| | |  | Buffers | Home » » » » Acid Buffer, 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs | | | | | | | Description: | | Acid Buffer is a non-phosphate buffer to lower pH and buffer with Alkaline Buffer. Both buffers are designed for the planted aquarium or for very hard water where phosphate buffers may pose an algae or cloudiness problem. Acid Buffer lowers pH and buffers between 5.0 and 8.0 when used with Alkaline Buffer. As Acid Buffer lowers pH it converts carbonate alkalinity (KH) into available CO2. Compatible with all Seachem products. | | | Features: | |
• Lowers pH and converts alkalinity (KH) into CO2
• A non-phosphate buffer to lower pH and buffer with Alkaline Buffer
• Designed for the planted aquaria or for very hard water where phosphate buffers may pose an algae or cloudiness problem
• As Acid Buffer lowers pH it converts carbonate alkalinity (KH) to available carbon dioxide
• 300 grams treats 3000 US gallons
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.75 inches | | Product Height:
| 7.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.41 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.75 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.75 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.75 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 1 reviews |
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outstanding productMar 14, 2012
By G. Craig
"brothergc"
I have rock hard water with a PH in the range of 8.6 . Not real fish friendly . Not to say anything about the white crust mineral build up on the glass top and rim of my aquarium . This product does as it says a non-phosphate buffer to lower ph . I tryed other products found at petsmart and wow they do work but they caused alge blooms like crazy and and made the water cloudy due to the high phosphates they contain . In my case my aquarium had been setup for sometime so I had mineral buildup badly . I started with the recomded dose , ph would drop slightly some then rebound but I kept at it , took me about 4 -5 days to go from 8.6 ph to 7.2 ph.
Its been 2 weeks now and ph has been holding steady at 7.2 . I probaly should have started out using this in my water and I would have avoided some of the rebounds as all my substrate was leaching back high ph .
As for water changes no big deal , I add my usal clorine remover water stuff and one third teaspoon of acid buffer to 5 gallons of water and boom , I get the right PH out of regular water . No need for expensive reverse RO units or buying bottled water . I suggest you play with this formula as different water from different locals vary greatly and have a PH test kit handy to do so . One othe point , I do have live plants and no ill effect to them or my clown loaches or angel fish , also with the size of this its less pricy then those liquid acid products so this acid buffer will do you for quite some time and is a great value .
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