Reef calculator

Unit Converter Calculator

Every test kit seems to read in a different unit. Convert any reef reading here.

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How this works

Salinity uses the UNESCO seawater density equation, not a straight-line shortcut, so SG and ppt agree across the whole range. Alkalinity: 1 meq/L = 2.8 dKH = 50 ppm CaCO₃. Phosphorus to phosphate is × 3.066, nitrate-nitrogen to nitrate is × 4.427.

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Questions

Why does my Hanna phosphorus checker read so high?

The ultra-low-range checker reads phosphorus in ppb, not phosphate in ppm. 50 ppb P is about 0.15 ppm POâ‚„.

Is 1.025 the same as 35 ppt?

Close but not quite. 35 ppt reads 1.0264 on a refractometer calibrated at 77°F.

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