Jerry, I imagine that any acid buffer would be fairly mild acid because it is used in an aquarium. Besides for about $3-4 a 1 quart / 1 liter bottle of Muriatic Acid will provide about 5 million tests. BTW, Jerry, why no "Apisto List" notices on any of your emails? Mike Wise JerrCarol@aol.com wrote: > Hey Mike, > Just curious? How bout if you just take some > acid buffer like seachem and mix it in water? > Isn't it a dry form of hydrochloric acid and > being mixed with water would it not do the same > thing as the pool acid or battery in Dave's > case? > > > JerryB ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web arX-Mozilla-Status: 0009.thekrib.com/apisto ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader