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bertoni · 12/30/2017, 04:15 PM

Vinegar is an acid, so it will lower the pH. As it is consumed by bacteria, the pH will rise though, and aeration will help, too, by bringing carbon dioxide into the tank to counteract the "consumption" of carbon dioxide by the H⁺ ions from the vinegar.

12/30/2017, 04:15 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Vinegar is an acid, so it will lower the pH. As it is consumed by bacteria, the pH will rise though, and aeration will help, too, by bringing carbon dioxide into the tank to counteract the "consumption" of carbon dioxide by the H⁺ ions from the vinegar. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni