is it possible to use small amounts of marine buffer in a freshwater tank to boost the pH? i went to about 5 lfs and the only one that i knew had what i needed was without power because of the ice. the closest i could find was the marine buffer and i need to raise the pH some. anyone have any experience or input?
seachem marine buffer in freshwater?
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The bad thing about buffering is that you have to know what is currently in the water that you will buffer and the buffering agents already in the tank... substrate, driftwood, and rocks.
Do incremental changes to get a constant buffer at the hardness and PH that you want.
The bad thing about buffering is that you have to know what is currently in the water that you will buffer and the buffering agents already in the tank... substrate, driftwood, and rocks.
Do incremental changes to get a constant buffer at the hardness and PH that you want.
Kents cichlid buffer. I use it works great. I use it for freshwater, for my CA/SA tanks, I just under dose it so I don't get the water too hard. Play with it a bit until you can find the pH you are looking for. I would also recommend using it with RO water instead, that way you get a better starting point.
http://www.kentmarine.com/freshwater/cichlids/cichlid-buffer.htm
http://www.kentmarine.com/freshwater/cichlids/cichlid-buffer.htm