PH Buffer, Die Die must. Period. Options

[mountain]

splitted from thread here.
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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

[jhansolo]

I'm not too convinced that BB is not there at pH6. Arowana keepers maintain their water at that level as well. Although I have never encounted this situation, but I do think that pH shock is stressful especially 2pH jump.

[desireless]

I'm not too convinced that BB is not there at pH6.  Arowana keepers maintain their water at that level as well.  Although I have never encounted this situation, but I do think that pH shock is stressful especially 2pH jump.

I won't dare to say for sure that at pH6 there's no BB. That's why I use 'MIGHT'.

What we have is only a chart of 25 degrees celsius. Who knows at a certain temperature, the ammonium-to-ammonia conversion point is at pH6.5? At the right ammonia ppm, your fishes will say bye-bye in the process of you tuning up your pH. Why would you want to subject your fishes to this danger? Like I say, your fish could be stressed by the pH shock. but ammonia poisoning is FATAL.