It depends on the water your trying to adjust. If you have hard, high ph water and your trying to lower ph, its sometimes very difficult because of the buffering effect. You might have to mix in some RO water to get to a lower ph. Raising the ph is much easier.
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johnptc;896187; said:no....
that being said.....everything is "chemicals" eg driftwood contains tannic acid, crushed coral, baking soda etc all contain chemicals which change ph.......
pure chemicals do the same thing but seem less natural but ultimately you must add 'chemicals' to move the ph whether its from a bottle or a piece of wood....
Never thought of it that way. It makes sense though. Thank you
If you are striving for a pH of 7 these will all send you in the wrong direction. What pH is your tap water as I keep my tanks at 7 and my tap water is 7 so its easy.
Haha, no chemicals needed what so ever.
johnptc;896187; said:no....
that being said.....everything is "chemicals" eg driftwood contains tannic acid, crushed coral, baking soda etc all contain chemicals which change ph.......
pure chemicals do the same thing but seem less natural but ultimately you must add 'chemicals' to move the ph whether its from a bottle or a piece of wood....
Haha, no chemicals needed what so ever.
Nova 8;899442; said:If you are striving for a pH of 7 these will all send you in the wrong direction. What pH is your tap water as I keep my tanks at 7 and my tap water is 7 so its easy.
Haha, no chemicals needed what so ever.
my (tap water) Ph is just below 7, not actually bad, just low. So maintaining my Ph is more of the issue.
