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#333135 05/03/13 11:54 AM
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A&M just sent back my test results and I wanted to post them on here to get some feedback on what im actually looking at. I forwarded them over to Todd at Overton who will be able to tell me all I need to know, but wanted to post them on here and try to learn a little bit myself at what Im looking at and what my goals should be.

Calcium - 417
Magnesium - 268
Sodium - 727
Potassium - 32
Boron - 1.82
Carbonate - 0
Bicarbonate - 128
Sulfate - 2585
Chloride - 1031
Nitrate - 0.01
Phosphorus - 0.04
pH - 7.75
Conductivity - 5460
Hardness - 125 grains
Hardness - 2142 ppm
Alkalinity - 105
TDS - 5189
SAR - 6.8

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What test did you order?


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Just a routine analysis I guess?

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From a fish standpoint, I generally pay immediate attention to Ph and alkalinity. Looks good.


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2142 ppm hardness?

You should be able to walk on water without being Jesus!


If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.






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Bigharge,

Are you in the panhandle, or west texas?

I have water that hard too. My water is very similar, and you should be able to grow great fish in that.

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Yeah hard water is good don't get me wrong. Just couldn't help making the crack. Mine is in the 500's and I thought that was hard!


If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.






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Yeah, I'm out in Midland, hard water was about the only thing I was sure of lol. I had a fish kill early this year that wiped me out, but looks like the water is good to go from the comments on here. Getting that vertex has made a world of difference.


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