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Re: Profile hardens water
- To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
- Subject: Re: Profile hardens water
- From: Greg Morin <greg at seachem_com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:45:39 -0500
- In-Reply-To: <200103080848.DAA02120 at actwin_com>
- References: <200103080848.DAA02120 at actwin_com>
>problem with pH drop. The plants seem to be doing really well. Does
>Flourite drop the pH? My two tanks seem to say yes.
The natural tendency of any tank is toward acidification. Since
Flourite doesn't affect pH it doesn't mask this effect at all. The
tendency of artificial and some carbonaceous based gravels (this
includes Onyx) is to slightly raise pH or just hold it steady by
offsetting the natural acidification.
-Greg Morin
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Gregory Morin, Ph.D. ~~~~~~~Research Director~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seachem Laboratories, Inc. www.seachem.com 888-SEACHEM
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