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Salifert Alkalinity Test Kit for Saltwater Aquariums - Professional Marine Water Testing for Reef Tanks & Coral Care
Salifert Alkalinity Test Kit for Saltwater Aquariums - Professional Marine Water Testing for Reef Tanks & Coral Care

Salifert Alkalinity Test Kit for Saltwater Aquariums - Professional Marine Water Testing for Reef Tanks & Coral Care

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 Calcium alone cannot form the skeletal material of corals and allow calcareous algae to grow. Some other substances are needed as well. A few other constituents are carbonate and bicarbonate. These two substances also have a major impact on the stabilization of the pH in the proper range of 8.1 – 8.4. Such stabilization is also called buffering.

The total carbonate and bicarbonate concentration is also called carbonate alkalinity or carbonate hardness. The only difference between alkalinity and carbonate hardness is a conversion factor.

NSW has an alkalinity of approx. 2.7 meq/L or approx. 7.5 dKH when expressed as carbonate hardness.

For a stable system the alkalinity or carbonate hardness should have a value similar to NSW or slightly higher and should preferably not fluctuate by more than 5%. This means a maximum fluctuation of 0.14 meq/L or 0.4 dKH.

Therefore an alkalinity test kit should be capable in measuring in steps smaller than 0.14 meq/L.

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