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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V4 #878



In a message dated 3/3/01 3:50:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com writes:

<< Put some aquarium water in a soft-drink bottle (1/4 full), test the 
 pH, shake the water vigorously (with the cap on), test pH again.  If the pH 
 drops a lot, you have plenty of CO2, something else is wrong.  If the pH 
 doesn't drop at all, either you have next to no CO2 or the kit is ng.  HTH.
  >>
 could someone explain the chemistry thats happenign here...i am curious but 
confused.

-john