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Dropping PH (GH results)

The level of KH, and with its resultant effect on GH, your partially- related GH’s level as well — and the amount of crushed coral to be used to maintain this KH (as previously stated) — will both be dependant upon the factors/components of your water which will be counteracting this buffering […]

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Dropping PH (GH results)

Congrats on the new purchases; I’m sure you’ll find them to come in handy and no doubt useful. As your temporary hardness’ (KH) buffering capacity has apparently been exceeded — dropping in pH from 7.0 to 6.8 instead of being maintained — yes, I would add more crushed coral. […]

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Dropping PH

That’s why I am asking about the two 10G tanks, that seem to maintain a pH of 7.0 while the 46G tank is dropping to 6.0.
I’m thinking there must be some level of KH but less than 1 degree (or less than 18ppm) of KH, since it changes color after the first drop of reagent.
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[AquaticLife] My new tank chemistry

It’s not just hot water heaters that use copper pipes. Many homes use copper pipes for the water supply throughout the home… whether cold or hot water lines, so if you see copper pipes coming out the walls to connect to the hot water heater, more than likely your entire home has copper pipes… […]

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