Lost in Translation

[H Tran]

Hi All,

Can someone please translate my water report into the layman term? ??? :D

Here it is:

Chloride.......................................... 36 mg/L

Sulfate........................................... . 13 mg/L

pH................................................ ... 7.6

Dil. Conduct (umhos/cm)................. 546

Bicarbonate..................................... 245 mg/L

Carbonate....................................... 0 mg/L

Total Alka. as CaCO3....................... 201 mg/L

Dissolved solids............................... 280 mg/L

P. Alkalinity as CaCO3...................... 0 mg/L

Aluminum.......................................... < 0.0200 mg/L

Arsenic........................................... ... < 0.0020 mg/L

Barium............................................ .. 0.1660 mg/L

Cadmium........................................... < 0.0010 mg/L

Calcium........................................... .. 35.9 mg/L

Chromium......................................... < 0.0100 mg/L

Cooper............................................ .. 0.0035 mg/L

Iron.............................................. ..... 0.076 mg/L

Lead.............................................. .... < 0.0010 mg/L

Magnesium........................................ 6.98 mg/L

Manganese....................................... 0.0060 mg/L

Mercury........................................... .. < 0.0004 mg/L

Nickel............................................ .... < 0.0010 mg/L

Selenium.......................................... . < 0.0030 mg/L

Silver............................................ ..... < 0.1000 mg/L

Sodium............................................ .. 67.3 mg/L

Antimony.......................................... . < 0.0030 mg/L

Beryllium......................................... ... < 0.0010 mg/L

Thallium.......................................... ... < 0.0010 mg/L

Zinc.............................................. ...... 0.0051 mg/L


Total Hardness as CaCO3.................. 118 mg/L


The report says that pH is at 7.6; however, by the time it gets to my house, it's at 8.4. And it rises to about 8.6 after 24 hrs.

I measured my tap TDS. It showed about 280 ppm.

Thank you,

H Tran

[Carol_Roberts]

I'm guessing your GH is about 7. pH is 7.6, so good for raising discus

[H Tran]

Thanks Carol,

How about KH? I think that it's about 11.5(?) Would this matters in raising discus? Dose KH has any affect on discus? I know that it would affect pH. But what I am after is will high KH has a negative effect on discus?

Thanks,

H Tran

[Carol_Roberts]

KH keeps the pH stable and in the moderately high range in your case. Mine is 11 or 12 too.

[yonghui]

Wow :o So technical ah.
anyone can advice how to read this? ::)
I hope to learn a bit of this too. :P