PH Buffer, Die Die must. Period. Options

[mountain]

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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

[clm2206]

Hi bros,

After reading a lot of posts about water quality, it is clear for me you have a mandatory rule: Always buffer your water!. No matter if it is baking soda (instant rise), coral chips (slow and uncontrolled rise) or whatever you use, if it is a pond or a tank, if it is CW or green water, it is a must to raise the kH. I will not discuss the obvious importance of having a stable pH through an adequate kH of at least 5°, but (probably I missed something) behind this rule underlies the fact that you at Singapore have a very low level of kH and hence an unstable pH.

In my case my tap average readings are

pH: 7.6
kH: 5°
gH: 22°
NH3/NH4: 0 ppm
NO2: 0 ppm
NO3: 0 ppm

These are readings stable throughout the year, so I assume in my case (at least 80 litres per sub-8 cms. fish, and at least 120 litres per fish above 10 cms.), performing at least 2 80% weekly water changes, there is no need to buffer the water at all.

Am I wrong?

Best regards,

Carlos