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RE: [AGA-Member] Co2 problems!
- To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Member Chat <aga-member@thekrib.com>
- Subject: RE: [AGA-Member] Co2 problems!
- From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 04:56:26 -0700 (PDT)
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--- Adam Michels <amichels@trafficleader.com> wrote:
> Yeah, once I got my KH up, my pH went up as well, to
> about 7.5 (morning
> reading), which is also about the same pH as my tap
> water. Maybe the
> baking soda had a buffering effect,
Aboslutely, KH pushes the pH up and CO2 pushes the pH down.
That's why one can measusre the KH and pH and then use the
CO2/KH/pH table to determine CO2 levels.
That's pretty much the relationship between them. KH
doesn't raise or lower the amount of CO2, it jsut buffers
the effect on pH.
Scott H.
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