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Lower my KH? Iv been doing my water changes and everything is good except KH is inbetween 15-16(it was at 18), any help is appreciated.
 

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Lower my KH? Iv been doing my water changes and everything is good except KH is inbetween 15-16(it was at 18), any help is appreciated.

dosen't mean much without mag and cal levels, what salt do you use?
 

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Start using the diy two part system.

also what units are you measuring kH in?
 
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I ended up taking my water to the LFS and he told me my Cal. was at 300 so i started dosing and now my Kh is at 12 and lowering. I havent checked my Mag since i started dosing, but it was at 1100. Ill test again tonight and post what i get. Thanks for your replies.
 

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calcium and kh are opposites in a way... up goes up and one drops.. another way to lower alk i heard was vinegar.. dont quote me on that but i think some people use that with they're kalk reactors to balance the ph and alk.. or maybe it was just ph... i forgot..

correction: just looked it up and vinegar is used to lower ph.. but on the same thread the guy just dripped calcium and it lowered it...
 
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