 how do i figure out ph from alk?? or can you???

#2 how do i know with the measurement of 5.50 what it is supposed to be? what is the preferable range???

thanks
amanda

coral diver · Jul 22, 2008

1, How old is the tank?
2, Does it have inhabitants?
3, the tank is Reef, FO or FOwLR?
4, Are you done with the Cycle?

oceanparadise1 · Jul 22, 2008

Just buy a sep. pH kit, so much easyer!

Also what kind of test kits are you using and what are you testing for IE what other things are you testing

ahayes13 · Jul 23, 2008

does anyone have a ph test kit they would recommend that gives the most accurate reading???

rocko918 · Jul 23, 2008

ahayes13 said:
does anyone have a ph test kit they would recommend that gives the most accurate reading???

Worth every penny.

Pinpoint

oceanparadise1 · Jul 23, 2008

Yea those are awsome, BUT imo i dont think they are worth it. While pH is important it swings sooooo much, i think spending ur money on a sality tester would be better.

rocko918 · Jul 23, 2008

The important thing to remember with ph is to get it constant, You don't want too much ph swing in you tank. It's a lot easier to read the digital readout than to mess with the often never really sure if that is correct test kit. And it require no effort to turn on

A retractometer is a great tool to have along with a PH monitor.

oceanparadise1 · Jul 23, 2008

very true i just dont think we have AS much control over pH as other things. To me if tis in range, and nothing is acting ill, then theres really no need to test for it.

coral diver · Jul 23, 2008

there are test kit for almost everything for our tank like i said on the other thread that you put out i use Elos and Salifert are reliable for me the alk and BTW 3.78 liter per gallon

oceanparadise1 · Jul 23, 2008

Ha i was just about to google that, saved me some time!!! Thanks

tjone752000 · Jul 23, 2008

ahayes13 said:
so im new to the whole testing thing so i am trying to figure everything out.
i test today for alk and ended up with 5.50 meq/l .... so my question is

#1 how do i figure out ph from alk?? or can you???

#2 how do i know with the measurement of 5.50 what it is supposed to be? what is the preferable range???

thanks
amanda