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Hello,
I can give you some rough estimates of how much borate alkalinity you are adding. Understand though that these numbers are dependent upon quite a few factors. Typicallly, with Reef Salt you will come out with about 4-5 dKH units worth of borate after mixing the salt. So, you can add this # to your KH value of 6 and you will be sitting right around 10-11 total alkalinity. Now, with Marine Buffer for every unit of KH you add, you are adding about 1/5 the amount of Borate alkalinity. So, if adding this amount of Marine Buffer is raising your KH by 2.5, it is raising your borate alkalinity by about 0.5. So, it is safe to estimate that after using the Reef Salt and adding the Marine Buffer, your total alkalinity is right around 13-14 dKH. This is an excellent alkalinity and many people would love to have these parameters. If your calcium levels are staying as good as 420 ppm and you are able to maintain that good of an alkalinity, you should be very proud. Many people have a very difficult time acheiving these numbers. I am glad to hear that you decided to go with our test kit. I think you will be very pleased. Let us know if we can be of any further assistance.
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