PH Buffer, Die Die must. Period. |
PH Buffer, Die Die must. Period. |
mountain |
Thu, 07 Oct 2004 4:45 pm
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---- I think for PH crash it might be misleading to have SODIUM BICARBONATE as 1st line of treatment .. SODIUM BICARBONATE is for buffering water, and not for treatment of fish's health plus if the PH crash, HB wouldn't advised you to dump 2 teaspoon of BS into the water immediately |
mountain |
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:41 am
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rule of thumb is 1 teaspoon per ft , but this is with assumption that the current PH is in the region of 7. therefore, you should always get a PH reading before and after you add BS. this is also tied to the PH of the water that u added from the tap.
btw, buffering purpose is not just to make to ph goes up .. i am sure u have read a lot on PH buffering these few days .. watch your load + amount of water change and after a few test and trials i am sure you can get the amount to add correct . |
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