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Originally Posted by tmz
Less CO2 in the water, lessens the amount of carbonic acid( H2CO3) formed by some of the CO2 which hydrolizes in water. Less carbonic acid means less H protons which means higher ph. Excess CO2 in the water lowers ph.
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Tom, Are there any other benefits to using it or is it strictly related to CO2? My pH runs at 8.3-4 consistently but because some of this chemistry stuff still escapes me, I thought I should double check. It used to run lower over a year ago so I stocked up on the 2part Alk that raises pH and now have to dose carefully to keep it from going higher. Haven't actually dosed in over a month and pH isn't going down.