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What is wrong with this sentence
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:16 pm
by sharko
What is wrong with this sentence:
a carbonate hardness of around 1odH, does it mean GH or CH/GH
Is 1 dh CH and GH put together or am i lost here
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:58 pm
by Rob
As far as I am aware, it represents degrees of Hardness.
Check out the following link, it's explained pretty well here.
http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/CO2/khgh.html
ROb
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 2:01 pm
by Mindy
I thought the carbonate hardness was KH (
not GH), and was an indication of the buffering capacity of the water... Is this right?
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:02 pm
by Rob
Yes
Carbonate Hardness is KH, and GH is for the likes of Magnesium, heavy metals etc. KH is usually a very changeable parameter, due to the Carbonate part of the chemical reacting with the surrounding chemicals in the water.
ALthoug...saying this, I will go and have a wee read up as my memory is like a seive these days!!!
Rob
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:23 pm
by Des
Hi,
Here is a link that explains kh and gh better than I ever could.
It also has a lot of other interesting related topics.
http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/water/hardness.htm
Regards,
Des.
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:23 pm
by McEve
Looks like it's GH, general (total is more correct isn't it? Gesamt?) hardness, they refer to if they give only dH (H) as the parameter.
If it's KH, Carbonate hardness, it will say so.
Would this be right?
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:45 pm
by Ed_R
I dunno, my head just exploded.
And it's gonna be a real pain to clean that stuff off the ceiling.
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:52 pm
by McEve
Glad that's not my job!
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:38 pm
by Ed_R
GUess I'll go rent one of those steam-pressure hose things.
Yech.