PumaWard In loving memory of Meeko Jul 23, 2003 1,935 0 0 37 Vermont Oct 7, 2004 #11 Problem with acidic, pH lowering chemicals: They eat up your kH (buffering capacity)... when your pH stops bouncing back, you have no more kH, meaning unstable pH, which will mean unhappy...even sick fish.
Problem with acidic, pH lowering chemicals: They eat up your kH (buffering capacity)... when your pH stops bouncing back, you have no more kH, meaning unstable pH, which will mean unhappy...even sick fish.