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 | | From: | Gary | | Subject: | Chemical PH balancing. | | Date: | Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:47:32 GMT |
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 | Hello,
Are there any disadvantages to using a chemical to set the desired PH value?
I want to keep Lake Malawi Cichlids, and the PH needs to be 8.0. There is
a chemical product called "Auto PH 8.0". Should I use this?
Regards,
Gary.
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| | From: | James | | Subject: | Re: Chemical PH balancing. | | Date: | Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:35:36 -0600 |
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pH is not easily changed. here's some water test parameters that should =
be posted and tested regularly (esp. the one's in BOLD). It would be a =
good idea to print this chart or create your own. I do use pH down =A9 =
while monitoring my buffers. To also reduce my chemical that I have to =
add, I collect rainwater. That has been a real help. Take a look at =
these sites and maybe this will help you...
http://www.drhelm.com/aquarium/chemistry.html
http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/rain.html
--
James
Test Measured Range =20
__________________________________________
=20
Alkalinity: ___________ 0 - 5=20
=20
Ca: ___________ 0 - 600 =20
=20
Cl: ___________ 0 - 5 =20
=20
CO2: ___________ 0 - 50 =20
=20
Cu (mg/l): ___________ 0 - 10 =20
=20
dGH: ___________ 0 - 30 =20
=20
dKH: ___________ 0 - 30 =20
=20
Fe: ___________ 0 - 2 =20
=20
GH: ___________ 0 - 500 =20
=20
I: ___________ 0 - 0.15 =20
=20
KH: ___________ 0 - 500 =20
=20
Mg: ___________ 1000 - 1700 =20
=20
NH3: ___________ 0 - 5 =20
=20
NO2: ___________ 0 - 5 =20
=20
NO3: ___________ 0 - 100 =20
=20
ORP: ___________ 200 - 500 =20
=20
pH: ___________ 0 - 14 =20
=20
PO4: ___________ 0 - 2 =20
=20
Salinity: ___________ 0 - 50 =20
=20
SG: ___________ 1 - 1.04 =20
=20
T(C): ___________ 15 - 40 =20
=20
T(F): ___________ 64 - 90 =20
"Gary" wrote in message =
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| Hello,
|=20
| Are there any disadvantages to using a chemical to set the desired PH =
value?
|=20
| I want to keep Lake Malawi Cichlids, and the PH needs to be 8.0. =
There is=20
| a chemical product called "Auto PH 8.0". Should I use this?
|=20
| Regards,
|=20
| Gary.=20
|=20
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pH is not easily changed. here's some =
water test=20
parameters that should be posted and tested regularly (esp. =
the one's=20
in BOLD). It would be a good idea to print this chart =
or create=20
your own. I do use pH down =A9 while monitoring my buffers. To also =
reduce my=20
chemical that I have to add, I collect rainwater. That has been a real =
help.=20
Take a look at these sites and maybe this will help you...
href=3D"http://www.drhelm.com/aquarium/chemistry.html">http://www.drhelm.=
com/aquarium/chemistry.html
href=3D"http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/rain.html">http://mike-edwa=
rdes.members.beeb.net/rain.html
--
James
Test =20
Measured =20
=20
Range
size=3D2>__________________________________________
=
Alkalinity: =20
=20
___________ &n=
bsp; =20
0 - 5
Ca: =20
___________ =20
0 - =
600 =20
Cl: &n=
bsp; ___________ =20
0 - =
5 =20
CO2: &=
nbsp; ___________=20
=
0 -=20
50
Cu (mg/l): =20
___________ =20
0 - 10 =20
dGH: =
; ___________ &=
nbsp; =20
0 - 30 =20
dKH: =
; ___________ =20
0 - =
30
Fe: =
___________ =20
=
0 -=20
2
GH: =20
___________ =20
=
0 -=20
500
I: =
=
___________ =20
=
0=20
- 0.15
KH: =20
&=
nbsp;=20
___________ &n=
bsp; 0=20
- 500
Mg: =20
&=
nbsp;=20
___________ 1000 =
-=20
1700
NH3: =20
=20
___________ =20
=
=20
0 - 5
NO2: =20
=20
___________ =
0 -=20
5
NO3: &=
nbsp; ________=
___ =20
&=
nbsp;=20
0 - 100 =20
ORP: &=
nbsp; ___________ =20
=
200 -=20
500
pH: =20
&=
nbsp;=20
___________ =20
=
0 - 14
PO4:=20
=20
___________ =20
&=
nbsp;=20
0 - 2
Salinity: =20
=20
___________ &n=
bsp; =20
0 - 50
SG: =20
&=
nbsp;=20
___________ &n=
bsp; =20
1 - 1.04
T(C): =20
=
___________ &n=
bsp; 15=20
- 40
T(F): =20
=
___________ =
=20
64 - 90
| =
Hello,
|
|=20
Are there any disadvantages to using a chemical to set the desired PH=20
value?
|
| I want to keep Lake Malawi Cichlids, and the PH needs =
to be=20
8.0. There is
| a chemical product called "Auto PH =
8.0". =20
Should I use this?
|
| Regards,
|
| Gary.
|=20
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