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Building KH and not GH in the aquarium
I use plain old baking soda (you know, the Arm & Hammer stuff). Sodium
bicarbonate. 1/4 tsp in 5 gallons of RO water gives you 4 dKH, At least
according to my test kit (Aquarium Pharms).
People should use a certain amount of caution when purchasing aquarium
goods - read the label. I once bought a product by Mardel called
"Buffer Up". It came in a small bottle and cost $5 or something like
that. Guess what "Buffer Up" is - that's right, baking soda. That's
the only ingredient listed. Now that I know that, I spend 35 cents or
however a small box of generic brand baking soda costs. I've seen other
products with lofty names and it's the same stuff, just a lot more
expensive.
Kelly Beard, Team Allanti, Cat IV (on sabbatical)
President, Allanti Cycling Club
Innovative Computing Corporation
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