How often do you use pH booster?

[L!$A]

Just as the title states.

How often, if ever, do you use pH booster, and why

 

[erk419]

Never and you never should! There's plenty of other ways to lower or raise your ph without using chemicals

 

[swede]

crushed coral works way better and is much more consistent and even with raising the ph

 

[bitteraspects]

Never.
A stable PH that is slightly high or low is better than constantly fluctuating your PH with chemicals.

 

[jcardona1]

NEVER. bad idea

 

[Newt]

Never.

I will add that my water is very soft (PH 6, hardness of 3). I run crushed coral in the filters and use coral rocks and/or argonite sand to raise the hardness of my water for fish that need it (CA cichlids, goldfish tank)

 

[Oddball]

Never. I use aragonite rice sand, deer/moose antler, and limestone to keep my alkaline tanks at the proper pH.

 

[poly-nomial]

http://www.helium.com/items/1733271-fish-tanks-water-chemistry

Read my article on altering pH

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Never have, never will. If you have to lower pH, use peat or driftwood, and if you need to raise it, use crushed coral sand. Buffer isn't great for the fish themselves.

 

[Stump]

Not since I first started.