Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V1 #185

• To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
• Subject: Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V1 #185
• From: bjc3 at cornell_edu (Barry Cooper)
• Date: Sun, 16 Jul 1995 23:20:19 -0400

> >> If you didn't rinse the Carbon Insert/Cartridge for the Powerfilter, that
>will also  introduce Carbon Dust into the water, which creates Carbonic Acid.
><<
>
> I have never heard that!  This would mean that the carbon containing diatom
>filter powders would cause the same problem.  I find this highly unlikely!
>

I usually just lurk and read this list for interest, but I just had to
reply to this.  The reason you never heard of carbon dust creating carbonic
acid in tank water is that it is nonsense.  Elemental carbon is relatively
inert and in water would do nothing.  When oxidized, ie. burnt, carbon
forms CO2, which forms carbonic acid when dissolved in water.

Barry

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College of Veterinary Medicine                  Home Phone: (607)844-8072
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