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Re: [APD] chemical query
I believe Ade Lau wrote this email section below:
> Stuart,
> Carbonate and bicarbonate are different buffer (acid base
> chemistry). Carbonate is more basic than bicarbonate. If carbonate are
> to use as buffer, the pH of the water will stay high. I think at least
> 2 to 3 points. Unless your water is very acidic, carbonate is not a
> good choice. When carbonate gains a H+, it becomes bicarbonate. When
> bicarbonate gains a H+, it becomes carbonic acid (H2CO3 --> CO2 + H2O).
> Of course, it is not as straight forward as it looks because they exist
> as an equalibrium (balance) and it takes a large change on one side of
> equalibrium to shift the balance. I am not an analytical chemist, they
> can probably explain it better.
>
> Ade
Thank you Ade, Jerry and Liz for your kind answers :-)
So basically potassium bicarbonate has the edge as it dissolves quicker and
releases CO2?
My Tap water has a ph of 6.4 and a KH of about 2d, GH pretty close to zero.
I've also heard that Potassium carbonate removes chlorine from tap water as
well. I wonder if Potassium bicarbonate does?
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Stuart Halliday
http://mytriops.com/
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