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Hi all

My kh is around 8, I want to raise it up to about 10, how many ml of Bi-carb would I be able to add over the period of 24 hrs without causing problems?

cheers
Brian

[ben]

is there any reason why you want to raise it?

[EVERTON 1]

ben, on Feb 7 2009, 04:04 PM, said:

is there any reason why you want to raise it?

Hi Ben
Someone mentioned that it is better to have a kh of around 10 for sps corals.

[ben]

i would wait for some of the more experianced to see what they say. im sure one or 2 would be happy to keep it at 8 if i remember right

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ben, on Feb 7 2009, 04:22 PM, said:

i would wait for some of the more experianced to see what they say. im sure one or 2 would be happy to keep it at 8 if i remember right

Cheers Ben.

[Dave.I]

Imo 8dkh is spot on! I would check that it stays within 8 and 9 throughout the day.Test early in the morning,as early as possible,then through the day and just before lights out.This will give you the big picture of weather things are stable.

[lindsay]

As above ,i run at 8 to 9 dKH .

[EVERTON 1]

Cheers lads, much appreciated.

Brian

[BOM8ER]

I also run my Sps/Lps reef tank between 8 & 9 dkh

[chriss]

Whatever you keep it at, stability is more important than any particular value, within reason. If there is one thing that going to upset an acro and bring on a case of rtn, then it's a dkh thats up and down like the preverbial drawers in a house of disrepute.

Chris

[Crabbit]

I like to run mine higher around 10 for me as it helps a lot more in keeping your chemistry more stable. There is more available bi-carbonate to stabilize the system. Helps a little with the PH but like mentioned stability is the key. I would guess that you could raise it 0.5 per day if you wanted to play it slow.