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Re: Acidic kitty litter (was KH Buffering)

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Acidic kitty litter (was KH Buffering)
From: Biplane10 at aol_com
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 16:13:32 EST

Roger,

I assume this is how peat both softens and acidifies the water as well? I 
realized that it releases humic acid into the water, lowering pH,  but 
wondered about its *softening* effect. 

(Helpful information on the kitty litter, BTW.)

Sylvia


<< Use a low pH kitty litter with caution.  The kitty litter isn't acting as
 a buffer.  It's a cation exchanger that releases acid into the water as it
 is exchanged for other ions (principally calcium and magnesium) in the
 water.   >>

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