Kent Marine

[sinfony78]

Kent Marine Pro-Buffer dKH

http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/Prod...cfm?pcatid=4154

 

Kent Marine Superbuffer-dKH

http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/Prod...cfm?pcatid=4145

 

i had my water tested at the LFS and they said my dKH was at 90 and it needs to be around 175. They offered the second product, but i was looking online and found the first one, which is cheaper...can someone tell me the difference and recommend a product?

[Asureef]

Kent Marine Pro-Buffer dKH

http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/Prod...cfm?pcatid=4154

 

Kent Marine Superbuffer-dKH

http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/Prod...cfm?pcatid=4145

 

i had my water tested at the LFS and they said my dKH was at 90 and it needs to be around 175. They offered the second product, but i was looking online and found the first one, which is cheaper...can someone tell me the difference and recommend a product?

 

 

They probably meant PPM.

[Amphiprion1]

One is simply a liquid solution. I believe the liquid also has what they call "coralline accelerator" (or at least it used to). No clue whatsoever as to what that may be/have been. Baking soda is a better option and won't boost borate concentrations, which can skew bicarbonate alkalinity test results. It will also have less of these "trace minerals," which is very vague.

[lakshwadeep]

In general, try to stay away from Kent supplements. They always seem to promise too much and have obscure methods of dosing. Alkalinity is only something that really should be altered when you have a significant amount of calcifying organisms. Otherwise, you aren't going to get much benefit. You should get your own alkalinity kit, and read this to determine why and how you should be dosing:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/rhf/index.php

[hahaximmaxfish]

and read this to determine why and how you should be dosing:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/rhf/index.php

you must know that URL like the back of your hand!

[lakshwadeep]

you must know that URL like the back of your hand!

 

I memorize part of the title and do a search on google with the term "reefkeeping". This is an easy way to find reefkeeping articles, and you can do the same with other sites like advanced aquarist, wet web media, and chuck's addiction.

[acropora1981]

Kent Marine Pro-Buffer dKH

http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/Prod...cfm?pcatid=4154

 

Kent Marine Superbuffer-dKH

http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/Prod...cfm?pcatid=4145

 

i had my water tested at the LFS and they said my dKH was at 90 and it needs to be around 175. They offered the second product, but i was looking online and found the first one, which is cheaper...can someone tell me the difference and recommend a product?

 

 

Someone already said this, but I wanted to make sure you understood. dKH should never be more than about 13 maximally, and should be really between 8 and 12 degrees of carbonate hardness (karbonate in german?). They were likely talking in parts per million(ppm), and not in degrees. There is a big difference. Each degree of carbonate hardness is equal to about 17.8 ppm. Be careful not to try to bump your tank up to 175 dKH!!! that would be disasterous. And damn near impossible as well.

 

Also, I've been using Kent's Superbuffer DKH for years, good product. You may as well get the Superbuffer dKH. Its a powder and much more economical. You simply dissolve it into a glass of freshwater (evaporation water). I dose it about 4x a day in little amounts dissolved into my auto-top off resevoir.

 

Brightwell Aquatics Alkalin 8.3p is essentially exactly the same product if you don't want to go with Kent.

[sinfony78]

yeah, i'm converting ppm to dkH...dunno why there are 3 different measurements for the same thing

 

i was actually just curious what the difference between the two kent marine products were and for some feedback on them...thanks