[AquaticLife] Big problem
Hi Steve, I did not know we get that far into chemistry here as I would have made the same mistake. Can you elaborate on why a base water characteristic is not the same as alkaline. I took regular chemistry as well as Organic and after all these years, I don’t remember the differences.
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Steve Szabo wrote: > > Testing the alkalinity of the water will give one an idea of the > buffering capability of the water. This is not the same as the > alkaline water reference when the pH is high. That is really a > misnomer, and it is more correct to refer to the acidity or baseness > of the water. A higher pH means that the water is more base, not alkaline.. > > \Steve// > > —–Original Message—– > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > ] On Behalf Of Dora Smith > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 9:44 PM > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] Big problem > > A well! Heh, heh, heh. Could be it has natural buffering of some sort. > Did you have to file a report with some agency on what is in your water? > If so it should tell you certain hardness and alkalinity numbers, and > what > natural buffering agents might be in the water, if there is alot of > one sort > of ion, and that sort of thing. > > You can do some of this testing with aquarium testing kits you can get. A > better idea would be to ahve proper water testing done - if it wasn’t > done > because it was required by law. In Texas everyone has to file complete > reports on even their backyard wells. > Yours, > Dora Smith > Austin, TX > tiggernut24@yahoo.com > —– Original Message —– > From: “Matt” > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 7:41 PM > Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] Big problem > > funny thing about that, i dont have city water, i live on the side of a > mountain with a well. > .·´¯´`·.¸¸.> .·´¯`·.¸¸.> .·´¯`·.¸¸.> > Matt Musky > —– Original Message —– > From: Dora Smith > To: aquaticlife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 8:05 PM > Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] Big problem > > This sort of thing is why I explained about ph swings and the fact that > public water supplies are often buffered to tend to always return to and > stay at certain levels. I think I urged you to have a talk with someone at > your public water quality lab before you did something else. > > Yours, > Dora Smith > Austin, TX > tiggernut24@yahoo.com > —– Original Message —– > From: “Matt” > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 3:01 PM > Subject: [AquaticLife] Big problem > > hey everyone, ive got something weird going on with my 30 gallon Fresh > water > tank. > > this morning, everything was fine i went to add a little pH down, because > it > was high, about 7.6. about 30 to 45 minutes later, i checked it, and the > pH > was about 6.0! so i did a 25 percent water change, i checked the water > sorce > pH and its about 7.0, and the tank rebounded to 7.6…. and on top of all > this, i believe my fish have ich. all of this has happend in about 6 hours > or so…. i have now treated the tank with Kordon Rid-ich+. > > help please!? > .·´¯´`·.¸¸.> .·´¯`·.¸¸.> .·´¯`·.¸¸.> > Matt Musky > >
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