The Relationship of CO2, pH and KH
| KH/pH | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| 0.5 | 15 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 1.0 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 1.5 | 44 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| 2.0 | 59 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 2.5 | 73 | 46 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 3.0 | 87 | 56 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 3.5 | 103 | 65 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 4.0 | 118 | 75 | 47 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1.2 |
| 5.0 | 147 | 93 | 59 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 6.0 | 177 | 112 | 71 | 45 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1.8 |
| 8.0 | 240 | 149 | 94 | 59 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2.4 |
| 10 | 300 | 189 | 118 | 74 | 47 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 15 | 440 | 280 | 176 | 111 | 70 | 44 | 28 | 18 | 4 |
| Blue = Low CO2, less than 10 ppm | Green = Ideal/target CO2 levels, 10 to 25 ppm | Yellow = Stressful/harmful to fish, 25 to 35 ppm | Red = Potentially lethal to fish, 35> ppm |