Re: Re: Problem with Aggie

[Apist-O-Rama <apistorama@fancifulfins.com>]

Kean,
        PH still has meaning even in RO water. By using RO water you are 
using water with a GH (general hardness) close to zero. PH is not directly 
effected by using an RO unit. My RO water is around 8.0 so I still need to 
buffer it to the pH that I want. The KH (carbonate hardness) also goes down 
when using RO water. KH is a measure of the buffering capacity of the 
water. So with a lower KH (buffering capacity) the RO water may have a 
lower pH than your tap water, but it may not be lower. Because of the lower 
KH you have to be careful when adding buffer to RO water, it doesn't take 
much to change the pH!

Eric

At 10:07 PM 9/8/02 -0700, you wrote:
> Eric,
>
> Hi! The water pH is about 6.4. If I remember
> correctly, measuring the pH of RO water means nothing.
> I might be wrong on this.
>
> I saw eggs several times already but they are all
> white, none of they developed into fry.
>
> Thanks,
> Kean Huat
>
>
> To: apisto@listbox.com
> Subject: Re: Problem with Aggie
> From: Apist-O-Rama <apistorama@fancifulfins.com>
> Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 17:15:37 -0500
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >Kean,
> >       I agree with Jerry, two trios in a divided 10 >is a
> bit crowded. What is the pH of the water? I >know that
> not all Apisto's eggs are pink when
> >fertilized, but I don't remember if aggies are pink
> >or not.
>
> >Eric
>
>
>
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