Water Test

[fritz28]

My water levels as fillows: FCI - 0 , TCI - 0 , ALK - 180 , PH - 8.4 , TH - 600+ , CyA - 40
Does this seem right

 

[TrialandError]

The only one that I know is PH and that looks right. Alk at 180 deff not right. The others I have never heard of. What FCI and TCI?

 

[fritz28]

fci is free chlorine , tci is total chlorine, th is total hardness and cya is cyanuric acid ....... this is the test I get in south adrica

 

[beaslbob]

Chlorine is meaningless in a marine environment and should always measure 0. (salt container dechlor).

Total hardness is meaningless as specific gravity determines that.

looks like you got a FW test kit.

We tend to think of ammonia, nitrItes, nitrAtes, calcium, alk (KH), magnesium, and pH as our most common stuff.


my .02

 

[Reefing Madness]

What you need to test is
Ammonia
Nitrites
Nitrates
SG
PH
Phosphates
Calcium
Alkalinity
Magnesium