Keeping PH Stable

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• May 28, 2005

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What is the lowest reading for KH that would keep a stable PH? My tap water KH is 20ppm.

 

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I'm uncomfortable operating below KH ~3 degrees (~50 ppm).

 

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• May 28, 2005

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I prefer mine 3+ at all times, unless you are doing daily or every other day significant water changes it can dissapear pretty quickly IME. My tap is 2-3 and even when the fish were very small in the big tank, it would deplete in a week.
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So since my tap water is so low. KH 20ppm and the PH is 6.2 what should I do to keep the KH up to a bare minimum? I don't have access to crushed coral at present. Maybe the next time I go to the city I could check The LFS/LPS but the LFS in my town doesn't carry it.

 

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• May 28, 2005

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I believe adding plain baking soda will work. Arm & hammer type if I'm not mistaken.

 

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Baking soda is cheap and effective. As a general rule of thumb, 1 teaspoon of baking soda added to 50 gallons of water will raise the kH by 1 degree of hardness.