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Re: Acidic kitty litter (was KH Buffering)
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. >>