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Re: KH drop
> From: Paul Krombholz <krombhol at teclink_net>
> Subject: Re: KH Drop
>
>
> You changed the substrate, added driftwood, and you started adding
> DIY CO2. Of the three changes, I think the CO2 additions would have
> the greatest effect on lowering the KH.
Adding CO2 has _no_ effect on the KH. The KH or alkalinity
is the bicarbonate concentration. Adding CO2 does not change that.
It _does_ change the CO2/HCO3- ratio, and hence the pH, but when
the titration is done to measure the KH, you still need the same amount
of _strong_ acid to get to the endpoint, because you have to destroy
essentially all the HCO3- to get to pH 4.2.
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Paul Sears Ottawa, Canada