Re: [Killietalk] pH (was Re: copper leaching from new plumbing)

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

In a message dated 2/11/07 12:09:17 PM, whuntley at verizon_net writes:

<< 
OTOH, I think your concerns are most valid when it comes to eggs. I 
suspect they are less adaptable than their parents to alien conditions, 
and pH could well be one of those factors (but probably less important 
than other pH-dependent chemistry parameters). >>

Some recent experiments have demonstrated to me that eggs can tolerate and 
benefit from exposure to chlorine containing water. However as soon as the fry 
emerge from the egg the chlorine will kill them.

<< I use my tds meters at least 10 times as often as my pH meters. >>

Me too, for another reason -- I have to recalibrate my pH meter every time I 
use it otherwise it is useless. That is true of any pH meter. On the other 
hand my TDS meter has not drifted off calibration for years.

Lee Harper
Media, PA
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